ORS § 458.532

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation

Section 458.532 - Hunger Task Force

(1) The Hunger Task Force is established in the Department of Human Services. The task force shall consist of not more than 28 members appointed as follows:

(a) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member from among members of the Senate.

(b) The Senate Minority Leader shall appoint one member from among members of the Senate.

(c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member from among members of the House of Representatives.

(d) The House Minority Leader shall appoint one member from among members of the House of Representatives.

(e) The President and the Speaker shall coordinate to jointly appoint one member from among the members of the Legislative Assembly who is serving on a committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to human services.

(f) The Director of Human Services, with the advice of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, shall appoint the following:

(A) Nine members who represent organizations that serve or advocate for people affected by hunger including organizations from among the following:

(i) Food banks.

(ii) Direct service providers.

(iii) Food systems.

(iv) The migrant community.

(v) The religious community.

(vi) Educational institutions.

(vii) Poverty-related advocacy or public policy groups.

(viii) Culturally specific organizations.

(ix) Mutual aid or emergency disaster response.

(B) Nine members who represent residents of this state who suffer the highest rates of hunger or who currently lack opportunities for food security because of discrimination based on race or ethnicity or inadequate financial resources.

(C) One member representing the Department of Education who has experience in child nutrition programs.

(D) One member representing the Department of Human Services who has experience in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

(E) One member representing the Oregon Health Authority who has experience in the Women, Infants and Children program.

(F) One member representing the State Department of Agriculture.

(G) One member representing the Housing and Community Services Department.

(2) When selecting members of the task force under subsection (1)(f) of this section, the Director of Human Services shall take into consideration geographic and demographic diversity.

(3) A member serves for a three-year term. A member may be reappointed. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the appointing authority shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1 next following.

(4) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term. The appointing authority may appoint a replacement for any member of the task force who misses more than two consecutive meetings of the task force.

(5) A majority of the voting members of the task force membership constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(6) Members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the task force are nonvoting members of the task force and may act in an advisory capacity only.

(7) The Director of Human Services shall provide for the payment of appropriate task force operating expenses, including but not limited to staff support, based upon the availability of legislatively approved funding for such purposes.

ORS 458.532

Amended by 2021 Ch. 236, § 1, eff. 1/1/2022.

Amended by 2015 Ch. 180, § 22, eff. 1/1/2016.

Formerly 411.849; 2001 c.900 §203; 2007 c. 145, § 3; 2009 c. 64, § 4; 2009 c. 595, § 940; 2009 c. 599, § 21

Sections 2 and 3, chapter 236, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:

Sec. 2. Reappointment of Hunger Task Force. (1) On June 30, 2022, the term of office of members of the Hunger Task Force then holding office shall cease. A member whose term of office has been terminated by this subsection is eligible for reappointment to the Hunger Task Force.

(2) Notwithstanding the term of office specified in ORS 458.532, of the members first appointed to the Hunger Task Force who are not members of the Legislative Assembly, on July 1, 2022:

(a) Seven shall serve for a term ending June 30, 2023.

(b) Eight shall serve for a term ending June 30, 2024.

Sec. 3. Section 2 of this 2021 Act is repealed on January 2, 2026. [2021 c. 236, § 3]

See note under 458.530.