Title 28, Public Financial Administration

Allotments shall be made according to purpose and classification of expenditures prescribed in the appropriation measure as enacted by the Legislative Assembly; provided, however, that the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may make allotments for agencies by purposes o…

Upon the granting of any allotment, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall transmit a notice of the allotment to the agency concerned.

The agency shall not create any claim or encumbrance for the future disbursement of appropriated moneys unless the proposed expenditure as estimated, together with expenses theretofore paid from or encumbered against such allotment, is within the total amount and for the purposes…

(1) Upon application of or upon notice to the agency concerned, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may at any time modify or amend any allotment previously made by the department. (2) A modification or amendment of an allotment made under subsection (1) of this sect…

A new personnel position or classification, not provided in the budget of an agency upon which appropriations have been based, may not be established without prior approval of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. The department shall notify the Legislative Fiscal Off…

(1) At the request of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, before a state agency makes requests or prepares budgets to be submitted to the federal government for funds, equipment, material or services, other than for highway purposes, the agency shall submit the requ…

(1) Notwithstanding the legislative policy and intent declared in ORS 291.232, if the Oregon Department of Administrative Services declares at any time during a biennium that there is a projected deficit in that biennium, the department may, with the approval of the Governor and …

(1) As used in this section, “state agency” includes any state officer, department, board, commission or court, the Legislative Assembly, its committees, officers and employees. (2) A state agency shall inform the Oregon Department of Administrative Services of any position that …

As used in ORS 291.272 to 291.278, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Governmental service expenses” means the expenses of state government that are attributable to the operation, maintenance, administration and support of state government generally, and includes the fol…

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall determine and may at any time redetermine which state funds or appropriations shall be assessed a reasonable share of governmental service expenses. In determining or redetermining the funds that shall be so assessed: (1) A f…

(1) With respect to each biennium beginning on July 1 of an odd-numbered year, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall allocate among all state agencies the governmental service expenses, as determined by the department in accordance with ORS 291.272, for the bienn…

(1) Upon completion of the determination by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 291.274 and 291.276, the department shall: (a) Transfer to the Legislative Fiscal Office Operating Fund, with appropriate notice to the State Treasurer, out of moneys appropriat…

Moneys in the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund are continuously appropriated for the payment of accounting charges of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in order to maintain accountability of the fund. [1985 c.828 §16] Note: 291.285 and 291.290 were…

If a state agency is authorized to receive moneys from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund based on approved legislative limitations, such moneys shall be deposited in a general fund cash account in the State Treasury unless funds are directed to be deposited el…

An appropriation of any sum of money from the General Fund by any law shall not be considered as segregating or setting aside the amount of such appropriation from the moneys constituting the General Fund, but shall be considered and construed as constituting a credit in favor of…

As used in ORS 291.322 to 291.334: (1) “Emergency” means any catastrophe, disaster or unforeseen or unanticipated condition or circumstance, or abnormal change of conditions or circumstances, affecting the functions of a state agency and the expenditure requirements for the perfo…

There hereby is created a joint committee composed of members of both houses of the Legislative Assembly, to be known as the Emergency Board. [1953 c.386 §2]

(1) The Emergency Board, during the interim between sessions of the Legislative Assembly, may exercise the following powers: (a) Where an emergency exists, to allocate to any state agency, out of any emergency fund that may be appropriated to the Emergency Board for that purpose,…

(1) Before the Emergency Board makes any allocation, grants any authorization or approves any budget under ORS 291.326, the board may require a state agency to submit written evidence to justify the allocation, authorization or approval or may require the head of the agency to ap…

The Emergency Board shall be composed of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairpersons of the Senate and House Ways and Means Committees, eight other members of the Senate, at least four of whom shall have had some previous experience …

(1) The Emergency Board shall meet immediately upon adjournment sine die of each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly. The board shall meet thereafter at such times as it may determine, except that the activities of the board are suspended during the peri…

(1) The Legislative Fiscal Office, upon request of the Emergency Board, shall furnish necessary assistance to the board. (2) The expenses of the board, the cost of employed assistance, and other necessary expenses of the board shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the board …

(1) By August 15 of each year, but not earlier than 90 days from the end of the regular session of the Legislative Assembly held in that calendar year, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, with the assistance of the Department of Revenue, shall: (a) Ascertain by comp…

(1) For purposes of implementing Article IX, section 14 (3), of the Oregon Constitution, if revenues received by the General Fund from the corporate income and excise taxes during the biennium exceed the amount estimated to be received from such taxes for the biennium by two perc…

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, as soon as possible after June 30 of each even-numbered year, shall ascertain the total of General Fund revenues obtained from all sources during the preceding fiscal year, so far as is practicable. (2) The Director of the Ore…

(1) As soon as practicable after adjournment sine die of the odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall report to the Legislative Revenue Officer and the Legislative Fiscal Officer the estimate as of July …

(1) As used in this section, “general governmental purposes” means: (a) Those activities defined as governmental activities under the accounting standards promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation that are in effect on Augus…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Legislative review agency” means the Joint Committee on Ways and Means during the period when the Legislative Assembly is in session and the Emergency Board or the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means during the interim period between sessio…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Legislatively approved budget” has the meaning given that term in ORS 291.002. (b) “Program” means an activity or a series of related activities that a state agency performs to fulfill its constitutional or statutory duties and that is identified…

(1) Prior to the submission of any application for financial assistance or grants from the United States or any agency of the United States by or on behalf of any agency of this state, the application must be submitted for legislative review in the following manner: (a) If the ap…

(1) As used in this section, “legislative review agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 291.371. (2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall submit a report each calendar quarter for review by the legislative review agency on the reclassification of state p…

(1) This section and ORS 291.407 allow the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to assess state agencies and to provide moneys from the assessments to mass transit districts, established under ORS 267.010 to 267.394, transportation districts, established under ORS 267.510…

(1) The Mass Transit Assistance Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. The account shall consist of moneys deposited in the account under ORS 291.405 and as otherwise provided by law. The moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon…

(1) Before July 1 of each fiscal year, the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall request from the appropriate state agency or division a certificate as prescribed in this section. The request shall be made by letter to the agency or division. (2) Each…

(1) Unless authorized by the State Treasurer, the state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, may not accept payments using cryptocurrency. (2) As used in this section, “cryptocurrency” means digital or virtual currency that relies on cryptography to effect transfers and a decen…

(1) If a person incurs or orders or votes to incur an obligation in violation of a provision of the statutes listed in subsection (4) of this section, the person and the sureties on the person’s bond are jointly and severally liable for the violation to the person in whose favor …

The salaries of the Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, judges of the Supreme and circuit courts, district attorneys, and all other state officers, and all persons employed by the state whose salary or compensation is payable by law out of the State T…

As used in ORS 292.014 to 292.036: (1) “Authorized employee deductions” includes all authorized deductions made from the salary and wages of an officer or employee of a state agency. (2) “Salaries and wages” means payments to officers and employees of a state agency for services …

The salaries and wages of the officers and employees of any state agency whose salaries and wages are payable out of the State Treasury shall be paid through the medium of payrolls as provided in ORS 292.014 to 292.036. [1955 c.495 §2; 1969 c.378 §2]

The chief administrative officer of any state agency electing to use the procedure provided by ORS 292.014 to 292.036 shall designate the Oregon Department of Administrative Services as an agent to act for the chief administrative officer under ORS 292.014 to 292.036. The designa…

(1) The chief administrative officer of the state agency using the procedure provided in ORS 292.014 to 292.036 shall cause to be prepared payrolls in the form prescribed by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. (2) The payroll shall be certified as correct by the chi…

(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall, as it determines and may at any time redetermine, either draw a warrant for or transfer the aggregate amount allowed of a payroll transmitted under ORS 292.022 plus additional amounts specified in subsection (2) of this …

(1) After preparation of the payroll, the aggregate amount as prescribed by ORS 292.024 shall be deposited in the Joint Payroll Account. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may issue payment in the proper amount even though reimbursement funds payable to the Joint Pa…

Records of payments issued under ORS 292.026, after the payments have been paid, shall be filed with the chief administrative officer of the state agency. Payments not transferred to the person entitled to receive the payment shall be treated as unpresented checks under ORS 293.4…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Regular salary advance” means any portion of the accrued salary or wages payable to an officer or employee who has filed a written request for the approval of such advance with the administrative head of the state agency by which the employee is …

(1) A state agency using the procedure provided by ORS 292.014 to 292.036 shall pay for the expense of the services (including labor), facilities and materials furnished by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 292.014 to 292.036. (2) All moneys received by t…

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 292.014 to 292.036. [1955 c.495 §10]

(1) The payment of the salary or compensation of the employees of the Department of Transportation and the officers and employees of any state agency, as defined in ORS 291.002, if such agency is authorized by the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, wher…

Before the superintendent, president or other officer of an institution, board or commission listed in ORS 292.039, forwards a payroll or receives from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services a warrant issued thereon, the superintendent, president or other officer shall …

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 292.039 or any other law, any state official authorized to disburse funds in payment of salaries or wages of state officers or employees is authorized, upon written request of state officers or employees to whom salaries and wages are to …