Duties and powers of Legislative Equity Officer

(1) The Legislative Equity Officer shall: (a) Prepare and present an annual report to the Joint Committee on Conduct. The annual report shall include: (A) A description of the activities of the officer since the last report; (B) A detailed description of the training curricula and subjects addressed in the training described in ORS 173.915; (C) Statistics that list the number of confidential disclosures, conduct reports and conduct complaints made under any applicable rule, policy or law addressing harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the legislative branch and the number of investigations conducted, except that statistics reported under this subparagraph may not disclose any characteristics that would permit confidential identities to be determined or inferred; (D) The results, or a summary of the results, of the most recent culture and climate survey undertaken by the officer under ORS 173.921; and (E) Any other information required by the committee. (b) Establish and maintain a Capitol Leadership Team to perform the duties described in ORS 173.927. (2) The Legislative Equity Officer may employ and fix the compensation of such professional assistants and other employees as the officer deems necessary for the work under the officer’s charge. (3) The Legislative Equity Officer may enter into contracts to carry out the functions of the Legislative Equity Office.