Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, House.
Susan McLain
Sponsored
Became law2
Increases penalties for assault committed against flagger or highway worker who is performing official duties.
Prohibits enforcement of condominium irrigation requirements by association of unit owners following finding or declaration of existing or likely drought conditions or adoption of certain rules by association.
Passed the House1
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to certain virtual public charter schools.
Out of committee1
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste.
In committee4
Modifies crime of aggravated animal abuse in the first degree to include maliciously causing physical injury to animal.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule standards for provision of occupational therapy to students who have individualized education programs.
Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator services free of charge, in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, or as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
Directs Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to appoint Transportation Network Company Oversight Board.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 24
Expands laws regarding preservation of participating properties that are publicly supported housing.
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions.
Provides that portion of U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as Oregon Medal of Honor Highway.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules to establish Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution granting exemption for newly rehabilitated or constructed multiunit rental housing.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to make available online written materials about options available to breast cancer patients for insurance coverage of breast reconstruction surgery, breast prostheses and breast forms.
Creates alternative process for persons seeking to change name on vital record for purpose of affirming gender identity.
Expresses intent of Legislative Assembly that, when Legislative Assembly approves increases in funding of services provided by residential training facilities or residential training homes, wages and benefits paid to direct support professionals be increased at comparable rate.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to develop and implement Rent Guarantee Program to provide incentives and financial assistance to landlords that rent or lease to low income households by guaranteeing payments to landlords for unpaid rent and for eviction and property damage costs within certain limits.
Authorizes Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to disburse moneys from National Board Certification Fund for reimbursement of certain costs related to national board certification of teachers.
Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group to develop statewide ethnic studies standards for adoption into existing statewide social studies standards for public kindergarten through grade 12.
Requires each community college and public university to establish process for recommending, and providing oversight for implementation of, cultural competency standards for institution and institution's employees.
Establishes Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Revolving Loan Program within Housing and Community Services Department to make loans to eligible organizations to purchase land for affordable housing development and to provide supportive services to residents and low income households.
Requires school district board and public charter school governing body to adopt and implement policy that requires volunteers to undergo background check if district or school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children.
Prohibits state contracting agency from entering into public contract with prospective contractor that has not certified that prospective contractor has policy and practice of preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes of workers.
Requires hospital to adopt policy for release of patients from emergency department following treatment for behavioral health crisis.
Allows producer to sell candled eggs designated as ungraded under limited circumstances.
Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and implement system that provides loan counseling to consumers who borrow from payday loan lenders and title loan lenders.
Establishes Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
Establishes procedures for conducting functional behavioral assessments and for developing, reviewing and revising behavior intervention plans for students with individualized education programs or 504 Plans.
Modifies civil penalties, license regulation and licensing fees for certain facilities regulated by Department of Human Services.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
Prohibits public body from disclosing specified information concerning person unless required by state or federal law.
Passed the House · 4
During first nine months of occupancy, prohibits landlord from terminating month-to-month tenancy within 60 days of receiving from tenant request for repairs to correct certain building, health or housing code violation or unhabitable condition.
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor of, in opposition to or for purpose of seeking amendments to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Creates limited landscape construction professional license.
Out of committee · 6
Requires Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to maintain volunteer staff of court appointed special advocates sufficient to meet statutory requirement to appoint court appointed special advocate in every juvenile dependency proceeding.
Directs Department of Education to establish program to develop and maintain statewide school nursing services.
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college attendance and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Sets forth policy objectives for State Department of Energy in administration of income tax credit allowed for construction or installation of alternative energy devices.
Increases penalties for assault committed against public transit employee if employee is assaulted while acting within scope of employment.
For purpose of tax credit for affordable housing lenders, requires Housing and Community Services Department to make annual determination of remaining balance of reserved but not certified tax credits.
In committee · 12
Repeals prohibition on city or county ordinance or resolution controlling rent charged for rental of dwelling unit.
Establishes Oregon Right to Rest Act.
Requires that information concerning sex offenders convicted of certain offenses be released on website maintained by Department of State Police.
Requires health benefit plan coverage of specified health care services, drugs, devices, products and procedures related to reproductive health.
Modifies state educational goals to take into consideration students' aspirations, to provide students with well-rounded education and to provide students with sufficient instructional time to meet students' educational goals.
Allows person to continue to qualify for Oregon Promise if, after being awarded grant, person enters into service with career and technical student organization approved by Department of Education before attending community college.
Directs Department of Transportation to regulate privately owned vehicles for hire, including taxicabs and limousines.
Directs Department of Education to identify and adopt procedures for reporting and collecting data related to acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying.
Extends sunset on provisions allowing retired member of Public Employees Retirement System to be reemployed by participating public employer as teacher of career and technical education without loss of retirement benefits.
Requires person that engages in business as transportation network company in this state to obtain license from Department of Transportation.
Provides that Department of State Lands shall distribute certain moneys that have been in Common School Fund Account for 25 years or more.
Creates crime of unlawful possession of prohibited container on public beach.