Bills in the 2020 Regular Session, House.
Teresa Alonso Leon
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Defines "Regional Health Equity Coalition" and "Regional Health Equity Coalition model." Requires Oregon Health Authority to work with Regional Health Equity Coalitions and groups utilizing Regional Health Equity Coalition model throughout state.
Out of committee1
Establishes Task Force on Student Success for Underrepresented Students in Higher Education.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
Requires Department of Education to develop form for public education programs to use when student has been diagnosed with concussion or other brain injury.
Passed the House · 10
Repeals driving privilege suspension and eliminates imposition of driving privilege restrictions for failure to pay fine.
Limits cost-sharing for health benefit plan coverage of insulin prescribed for treatment of diabetes.
Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue license to practice genetic counseling to qualified applicant.
Prohibits remote sales of inhalant delivery systems.
Requires supervising physician, or supervising physician organization, to enter into practice agreement with physician assistant in order to use services of physician assistant.
Prohibits police officer from conducting or participating in activities intended to determine whether person has paid certain user charges, fees or tolls imposed by mass transit district.
Requires coordinated care organizations to report specified information to Oregon Health Authority regarding requests for prior authorization.
Makes unlawful practice for place of public accommodation to refuse to accept United States coins or currency as payment for goods and services.
Prohibits aerial pesticide applicator from spraying or otherwise applying by aircraft pesticide product containing chlorpyrifos.
Prescribes grace periods for payment of premiums on certain types of health insurance.
Out of committee · 25
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants, loans and technical assistance to organizations increasing homeownership program access to persons of color.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for expenses related to hospital nurse staffing program.
Makes permanent small school district grants and school district funding for foreign exchange students.
Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination.
Modifies definitions applicable for purposes of universal service surcharge.
Establishes Behavioral Health Road Map Commission in Legislative Assembly.
Allocates lottery moneys from Veterans' Services Fund to Long Term Care Ombudsman for purpose of providing public guardian and conservator services to veterans.
Allows payment from Wage Security Fund to be made to wage claimant for wages earned and unpaid in event that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries has obtained judgment in action or has issued final order in administrative proceeding for collection of wage claim.
Establishes Task Force to Promote Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry.
Directs Department of Education, in consultation with STEM Investment Council, to develop statewide, long-term strategic plan to provide computer science education.
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 Oregon Health Authority to ensure reimbursement of health services delivered using telemedicine.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to children's advocacy centers.
Requires companies providing health care interpreters to health care providers to use health care interpreters who are listed on health care interpreter registry as being qualified or certified by Oregon Health Authority.
Directs school districts to provide age-appropriate instruction in oral health as part of health education curriculum.
Prohibits public institution of higher education from requiring student to enroll in course designed to prepare student for enrollment in lower-division collegiate coursework in writing or math unless student was evaluated for placement through specified assessment systems.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer and collect data from student health surveys.
Narrows requirement that grants for certain student transportation costs be prioritized for school districts that did not receive public moneys in previous school year for same student transportation costs.
Appropriates money to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for deposit in Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund and distribution to CASA Volunteer Programs.
Prohibits spending moneys of State of Oregon or of public body on or for benefit of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to advance design of cannabis business certification program.
In committee · 6
Establishes Task Force on Medicaid and Medicare Workforce Standards.
Authorizes political contributions received by candidate, principal campaign committee of candidate or principal campaign committee of holder of public office to be used to defray both health insurance premiums for candidate or holder of public office and members of household of candidate or holder of public office and caregiving expenses for relative of candidate or holder of public office.
Prohibits state agencies from authorizing construction of new infrastructure for exploration, development or production of oil or gas on state-owned real property or for transportation of oil or gas across state-owned real property.
Requires health insurance policies that have prescription drug benefit to cover cost of drugs prescribed for urgent medical conditions and cost of drugs prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists within their scope of practice, including cost of pharmacists' consultation fees associated with prescribing and dispensing drugs.
Creates crime of unlawfully threatening a school or place of worship.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada.