Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Chris Gorsek
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Allows certain police officers commissioned by Oregon Health and Science University to elect to discontinue participation in alternative retirement program and elect to participate in Public Employees Retirement System for purposes of service performed as police officer commissioned by Oregon Health and Science University on and after date of election.
In committee1
Permits duplicate health benefit plan coverage for public employees who begin employment before January 1, 2020.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Makes calculation of projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff inadmissible in civil action.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide grants to qualified members of Oregon National Guard to attend community colleges or public universities.
Distributes civil forfeiture proceeds to scholarship program for children of deceased or disabled public safety officers.
Provides proceedings to escheat to State of Oregon matured United States savings bonds presumed abandoned and in custody of state.
Establishes grant program under which Department of Education awards grants to school districts for percentage of certain student transportation costs for which school district does not receive any amount in distributions from State School Fund or any amount related to transit activities.
Prohibits public bodies from contracting with broadband Internet access service providers that engage in certain network management activities based on paid prioritization, content blocking or other discrimination.
Passed the House · 1
Includes class size as mandatory subject of school district collective bargaining.
Out of committee · 3
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program that places cap on greenhouse gas emissions and that provides market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance.
Requires certain public improvement contracts to meet certain requirements related to use of diesel engines in course of performing public improvement contract.
Requires Department of Human Services to use savings in temporary assistance for needy families program to increase amount of cash grants or to make additional investments in JOBS program.
In committee · 1
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to initiate, resume or suspend payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System on first day of calendar quarter following receipt of notice by board that benefit payments are or are not subject to Oregon personal income tax.