HB 3803 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to government efficiency; prescribing an effective date.

Summary
] Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop enterprise strategic workforce plans and to work with executive department agencies on implementation. Grants the department the authority to require agency-specific plan implementation and grants the department director the authority to exempt specific agencies from planning programs. [ Establishes the Enterprise Definitions and Standards Task Force and authorizes the task force to adopt ] Directs the department to develop enterprise-wide definitions and standards that are common among agency functions and to identify dormant or obsolete definitions and standards. Requires state agencies to make prospective conforming changes to agency rules. Authorizes the [ task force ] department to recommend proposed statutory changes to the Legislative Assembly. Sunsets the [ task force ] enterprise-wide definitions and standards effort on January 2, 2030. Establishes reporting requirements for public funds that are distributed by state agencies to private, nonprofit and nongovernmental entities. Provides direction [ on the use of these reports, and alternative information, ] to enhance transparency concerning the use of these funds. Establishes the Key Performance Measure [ Task Force ] Council to make recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of key performance measures in measuring performance-based outcomes and to achieve other outcomes. Creates the [ small agency team and the economic impact team ] specialist team of auditors within the Secretary of State's Division of Audits and directs that [ each ] the team be staffed by at least three auditors. Directs that the [ small agency ] team focus on conducting audits of small public entities [ and that the economic impact team focus on conducting audits to maximize economic returns on investment ] or public entities that have not been audited in at least 10 years . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced A-Engrossed · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to simplify and clarify how the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) manages workforce planning, definitions, and audits. Key changes include replacing task forces with a department-led approach for definitions and standards, renaming a council for performance measures, and expanding audit requirements to include entities not audited in over 10 years.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from creating independent task forces to placing more direct responsibility on the DAS department for developing definitions and standards, while expanding audit coverage to include older un-audited entities.
REQUIREMENT

The Enterprise Definitions and Standards Task Force was replaced with a requirement for DAS to directly develop enterprise-wide definitions and standards, removing the separate task force structure.

The Key Performance Measure Task Force was renamed to a Council, changing the oversight structure for performance measurement recommendations.

Audit team requirements were expanded to include public entities that have not been audited in at least 10 years, in addition to small public entities.

The economic impact team focus was removed from the summary, shifting emphasis to the expanded audit coverage for older un-audited entities.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and sponsorship changes updated the bill header to reflect House amendments dated May 14, adding Representative PHAM H as a sponsor.

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Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules.
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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