Bills in the 2023 Regular Session, Senate.
Kathleen Taylor
Sponsored
Became law6
Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to conduct comprehensive inspection of any place of employment as deemed necessary by department based on prior violation history of place of employment.
Requires payment of prevailing rate of wage for demolition of or removal of hazardous waste from road, highway, building, structure or improvement in public improvement contract that uses $750,000 or more of public funds or that occurs on real property that state agency owns, including demolition or removal of hazardous waste that occurs in connection with construction, reconstruction, renovation or painting of road, highway, building, structure or improvement.
Directs certifying agencies to report annually to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission on victim helpfulness certification requests.
Requires Department of Education to conduct study to identify how to increase access to advanced instruction for purpose of preparing students for college and career.
Directs county juvenile department to ensure that specified youth or adjudicated youth receives sex trafficking screening.
Modifies crimes related to involuntary servitude and human trafficking.
Out of committee2
Requires Employment Department to study issues related to family and medical leave insurance program.
Requires school districts to submit specified information to Department of Education related to talented and gifted children.
In committee7
Directs Department of State Lands, in collaboration with State Marine Board, Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon State Police, Oregon State Sheriffs' Association and representative of local agency that delivers social services, to study issues related to removal and disposal of abandoned and derelict marine vessels in this state and to report results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2024.
Increases age of declarant for which certain statements related to abuse are not excluded from evidence as hearsay from under 12 years of age to under 18 years of age.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Justice for establishment of program addressing crimes committed against persons with disabilities.
Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issue of labor trafficking in this state.
Requires Department of Education to transfer from State School Fund to Talented and Gifted Education Account amount that equals one percent of total amount available to school districts as general purpose grants.
Transfers jurisdiction of Southeast Powell Boulevard to City of Portland.
Requires public body that procures construction services for certain qualified projects that use $750,000 or more in funds of public agency or moneys made available to state under federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to enter into project labor agreement that, at minimum, provides for payment of wages at or above prevailing rate of wage, to use apprentices to perform at least 15 percent of work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform on project and to establish and execute plan for outreach, recruitment and retention of women, minority individuals and veterans to perform work on project.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to make offer to negotiate settlement agreement conditional upon worker also entering into agreement that includes no-rehire provision.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Requires students to complete one half-credit of higher education and career path skills and one half-credit of personal financial education as requirements for high school diploma.
Directs Department of Human Services to provide specified services to individuals with brain injuries and to convene Brain Injury Advisory Committee.
Requires owner or operator of municipal solid waste incinerator to develop plan for continuous monitoring or sampling of specified emissions for 12 consecutive months.
Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene foam container in sales of prepared food.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules allowing restaurants to allow consumers to fill consumer-owned container with food.
Requires state agency that authorizes or funds, in whole or in part, installation of electric vehicle charging system located on customer's side of meter to require installing contractor or contractors to hold all legally required licenses and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certification, and one or more electricians who hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certification to supervise or participate in installation.
Prohibits lobbyist from serving as chairperson of interim committees or certain legislative work groups or legislative task forces.
Directs state agencies to use information system maintained by Oregon Department of Administrative Services to track internal investigations conducted by state agency regarding allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment concerning employees of state agency.
Modifies abbreviated school day program requirements.
Expands types of prior convictions that increase offense level for crime of public indecency.
Creates crime of sexual abuse by fraudulent representation.
Prohibits cost-sharing on certain health insurance coverage of supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations.
Establishes Universal Health Plan Governance Board.
Passed the Senate · 2
Requires Department of Education to conduct study to determine how to integrate instruction on identification and prevention of sex trafficking into academic content standards.
Prohibits state from paying costs of travel to or from Oregon for employee in state service who telecommutes from principal worksite more than 60 miles outside this state, unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise or essential requirements of position make it necessary for employee to telecommute from outside this state.
Out of committee · 5
Directs State Department of Agriculture to perform certain responsibilities related to Healthy and Safe Schools Plan .
Establishes state policy regarding natural climate solutions.
Establishes Universal Health Plan Governance Board and directs board to create comprehensive plan for implementing Universal Health Plan .
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop list of suicide risk assessment and treatment continuing education opportunities for specified physical health care providers.
Modifies definition of "employment relations" to exclude standards, requirements or procedures relating to body-worn cameras for purposes of law enforcement officer collective bargaining.
In committee · 2
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to establish program for source reduction of single-use plastic food ware and single-use packaging and achieve 25 percent source reductions compared to 2023 levels by 2030.
Requires school districts to provide specified information related to secure storage of medications and firearms.