Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Sara Gelser Blouin
Sponsored
Became law8
Directs district school boards to adopt policies for use of personal electronic devices in schools of school district.
Defines Willamette Valley Protected District.
Prohibits cost-sharing for health services, medications and supplies medically necessary for management of diabetes during pregnancy through six weeks postpartum.
Prohibits court from considering party's disability in determining child custody unless court finds behaviors or limitations related to party's disability endanger or will endanger health, safety or welfare of child.
Authorizes State Board of Pharmacy to waive requirement for distribution of prescription drugs under Charitable Prescription Drug Program if board determines that waiver is in interest of public health and safety.
Establishes Task Force on High School and Transition Success for Students with Disabilities.
Authorizes issuance of restraining order protecting certain persons subjected to sexual abuse.
Allows student or parent or legal guardian of student to request that student not participate in mental health screening conducted for all students in specified grade or classroom.
Passed the House3
Establishes certain workplace protections for domestic workers.
Requires international matchmaking organization doing business in this state to provide criminal history record information and personal history information about client, and basic rights information, to noncitizen, nonresident recruit.
Requires each public university, community college or other institution of higher education to allow students, faculty and staff to identify sexual orientation on forms used to collect demographic data.
Out of committee3
Modifies crimes of intimidation in first and second degree.
Authorizes issuance of Article XI-P general obligation bonds to finance capital costs of educational technology initiative.
Requires that public bodies develop and implement policies for securely removing personal information from digital data storage devices and other electronic data storage devices owned by public body, leased by public body or otherwise under control of public body before selling, donating, recycling or otherwise disposing of device.
In committee14
Makes conforming changes necessitated by amendment to Oregon Constitution proposed by House Joint Resolution 7 (2013).
Changes exclusion from local revenues for purposes of State School Fund distributions and local option equalization grants.
Establishes process for issuance of certificate of approval for operating autonomous vehicles on highways of state.
Authorizes establishment of master plans and service districts regarding cultural services.
Creates defense to prostitution for person under 18 years of age.
Modifies scope of justifiable use of physical force for purposes of criminal prosecution.
Requires public body to reserve one percent of appropriation for constructing, reconstructing or renovating park or public building for purpose of renovating or improving existing park or public building to meet current accessibility standards for persons with disabilities that are promulgated under Americans with Disabilities Act and regulations adopted pursuant to Act.
Prohibits public university from discriminating against student on basis that student was not awarded standard high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
Requires qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities to pay minimum wage or prevailing rate of wage set forth in state or federal law to individuals with disabilities.
Allows action to enjoin or restrain nuisance if place is used for certain activities involving animals.
Creates crime of facilitating sex tourism.
Authorizes issuance of Article XI-G bonds to match, dollar for dollar, funds available to Oregon University System to finance construction of chemical, biological and environmental engineering building on campus of Oregon State University.
Directs all students who are eligible to participate in certain mental health screenings or assessments to participate unless student or parent or legal guardian of student requests in writing that student not participate.
Includes payments due for accrued vacation time in meaning of wages for purposes of wage claim.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Directs Early Learning Council and Department of Education to assist school districts in implementing process to assess children to determine their readiness for kindergarten.
Authorizes discrete investment of funds of political subdivisions in any commingled investment pool established by State Treasurer for investment of funds of state agencies or local governments.
Modifies crime of compelling prostitution.
Increases period of revocation of driving privileges to three years if person convicted of failure to perform duties of driver causes serious physical injury to another.
Directs public education programs to submit specified information about number of students and number of licensed or registered teachers regularly assigned to students.
Directs Department of Education to conduct evaluation of means by which impact of poverty on educational attainment is addressed by state law.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with State Department of Agriculture and potential lenders, to create Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program to facilitate making loans to beginning farmers to finance acquisition of approved agricultural projects.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain Fallen Hero roadside memorial sign for individuals killed in line of duty or who died as result of wounds received in action while serving in Armed Forces of United States.
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities.
Requires certain employers to post in premises where employees are employed summary of statutes and rules related to employment rights of victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.
Permits Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with transportation departments in Washington State and British Columbia regarding Cascades Rail Corridor.
Requires public school students seven years of age or younger who are beginning educational program to have vision screening or eye examination.
Prohibits person from being nominated as fiduciary or serving as fiduciary for three or more protected persons who are not related to person unless person, or individual responsible for making decisions for clients or for managing client assets for person, is certified by Center for Guardianship Certification or its successor organization.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with third party to study and recommend best option for financing health care in state.
Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax.
Requires use of electronic fingerprint capture technology for purposes of conducting criminal records checks not related to administration of criminal justice system.
Prohibits beneficiary from requiring as condition of short sale, except in certain circumstances, that nonprofit entity that purchases property in short sale, or that purchases note from beneficiary, enter into agreement with beneficiary or grantor that limits or bars grantor from owning or occupying residential property after short sale or sale of note.
Defines "school" for purposes of defining "school zone.".
Removes certain exemptions from fees and taxation for out-of-state banks, extranational institutions or foreign associations that engage in certain activities within this state.
Establishes Task Force on Minority Language Voting Materials.
Passed the House · 2
Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send data file containing parents' names and mother's address to Oregon 529 College Savings Board for each child born in Oregon to residents of this state.
Directs Oregon Historical Society to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of Mark Odom Hatfield, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Out of committee · 10
Creates crime of patronizing a trafficked child.
Directs Department of Education to provide technical expertise to assist schools, school districts and education service districts in complying with standards adopted by State Board of Education pertaining to student education records.
Establishes Lebanon Veterans' Home Construction Fund.
Establishes requirements for health insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Alters method by which moneys are distributed to school districts for purpose of paying for costs of education of students in eligible day treatment programs and eligible residential treatment programs.
Requires portion of each meeting of governing body of coordinated care organization to be open to public, for purpose of taking comment and announcing significant decisions.
Extends sunset for tax credits for owning or operating farmworker housing .
Establishes Career and Technical Student Organization Grant Program for purpose of funding expenses associated with participation in career and technical student organizations.
Prohibits specified nonfarm uses on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
In committee · 17
Directs Department of Transportation to consult with Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute when designing Gray Whale registration plate.
Increases period of supervision required when person is convicted of promoting prostitution or compelling prostitution.
Prohibits person that issues credit card or debit card or that provides service as payment card network from restricting or prohibiting merchant from disclosing amount of interchange transaction fee or network fee that merchant pays to person, specifying minimum dollar amount for which merchant will accept credit card or debit card as payment in retail transaction or offering other person discount for using payment method other than credit card or debit card in retail transaction.
Requires telecommunications contract between telecommunications utility and residential customer to allow customer to terminate contract without penalty if customer enters hospice program.
Requires each transfer, assignment or other conveyance of beneficial ownership or beneficial interest in note or other instrument that is evidence of obligation grantor owes and that is secured by trust deed on residential property to be recorded with county clerk within 15 calendar days in order for trustee to foreclose trust deed by advertisement and sale.
Removes exemption for certain beneficiaries from requirement to enter into mediation with grantor before initiating foreclosure of residential trust deed by advertisement and sale.
Requires identification of source of communication in support of or in opposition to candidate or measure.
Modifies crime of telephonic harassment to include electronic communications.
Modifies element of plan adopted by county deadly physical force planning authority to consist of outreach and training regarding reasonable use of deadly physical force.
Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to study training for police officers regarding police response to incidents.
Increases penalty for offense of operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile communication device from maximum fine of $250 to maximum fine of $2,000.
Creates offense of equine tripping.
Requires that sexually explicit material involving minor remain in control of law enforcement agency or court throughout criminal or juvenile proceeding, provided that material is made reasonably available to defendant.
Requires licensing agency to adopt rules to ensure that caregivers in licensed residential facilities and adult foster homes have practical knowledge and skills necessary to maintain health, safety and welfare of residents.
Requires peace officers to inform stopped persons that giving consent to search is optional.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Requires washing machine sold in this state to carry warning label stating potential risk to small children of serious injury or drowning.