Oregon Code § 430.221·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Commission members; terms; subcommittees.
(1) As used in this section and ORS 430.220 and
430.223:
(a) Participating
state agency means the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human
Services, the Oregon Health Authority, the Department of Education, the Oregon
Criminal Justice Commission, the Oregon State Police, the Oregon Youth
Authority, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Housing and
Community Services Department, the Youth Development Division, the Higher
Education Coordinating Commission, the Oregon State Lottery Commission, the
Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, the Department of Veterans Affairs or
any state agency that administers or funds substance use prevention, substance
use disorder treatment or recovery support services.
(b) Provider
means any person that is licensed by the Oregon Health Authority to provide
substance use prevention, substance use disorder treatment or recovery support
services.
(2) There is
created the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, which is charged with improving
access to evidence-based, evidence-informed and culturally informed substance
use prevention, substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services
by establishing state policies and holding participating state agencies
accountable for carrying out those policies.
(3) The
membership of the commission consists of:
(a) Twenty-one
members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate in the
manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 and 171.565 and appointed, as the Governor
deems practicable, to ensure representation from every region of the state and
from individuals with lived experience with substance use disorder and their
family members, as follows:
(A) One
representative of a federally recognized Indian tribe;
(B) One county
commissioner, manager or administrator;
(C) Nine health
care providers who have substance use disorder expertise and who, collectively,
have experience in the following settings:
(i) Outpatient
care;
(ii) Inpatient
care;
(iii) Emergency
response;
(iv) Housing that
is supportive to people who have a current diagnosis of a substance use
disorder or are in recovery from a substance use disorder; and
(v) Peer support;
(D) One certified
prevention specialist;
(E) One
coordinated care organization representative;
(F) One
representative of the criminal justice system, including a county sheriff,
chief of police or community corrections director;
(G) One attorney
who is a district attorney, criminal defense attorney or assistant attorney
general;
(H) One community
mental health program representative;
(I) One health
insurer representative;
(J) One county
juvenile department director;
(K) One school
administrator;
(L) One city
representative; and
(M) One local
public health administrator, as defined in ORS 431.003.
(b) Two members
of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the commission as nonvoting members of
the commission, acting in an advisory capacity only and including:
(A) One member
from among members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and
(B) One member
from among members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives.
(c) A judge of a
circuit court appointed to the commission as a nonvoting member by the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court.
(d) Up to three
representatives of different participating state agencies, including one
representative of a primarily youth-serving agency, appointed to the commission
as nonvoting members by the Governor.
(4) The Governor
shall select one member of the commission to serve as chairperson and another
to serve as vice chairperson, for such terms and with duties and powers
necessary for the performance of the functions of such offices as the Governor
determines.
(5)(a) A majority
of the voting members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the
transaction of business.
(b) If a member
of the commission appointed by the Governor is absent for more than two
consecutive scheduled meetings of the commission, the Director of the Alcohol
and Drug Policy Commission appointed under ORS 430.220 may recommend to the
Governor that the member be replaced.
(6) Official
action of the commission requires the approval of a majority of a quorum.
(7) The
commission may establish a steering committee and subcommittees. These
committees may be continuing or temporary. A person who is not a member of the
commission may be appointed by the commission to serve on a subcommittee. The
commission shall appoint subcommittee members to ensure representation from all
stakeholders directly impacted by the work of the commission.
(8) The term of
office of each commission member appointed by the Governor is four years, but a
member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. If there is a vacancy for any
cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective.
(9) The Oregon