Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, House.
Chris Gorsek
Sponsored
Became law1
Amends 40-40-20 education goals to include apprenticeship programs registered with State Apprenticeship and Training Council.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Requires providers of radio communications service for cellular devices to provide, at request of law enforcement agency, call location information, or best available location information, of cellular device used to place 9-1-1 call requesting emergency assistance or reasonably believed to be in possession of individual in emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm to individual.
Removes prohibition against insurer's issuing or delivering to small employer policy of insurance against risk of economic loss under less than fully insured employee health benefit plan.
Directs certain boards and agencies to report to interim and statutory committees of Legislative Assembly by October 1, 2014, regarding implementation of new requirements to accept substantially equivalent military training or experience for certain education, experience or training requirements in order to obtain license, certificate or other authorization to practice profession.
Unless public interest requires disclosure, exempts from disclosure under public records law personally identifiable information collected by mass transit electronic fare collection systems.
Allows Department of Education to award grants to encourage participation in summer meals programs.
Extends Alternative Fuel Vehicle Revolving Fund loan program to certain private entities.
Authorizes court to appoint protected person special advocate in protective proceeding at any time after appointment of fiduciary that is not financial institution or trust company.
Directs Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Higher Education Coordinating Commission to jointly establish grant program for purpose of distributing moneys to community colleges to increase number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate.
Directs Department of Education to make grants to improve student achievement in certain schools that are high poverty and low performing.
Expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty to include children of reserve officers and volunteer firefighters killed or disabled in line of duty.
Requires state contracting agency or public corporation that implements information technology initiative to obtain quality management services from qualified contractor if value of information technology initiative exceeds $5 million or meets criteria or standards that State Chief Information Officer or Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services specifies by rule or policy.
Directs Department of Transportation to provide expedited titling services upon request by vehicle dealer.
Requires Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation to request federal agency to allow individuals and businesses to qualify for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions and business tax relief if individuals and businesses enrolled in qualified health plans directly with insurers.
Passed the House · 2
Requires that majority of members of Oregon Education Investment Board be public educational professionals who work, or have worked, on regular basis in public educational setting.
Amends definition of "rural area" to mean area outside urban growth boundary of city of 40,000 or more, as boundary is acknowledged on date on which application is submitted for strategic investment program.
Out of committee · 3
Establishes Oregon Task Force on Career and Technical Education Teaching for purpose of increasing availability and quality of teachers of career and technical education courses.
Directs Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to administer grant program for purpose of distributing funds to community colleges to make child care services available to community college students.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for Primary Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program.
In committee · 6
Modifies standards that State Board of Education must adopt related to student education records.
Requires person, before sending unsolicited check, draft or other payment instrument or offer to extend credit or lend money to consumer, either to send notice to consumer at least seven days in advance or to establish and use system by which consumer must affirmatively consent to receive check, draft or other payment instrument or offer to extend credit or lend money.
Defines "vapor product" and "vape." Amends laws related to consumption of tobacco products by minors to include references to consumption of vapor products by minors, including crime of endangering welfare of minor and other criminal offenses and civil penalties related to use or acquisition of tobacco by minor.
Requires qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities to pay state minimum wage and otherwise comply with state labor and occupational health and safety laws.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for child care expenses of community college students.
Adds reserve officer to category of victims for which aggravated murder can be charged when murder is related to performance of official duties.