l9n/ Oregon

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 2949

Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide incentives to increase recruitment and retention of mental health workforce, including pipeline development, scholarships for undergraduates and stipends for graduate students, loan repayments and retention activities.

Became law as Chapter 677, Oregon Laws 2021, signed August 6, 2021, 207 days after it was filed. In force from August 6, 2021.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide incentives to increase recruitment and retention of mental health workforce, including pipeline development, scholarships for undergraduates and stipends for graduate students, loan repayments and retention activities. Directs authority to expand funding, develop programs and provide incentives to improve access to culturally responsive behavioral health services by tribal members, people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, veterans, persons with disabilities, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals working in correctional facilities, residents of rural areas and other underserved communities. <i>Directs authority to provide funding to counties, community mental health programs and organizations to support individuals to transition from incarceration back into community.</i>] Directs authority to provide grants to licensed practitioners to pay costs of providing supervision of mental health practitioners in private practice. Requires employers of mental health workers to pay supervision costs of workers. <i>Requires authority to provide funding to community mental health programs and private practitioners to ensure access to mental health care by communities disproportionately challenged by COVID-19.</i>] Appropriates moneys to authority to carry out provisions of Act. Changes name of "licensed professional counselor intern" and "licensed marriage and family therapist intern" to "licensed professional counselor associate" and "licensed marriage and family therapist associate." Declares emergency, effective on July 1, 2021.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

14 co-sponsors

Jeff Reardon, Courtney Neron Misslin, Khanh Pham, Anna Williams, Lisa Reynolds, Maxine Dexter, Janeen Sollman, Andrea Valderrama, Rob Nosse, Tawna Sanchez, Ricki Ruiz, Pam Marsh, Dacia Grayber, Julie Fahey

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Lew Frederick, Kate Lieber, Sara Gelser Blouin, Deb Patterson

    Its course

    January 11 to September 25, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action23 actions on 17 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 24164 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 198 days

    Behavioral HealthJan 19 to Apr 1586 days

    Ways and MeansApr 15 to Jun 13 · moved on59 days

    Human ServicesJun 13 to Jun 17 · moved on4 days

    Ways and MeansJun 17 to Jun 236 days

    In the SenateJun 24 to Jun 262 days

    Waiting for a committeeJun 24 to Jun 251 day

    Ways and MeansJun 25 to Jun 261 day

    With the GovernorJun 26 to Aug 641 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading51–6

      Passed · Jun 24 · 2 present

    • Senate, third reading20–7

      Passed · Jun 26 · 3 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 15

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 23

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Jun 24

    1. Jan 11Introduced
    2. Jan 19Sent to Behavioral Health
    3. Mar 3Heard in Behavioral Health
    4. Apr 7Heard in Behavioral Health
    5. Apr 12Heard in Behavioral Health
    6. Apr 15Behavioral Health recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    7. Sent to Ways and Means
    8. Jun 13Sent to Human Services Subcommittee
    9. Jun 17Heard in Human Services Subcommittee
    10. Returned to Ways and Means
    11. Jun 21Heard in Ways and Means
    12. Jun 23Ways and Means recommended it as amended
    13. Jun 24Read a second time
    14. Passed the House of Representatives, 51 to 6

    In the Senate Jun 25 – Jun 26

    1. Jun 25Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Ways and Means
    3. Jun 26Ways and Means recommended it
    4. Read a second time
    5. Passed the Senate, 20 to 7

    To the Governor Jun 29 – Sep 25

    1. Jun 29Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
    3. Aug 6Signed by the Governor
    4. Sep 25Became chapter 677 of Oregon Laws 2021, in force from August 6, 2021
    All 23 actions, as published
    1. Jan 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 19Referred to Behavioral Health with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 7Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    8. Jun 13Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.House of Representatives
    9. Jun 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
    10. Jun 17Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
    11. Jun 21Work Session held.House of Representatives
    12. Jun 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    13. Jun 24Second reading.House of Representatives
    14. Jun 24Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Bynum. Passed.House of Representatives
    15. Jun 25First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    16. Jun 25Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
    17. Jun 26Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
    18. Jun 26Second reading.Senate
    19. Jun 26Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed.Senate
    20. Jun 29Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    21. Jun 30President signed.Senate
    22. Aug 6Governor signed.House of Representatives
    23. Sep 25Chapter 677, (2021 Laws): Effective date August 06, 2021.House of Representatives