74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 2702
 
Sponsored by Representative RILEY; Representatives BARNHART,
  BONAMICI, BOQUIST, BUCKLEY, CANNON, DALLUM, C EDWARDS, D
  EDWARDS, GALIZIO, GELSER, GIROD, GREENLICK, NATHANSON, READ,
  ROSENBAUM, SHIELDS, THATCHER, TOMEI, WITT, Senators GORDLY,
  WALKER
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to written documents produced by agencies of state
  government; and declaring an emergency.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Governor shall assign a state agency in
the executive department responsibility for developing a plan to
ensure that written documents produced by executive department
agencies conform to plain language standards.
  (2) For purposes of the plan developed in accordance with
subsection (1) of this section, a written document conforms to
plain language standards if the document, whenever possible:
  (a) Uses everyday words that convey meanings clearly and
directly;
  (b) Uses the present tense and the active voice;
  (c) Uses short, simple sentences;
  (d) Defines only those words that cannot be properly explained
or qualified in the text;
  (e) Uses type of a readable size; and
  (f) Uses layout and spacing that separate the paragraphs and
sections of the document from each other.
  (3) The agency assigned responsibility for developing the plan
shall adopt the plan by November 1, 2007.
  (4) The agency that develops the plan shall report to the
Legislative Assembly in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 not
later than February 1, 2008, and not later than January 1, 2009.
The reports must include:
  (a) A summary of activities by executive department agencies to
implement the plan;
  (b) A summary of training and resources provided to agencies;
  (c) An explanation of any measured impacts resulting from
implementation of the plan; and
  (d) Any recommendation the agency has for further legislation
regarding plain language standards.
  (5) As used in this section, 'executive department' has the
meaning given that term in ORS 174.112. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2007 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
 
 
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Passed by House April 9, 2007
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate May 7, 2007
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
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Approved:
 
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                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2007
 
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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