Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Lew Frederick
Sponsored
Became law7
Allows land division to separate dwelling units for new middle housing allowed in cities.
Removes sunset on requirement that students must receive certain information related to statewide summative assessments.
Repeals obligation of persons on supervision to pay supervision fees.
Upholds, under certain circumstances, local laws concerning local community oversight board established to oversee disciplinary matters concerning law enforcement officers, notwithstanding collective bargaining laws that require bargaining over such matters.
Requires at least 60 percent of dollar value of grants awarded from Levee Project Grant Fund to be used to provide assistance with levee projects to rural or distressed areas.
Directs State Workforce and Talent Development Board to establish Committee for Continuous Improvement to assess effectiveness of Oregon's public workforce development system.
Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission to grant temporary letter of authority to eligible applicant for any license issued by commission.
Passed the Senate2
Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to conduct study on software that can be used to monitor student's usage related to district-owned computers and similar devices and district Internet services and to produce summary of study.
Provides that, if rural fire protection district contains lands that are within seven road miles of fire station within district or brought within seven road miles of fire station within district by new road and that are not subject to assessments for fire protection by district, county board must initiate annexation of lands upon request by district.
Out of committee5
Creates psychology provider incentive program within Oregon Health Authority to provide financial incentives to students enrolled in approved doctoral programs in psychology who complete courses that provide cultural competency training.
Establishes Low Income Broadband Bill Payment Assistance Fund.
Modifies calculations of minimum amount that school district must pay to public charter school for provision of educational services.
Provides funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region, Oregon coast and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness or trauma response symptoms who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain.
Establishes Adult Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator within Oregon Health Authority.
In committee33
Provides that person may replace registration plate with duplicate registration plate without being charged fee for customized plate.
Modifies provisions relating to police officers.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt standards for school district board to incorporate into any policy related to monitoring software.
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring, and school districts from administering, certain assessments to students enrolled or preparing to enroll in prekindergarten through grade two.
Prohibits State Board of Education, school district or public charter school from requiring student to pass test to demonstrate proficiency in Essential Learning Skills in order to receive diploma.
Establishes subject-matter credit requirements that students must satisfy in order to receive high school diploma.
Establishes Task Force on High School Diploma Requirements.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct audit of use of statewide summative assessment in public schools in this state.
Establishes office of Superintendent of Public Instruction as statewide elected office.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study establishment of Innocence Commission and system to compensate wrongfully convicted persons, and to provide results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2021.
Requires person to obtain permit before purchasing or otherwise receiving firearm under circumstances requiring criminal background check.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study on standardized tests and to report results of study to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education.
Authorizes Legislative Administration Committee to enter into agreement with City of Salem to assign authority over certain parking spaces.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study and catalog innovation-based economic development projects and to report findings and recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Establishes Task Force on Learning.
Modifies membership and purpose of Board on Public Safety Standards and Training.
Requires police officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, regulatory specialists and reserve officers to complete post-secondary education.
Provides that arbitral determinations made in proceedings concerning alleged misconduct by law enforcement officers concerning use of excessive force are nonbinding and subject to review and approval by Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.
Requires law enforcement unit to have policy on use of force that complies with rules adopted by Board on Public Safety Standards and Training.
Prohibits employers from permitting or requiring individuals employed in agricultural labor to work in excess of 40 hours in one workweek unless individuals are compensated for overtime hours worked.
Directs State Board of Education to ensure that certain academic content standards include sufficient instruction on histories, contributions and perspectives of individuals who are African American and to ensure that academic content standards in English include meaningful instruction on literary contributions of African American authors.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study methods of providing reparations for slavery to Black Oregonians and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Directs Department of Revenue to establish program to pay reparations to Black Oregonians who can demonstrate heritage in slavery and who submit application no later than December 31, 2022.
Allows parent or adult student to excuse student from taking statewide standardized assessments by completing form.
Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects for school districts.
Establishes procedure for person with qualifying conviction for possession of controlled substance to file motion requesting court order setting aside conviction.
Requires school districts to provide instruction on racist history of this country and state.
Establishes Task Force on Oregon Medical Board.
Permits Governor to allocate, assign and make available law enforcement officers from one law enforcement unit to another law enforcement unit to assist other law enforcement unit in performance of law enforcement services.
Establishes right to receive inpatient psychiatric care in person and on-site.
Requires school district applying for grant from Student Investment Account to specify how mental and behavioral health needs of certain students will be met with moneys from grant.
Requires Employment Relations Board to conduct study relating to standards applied in arbitration proceedings involving alleged misconduct by law enforcement officers and to submit report of board's findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Changes composition of governing board for public universities.
Carried from the House
Became law7
Requires health care providers to work with health care interpreters from health care interpreter registry operated by Oregon Health Authority to provide interpretation services.
Prohibits nonprofit hospital from requiring patient to apply for medical assistance before screening for or providing financial assistance.
Establishes program to make forgivable loans to reimburse private owner or operator of brownfield for eligible costs incurred in completion of removal or remedial action at brownfield.
Requires homeowners associations and condominium associations to review governing documents and remove discriminatory language or certify the nonexistence of such language on or before December 31, 2022.
For purposes of arbitration proceedings concerning alleged misconduct by law enforcement officers, specifies burden of proof necessary for law enforcement agency, or civilian or community oversight board, agency or review body, to show law enforcement officer engaged in misconduct and that any disciplinary action taken against officer was with just cause.
Limits authority of school district to become member of voluntary organization that administers interscholastic activities unless organization implements equity focused policies that meet certain requirements.
Limits ability of public university to refuse new mandatory incidental fees or process for collecting mandatory incidental fees.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Modifies procedures for motions to set aside conviction, arrest, citation, charge, finding of contempt of court or judgment of guilty except for insanity.
Creates crime of intimidation by display of a noose.
Extends for one year sunset on Task Force on Universal Health Care and extends deadline for task force to submit recommendations to Legislative Assembly.
Requires students to complete at least one-half credit of civics in order to receive high school diploma.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid.
Requires person to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Incorporates certain provisions of federal Indian Child Welfare Act into Oregon laws relating to youth offenders adjudicated for status offenses and to adoptions.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to design question or questions allowing each student to identify whether student is parent or person acting as parent or legal guardian that may be placed on one or more forms used on annual basis to collect demographic information by public post-secondary institutions of education.
Includes as unlawful practice medical provider's denial of treatment that is likely to benefit patient based on patient's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.
Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects in schools that qualify for certain federal assistance.
Directs State Board of Education to review social studies standards.
Provides that discovery of victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation does not constitute reasonable explanation for extreme emotional disturbance for purposes of affirmative defense to murder in the second degree.
Modifies allowed and prohibited uses of restraint of children in care by certain programs.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study cost differences in hormone replacement drugs used by men and hormone replacement drugs used by women and report findings to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Alters commissioner composition of Higher Education Coordinating Commission by redesignating five current nonvoting positions as voting positions and by adding one additional position for graduate student attending public university.
Prohibits public or private post-secondary institution of education from requiring prospective student to disclose whether prospective student has criminal conviction before institution makes final determination on whether to admit student.
Requires residential care referral agent to be registered with Department of Human Services.
Directs presiding officers of each house of Legislative Assembly to represent legislative department in collective bargaining negotiations with legislative department employee bargaining units.
Establishes Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to operate statewide immigrant and refugee integration strategy.
Prohibits scrap metal business from purchasing or receiving catalytic converters, except from commercial seller or owner of vehicle from which catalytic converter was removed.
Out of committee · 7
Requires health benefit plans to cover fertility and reproductive endocrinology services.
Prescribes requirements for annual school district and school performance reports, including requirement for inclusion of data related to suspensions and expulsions.
Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon, qualify for medical assistance through Oregon Supplemental Income Program and lack access to affordable dental coverage.
Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities without regard to individuals' income or resources.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide grant to organization for purpose of conducting outreach to citizens of island nations in Compact of Free Association residing in Oregon to enroll citizens of island nations in Compact of Free Association in medical assistance.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
In committee · 9
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to award grants to eligible agencies to provide immigration-related services and supports, and education and outreach, to immigrant communities.
Defines "undetectable firearm." Punishes manufacturing, importing, offering for sale or transferring undetectable firearm by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.
Includes matters concerning apprenticeship or training program administered by certain mass transit districts as mandatory subject of collective bargaining for employees of district.
Requires certain mass transit and transportation districts to be registered apprenticeship training agents as condition of receiving distributions from Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund.
Includes matters concerning apprenticeship or training program administered by certain mass transit districts as mandatory subject of collective bargaining for employees of district.
Repeals provision that prohibits transit workers from striking.
Makes unlawful practice for place of public accommodation to refuse to accept United States coins or currency as payment for goods and services.
Permits individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast ballot in school district elections.
Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly at estimated average income of individual residents of Oregon.