Compliance Division. (1) There is established the Compliance Division as an administrative division of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall appoint a compliance officer to lead the division. The compliance officer serves at the pleasure of and at the direction of the director. The director may appoint additional staff to the division as the director deems necessary for the division to carry out its duties

(2) The Compliance Division shall:

(a) Ensure that the department is in compliance with requirements and regulations relating to moneys received from the federal government, including ensuring compliance by grantees or subgrantees;

(b) Prepare and maintain documentation related to compliance;

(c) Establish monitoring and reporting requirements as necessary to ensure compliance;

(d) Identify compliance risks and direct and supervise corrective actions to mitigate such risks; and

(e) Serve as liaison between the department and federal officials.

(3) Public bodies, as defined in ORS 174.109, shall promptly provide to the Compliance Division any books, records or other documentation that the division determines to be necessary to carry out its duties. [2023 c.427 §4]

Note: 401.067 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 401 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.