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(1)The Sexual Misconduct Survey Council is established, consisting of 19 voting members and four nonvoting members.
(2)The four nonvoting members of the council shall be appointed as follows:
(a)The President of the Senate shall appoint two nonvoting members from among members of the Senate; and
(b)The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two nonvoting members from among members of the House of Representatives.
(3)(a) The executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force and the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, shall appoint the following 17 voting members of the council:
(A)One individual who represents a public university listed in ORS 352.002; Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
(1) The Sexual Misconduct Survey Council is established, consisting of 19 voting members and four nonvoting members.
(2) The four nonvoting members of the council shall be appointed as follows:
(a) The President of the Senate shall appoint two nonvoting members from among members of the Senate; and
(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two nonvoting members from among members of the House of Representatives.
(3)(a) The executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force and the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, shall appoint the following 17 voting members of the council:
(A) One individual who represents a public university listed in ORS 352.002;
(B) One individual who represents a private institution of higher education;
(C) One individual who represents a community college operated under ORS chapter 341;
(D) One Title IX coordinator from an institution of higher education that awards bachelor’s degrees;
(E) One individual from the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence;
(F) One representative from the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force;
(G) One individual from a national coalition focused on ending campus sexual violence, including but not limited to the Every Voice Coalition;
(H) Two students who are enrolled at a public university listed in ORS 352.002 and who are affiliated with a group or organization that advocates for multicultural, diversity or antidiscrimination training;
(I) Two students who are enrolled at a private institution of higher education and who are affiliated with a group or organization that advocates for multicultural, diversity or antidiscrimination training;
(J) Two students who are enrolled at a community college operated under ORS chapter 341 and who are affiliated with a group or organization that advocates for multicultural, diversity or antidiscrimination training;
(K) One individual who has demonstrated experience in the development and design of sexual misconduct climate surveys;
(L) One individual who has demonstrated expertise in statistics, data analytics or econometrics and experience in higher education survey analysis;
(M) One individual who is a medical or mental health care professional with experience working with victims of trauma at a health services program at an institution of higher education; and
(N) One individual from a community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency.
(b) An individual appointed under paragraph (a)(E) to (G) of this subsection may appoint a designee to serve on the council in place of the individual appointed.
(4) In addition to the individuals described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Attorney General and the executive director of the commission, or the designee of the Attorney General or the executive director of the commission, shall serve as voting members of the council.
(5) In appointing members to the council, the appointing authorities shall:
(a) Seek to ensure that membership on the council is reflective of the gender, racial and geographic diversity of Oregon; and
(b) Seek to appoint individuals with a background, education or experience in the fields of public health, survey design or Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681 to 1688, as amended.
(6)(a) The term of office of each individual appointed to the council under subsections (2) and (3) of this section is two years. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the appointing authority shall appoint a successor. A member is eligible for reappointment.
(b) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unfinished term.
(7) The council shall select one or more of its voting members as chairperson or as cochairpersons.
(8) A majority of the voting members of the council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(9) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall provide staff support to the council.
(10)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, members of the council are not entitled to compensation for their service on the council.
(b) To the extent moneys are available, members of the council who are not members of the Legislative Assembly shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by the members in the performance of official duties in the manner and amount as provided in ORS 292.495.
(c) Legislative members of the council shall be entitled to payment of compensation and expense reimbursement under ORS 171.072, payable from funds appropriated to the Legislative Assembly.