Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, Senate.
Rob Wagner
Sponsored
Became law4
Provides that prevailing rate of wage for trade or occupation in locality is rate of wage set forth in collective bargaining agreement for trade or occupation in locality or, if more than one collective bargaining agreement covers trade or occupation in locality, highest rate of wage among collective bargaining agreements for trade or occupation in locality.
Modifies protective proceedings to permit vulnerable youth guardianships for adults between 18 and 21 years of age who are eligible for special immigrant status and who are unable to be reunified with parent due to abuse, neglect or abandonment that occurred before adult attained 18 years of age.
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.
Establishes Oregon Essential Workforce Health Care Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide supplemental payments, as approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to long term care facilities, residential facilities and in-home care agencies that elect to participate and meet specified requirements, to be used to provide health care benefits to employees of facilities.
Out of committee1
Requires governing body of public education provider to conduct self-assessment every two years and to use self-assessment to develop and refine professional learning plan for persons in leadership positions of public education provider.
Carried from the House
Became law5
Modifies definition of "recycled paper checkout bag" to include bags that contain nonwood renewable fiber for purposes of single-use checkout bag prohibition.
Prescribes notification requirements for school district upon receipt of report of act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying.
Designates April of each year as Arab-American Heritage Month.
Requires city that provides disability or retirement system for firefighters by ordinance or charter that is not subject to workers' compensation law to apply provisions requiring presumption that condition or impairment of health is occupational disease that results from employment if firefighter took physical examination upon gaining or during employment that failed to reveal evidence of occupational disease that existed before employment.
Requires ballots returned by mail to have postal indicator showing ballot was mailed not later than date of election and be received by county clerk not later than seven days after date of election.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 9
Creates crime of intimidation by display of a noose.
Requires students to complete at least one-half credit of civics in order to receive high school diploma.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education qualifies for employee-only health care benefits if part-time faculty member works at level equal to at least half of full-time equivalent employee during at least three of four previous academic terms.
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.
Modifies laws relating to youth suicide intervention and prevention to include children 5 to 10 years of age.
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.
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.
Establishes Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to operate statewide immigrant and refugee integration strategy.
Passed the Senate · 1
Authorizes formation of children's service districts.
In committee · 3
Requires school districts to provide instruction on racist history of this country and state.
Requires each community college and public university to hire benefits navigator to assist students in determining eligibility and applying for federal, state and local benefits programs.
Prohibits person from simultaneously serving as holder of state office and as officer of state central committee of political party.