ORS 183.407: Small Business Rules Advisory Committee.

(1) The Small Business Rules Advisory Committee is established to serve as an advisory committee for agencies adopting new administrative rules and to review the effectiveness of existing administrative rules. (2) The committee consists of nine members as follows: (a) Two representatives of small businesses appointed by the Governor; (b) Two representatives of small businesses appointed by the President of the Senate; (c) Two representatives of small businesses appointed by the Speaker of the House; (d) A representative of small businesses appointed by the Office of Small Business Assistance established in ORS 56.203; (e) A representative of state agencies appointed by the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services; and (f) A member who is an expert in the rulemaking process appointed by the State Archivist. (3)(a) Upon request of an agency, the committee shall serve as the advisory committee or fiscal impact advisory committee for reviewing an agency’s proposed administrative rules under ORS 183.333. (b) When an agency uses the committee as the advisory committee under this subsection with regard to adoption of rules implementing legislation enacted by the Legislative Assembly, the committee shall invite to participate as a nonvoting member of the committee: (A) For legislation sponsored by a member of the Legislative Assembly, the first chief sponsor of the legislation, or another sponsor of the legislation as designated by the first chief sponsor. (B) For legislation sponsored by a committee of the Legislative Assembly, the chair of the committee that sponsored the legislation at the time the legislation was introduced, or another member of the committee as designated by the chair. (4) Upon request of an agency, the committee may agree to complete the rules review and reporting required by ORS 183.405 in place of the agency. (5) Members of the committee shall be appointed to serve for terms of two years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The appointing authority shall appoint a person to fill any vacancy on the committee for the expired term. A member may be reappointed to the committee. (6) The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members of the committee. In the absence of a chairperson, the member appointed by the State Archivist shall serve as acting chairperson. (7) A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. (8) The committee shall meet upon the call of the chairperson or upon a request of a majority of the members of the committee. The committee may meet by phone or video conference with at least 24 hours’ public notice. (9) The State Archives shall provide administrative support to the committee. (10) Members of the committee are not entitled to compensation, but may be reimbursed from funds available to the State Archives for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amounts provided for in ORS 292.495. [2018 c.20 §2; 2025 c.446 §2]