(1) The Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. The account consists of the moneys received by the Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office, or by the commissions served by the office, other than moneys appropriated to the office by the Legislative Assembly. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously to the office, and may be used by the office only for the commission to which the contribution was made and for the purposes for which the contributions were made.

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(2) The Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office, and the commissions served by the office, may accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States, agencies of the United States or any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions on receiving the funds or assistance. Any funds received under this section must be deposited in the Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office Account. [2005 c.818 § 5]

(Temporary provisions relating to affinity group task forces)

Sections 2 and 6 (2), chapter 48, Oregon Laws 2022, provide:

(1)(a) The Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office, in collaboration with culturally specific community-based organizations, shall convene affinity group task forces consisting of leaders of Black and indigenous communities and people of color. The task forces shall discuss and research the specific needs of the communities they represent and develop recommendations for specific allocations of resources to address the communities’ needs and health inequities faced by the communities.

(b) No later than November 1, 2023, the office shall report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS § 192.245, on the development of the recommendations by the affinity group task forces, under paragraph (a) of this subsection, for specific allocations of resources to address community needs and health inequities faced by the communities.

(c) No later than June 30, 2026, the office shall report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS § 192.245, the affinity group task forces’ final recommendations under paragraph (a) of this subsection, which may include recommendations for legislation.

(2)(a) Based on the research and recommendations of the affinity group task forces and in consultation with the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority shall develop recommendations on how to fund robust culturally and linguistically specific intervention programs, across all relevant state agencies, designed to prevent or intervene in the health conditions that result in inequitable and negative outcomes for individuals who are Black or indigenous, people of color and members of tribes in Oregon. The interventions must focus on aspects of the social determinants of health including housing, access to food, neighborhood safety, education, transportation and involvement with the criminal justice system.

(b) No later than June 30, 2024, the authority shall report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS § 192.245, on the development of the recommendations on how to fund robust culturally and linguistically specific intervention programs, as required by paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(c) No later than September 15, 2026, the authority shall report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS § 192.245, the authority’s final recommendations under paragraph (a) of this subsection, including recommendations for legislation. [2022 c.48 § 2; 2023 c.422 § 1]

(2) Section 2, chapter 48, Oregon Laws 2022, as amended by section 1 of this 2023 Act, is repealed on January 2, 2027. [2022 c.48 § 6(2); 2023 c.422 § 2(2)]

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