Oregon Statutes 192.180 – Coordination of executive department response to public records request
(1) As used in this section, ‘executive department’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 174.112, except that ‘executive department’ does not include the Secretary of State in performing the duties of the constitutional office of Secretary of State or the State Treasurer in performing the duties of the constitutional office of State Treasurer.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 192.180
- executive department: means all statewide elected officers other than judges, and all boards, commissions, departments, divisions and other entities, without regard to the designation given to those entities, that are within the executive branch of government as described in Article III, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution, and that are not:
(a) In the judicial department or the legislative department;
(b) Local governments; or
(c) Special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.112
(2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall coordinate the efforts of each executive department agency for which the department is the custodian of the public records of the agency that are retained in electronic form, in fulfilling public records requests made of the agency.
(3) The department shall provide technical assistance to each executive department agency for which the department is not the custodian of the public records of the agency that are retained in electronic form, in fulfilling public records requests made of the agency.
(4) When an executive department agency is aware that the same public records request has been made of itself and one or more other executive department agencies, the agency shall consult with the department prior to producing records in order to ensure consistency between agencies in the production of records.
(5) In providing coordination and technical assistance under this section, the department shall apply the standards, protocols and procedures that the State Chief Information Officer develops under ORS § 276A.203 (4)(a)(O). [2016 c.48 § 2]
192.180 and 192.183 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 192 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.