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SB602 • 2025

Establishes the Nonprofit Advisory Council.

Establishes the Nonprofit Advisory Council.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Campos,, Manning Jr, Senator Golden,, Meek,, Representative Chaichi,, Hartman,, Nelson,, Nosse,, Sosa,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

  3. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Rules, then Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Sets up a body to talk to state agencies about how to make grants and buy goods and services for the state from not for profit organizations. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act sets policies for the state to use for awards of grants and public contracts to certain recipients. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3).</i>]
Establishes the Nonprofit [<i>Organization</i>] Advisory Council [<i>within the Oregon Department of Administrative Services</i>]. Specifies the membership of the council and requires the council to [<i>review the state's</i>]<b> consult with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and with employees of state agencies that make grants to or enter into public contracts with nonprofit organizations concerning</b> granting and procurement processes as applied to nonprofit organizations<b>. Provides that the council shall also identify and recommend updates to statutes and administrative rule to improve grant making and contracting processes with nonprofit organizations, evaluate and recommend whether to create a centralized database to manage grant making</b> and report to the Legislative Assembly. [<i>Establishes the Nonprofit Organization Partnership Fund to fund the council.</i>]
Specifies requirements for grant agreements and public contracts into which state agencies enter with nonprofit organizations.
[<i>Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to create a centralized database for use in managing the state's grants to nonprofit organizations.</i>]
[<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>].
Relating to: Relating to state agency relations with nonprofit organizations.
Current location: In Senate Committee