Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, Senate.
Fred Girod
Sponsored
Became law6
Specifies which services to be performed by expanded practice dental hygienist must be included in agreement between expanded practice dental hygienist and dentist.
Clarifies that practice of dentistry includes prescribing, dispensing and administering prescription drugs for purposes related to dentistry.
Authorizes city and airport to enter into agreement pursuant to which city provides sewer and water services to airport without requiring annexation, or consent to eventual annexation, to city of territory on which airport is situated.
Requires that dental instructor's license issued to specialist be restricted to specialty for which applicant completed advanced dental education program.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to appoint state dental director to oversee programs operated by authority that increase access to oral health services.
For purposes of natural resource credit against estate tax, modifies definition of "natural resource property" to mean property in state.
Out of committee3
Establishes Biomass Heat for Rural Schools Fund.
Authorizes county to exempt first $250,000 of assessed value of homestead of surviving spouse of fire service professional or police officer killed in line of duty from property taxes .
Requires Department of State Police to create and maintain database of physical information of all schools.
In committee17
Increases weight allotted for children in poverty for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Establishes prudent maximum amount of outstanding General Fund-supported debt as amount for which debt service due in biennium equals five percent of General Fund revenues estimated to be received in biennium.
Requires State Department of Energy to adopt rules requiring decommission, deconstruction and removal of certain wind towers and turbines within three years after permanent cessation of use of tower and turbine for generation of wind energy.
Provides that county is exempt from applicability of statute banning use of dogs to hunt or pursue cougars if voters approve county measure proposed by initiative petition or referred to people by governing body of county.
Modifies existing administrative rule review process to require legislative approval of newly adopted administrative rules in order for rules to take effect.
Provides persons licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to persons with Oregon concealed handgun license.
Requires that at least 25 percent of Oregon Opportunity Grant moneys be awarded to students committed to majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics fields.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid as interest on qualified education loans.
Removes provision that public officer or employee who leaves position to perform military duty may not, while performing military duty, receive amount of pay entitled to before leave of absence.
Transfers administration of Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative from Oregon Health and Science University to Office of Rural Health.
Provides that public body has no responsibility to post warnings related to dangers of ocean.
Creates income tax credit for certain employers that provide paid sick leave, with restrictions.
Requires governing body of coordinated care organization to include representative from at least one dental care organization that contracts with coordinated care organization.
Authorizes law enforcement units to adopt additional public records request fees designed to recoup costs of storage, storage technology, indexing and retrieval of information captured through use by law enforcement of body cameras to capture daily duties of police officers.
Limits state governmental appropriations for general governmental purposes in biennium to lesser of percentage increase in projected personal income, percentage increase in projected population growth plus inflation or percentage increase in projected gross domestic product of Oregon for biennium.
Requires State Forester to carry out appraisal and sale of forest products on state-owned forestland damaged by wildfire.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for biennial expenses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to transfer ownership of certain real property to City of Pendleton.
Requires public universities, community colleges and Oregon-based private universities and colleges to adopt written protocol for victims of sexual assault.
Requires State Board of Education to adopt rules under which school personnel may administer medications that treat adrenal insufficiency to students experiencing adrenal crisis.
Passed the Senate · 1
Authorizes county to exempt first $250,000 of assessed value of homestead of surviving spouse of fire service professional or police officer killed in line of duty from property taxes imposed by all taxing jurisdictions.
Out of committee · 4
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for 2015 biennium for agricultural experiment station and branch station, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory programs of Oregon State University.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Establishes task force to study essential indigenous anadromous salmonid habitat and its relationship to ditches and other man-made water conveyance channels.
Directs Department of Corrections to enter into contracts with nonprofit entities to create program to assist children of incarcerated parents.
In committee · 15
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Requires State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or supervisory authority to prohibit contact with member of victim's immediate family as condition of post-prison supervision or parole for person convicted of sex crime.
Eliminates authority of superintendent of education service district to take action involving student not taught in public school if student receives low test score.
Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.
Provides that Oregon estate tax is not due unless value of Oregon taxable estate equals or exceeds $5 million.
Reduces required age for concealed handgun license applicant to 18 years of age if applicant is servicemember.
Increases ceiling amount of total assessed value of taxable personal property for purposes of exemption from property taxation.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Community College Support Fund for distribution to community colleges and community college service districts.
Requires that candidate for state Senate or state Representative receive majority of votes cast in general election to be elected.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $250 per dependent child.
Increases amount of working family child care credit by doubling applicable percentage of taxpayer's child care expenses allowed as credit.
Authorizes Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties each to designate one large-lot industrial reserve of 150 to 500 acres.
Directs Department of Transportation to create Livable Roadway Program for purpose of allowing volunteer groups to plant trees and shrubs along roadside.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for deposit in Oregon Project Independence Fund.
Changes method by which surplus "kicker" refunds are made to personal income taxpayers from tax credit to refund payment.