Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Jeff Barker
Sponsored
Became law1
Provides that information or complaint may be verified by complainant's certifying sufficient grounds to believe defendant committed offense.
In committee5
Adds two members to Oregon Education Investment Board to represent school district boards and parents.
Requires Department of Corrections to withhold portion of inmate's retained compensation in manner of wage garnishment if department receives notice of judgment including money award entered against inmate for assault or battery of department employee.
Removes certain testing requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Prohibits person that manufactures or distributes prescription contact lenses from preventing retailer from advertising or selling prescription contact lenses at price for consumers that is less than price that person sets or specifies.
Excludes certain police officers from meaning of supervisory employee for purposes of public employment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
Requires school district to provide lunch free of charge to students who are eligible for reduced price lunches.
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Requires law enforcement agency to establish policies and procedures for use and retention of recordings from cameras worn upon police officer's person to record officer's interactions with members of public.
Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.
Requires public universities to establish priority enrollment system for qualified students who are active members of Armed Forces of the United States, who are qualified veterans or who receive veterans' educational benefits as federally qualified dependents of active members or qualified veterans.
Allows in-state tuition in certain circumstances for individuals who resided in Oregon but relocated due to position in military, government or humanitarian aid organization.
Creates exemption to prohibition on recording conversations for person who openly and in plain view records law enforcement officer while officer is performing official duties and person is in place where person may lawfully be.
Requires public contracting agencies to provide as material condition of public contract that contractor remain certified as disadvantaged, minority, women or emerging small business enterprise during entire term of public contract if contracting agency awarded public contract, in whole or in part, on basis of contractor's certification.
Directs governing entity of public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with third party financial firm for student financial aid services to consider federal policies for contracting.
Establishes Task Force on Incarcerated Veterans to research, study and make recommendations regarding outreach to and assistance for incarcerated veterans.
Eliminates reporting requirement related to disclosure, at request of law enforcement agency, of call location information of cellular device used to call 9-1-1 or believed to be in possession of individual who is believed to be in emergency situation.
Prescribes salary calculation for substitute teachers in school district that has class schedule based on four-day week.
Directs Department of Education to administer process for providing funding for activities related to annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
Allows on-premises consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages at certified smoke shops.
Authorizes defendant to request district attorney to approve extension of stay of criminal proceedings for district attorney diversion.
Requires Clackamas County to develop pilot program for forestry products grown on nonforest land in county to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperative.
Provides that tax-exempt nonprofit organization may supply to Oregon Liquor Control Commission informational materials about human trafficking, including adhesive stickers, provided that materials contain objectively verifiable information only about human trafficking.
Permits any person convicted of aggravated murder or felony with relevant DNA evidence to file motion for DNA testing.
Allows applicant for licensing as landscape construction professional, or for issuance of limited or specialty license, to take practical skills test and attend class on landscape contracting business practices as alternative to taking written examination.
Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.
Provides that release decision for defendant charged with sex crime or crime constituting domestic violence must include order prohibiting attempted contact with victim and third-party contact with victim while defendant is in custody.
Increases penalty for crime of strangulation when committed knowing victim was pregnant.
Establishes privilege in civil, criminal, administrative and school proceedings for certain communications between persons seeking services related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking and victim services programs and advocates.
Directs Department of Corrections to establish Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program in partnership with circuit courts, county community corrections agencies and Department of Human Services.
Modifies temporary assistance for needy families program.
Passed the House · 2
Modifies crime of displaying obscene materials to minors.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Out of committee · 6
Includes base pay of corrections employees of certain counties as comparable factor to be considered by arbitrator in establishing base pay for employees of Department of Corrections.
Allows credit against income taxes for employment of qualified military veterans.
Establishes Oregon Educational and Workforce Development Bridge Loan Program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to conduct outreach and provide loans to veterans and disabled veterans who are enrolled in approved course of study, approved professional training, approved workforce development program or approved apprenticeship in connection with institution of higher education, and who are eligible to receive federal educational aid or other financial assistance that is temporarily unavailable.
Authorizes counties to establish programs for forestry products grown on nonforest lands in counties to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperatives.
Establishes Oregon Center of Cyber-Excellence.
Appropriates moneys to State Department of Agriculture for biennium beginning July 1, 2015, to carry out department program for pesticide regulation.
In committee · 18
Requires Department of Human Services to prescribe income limits for temporary assistance to needy families program that are equal to 66 percent of federal poverty guidelines.
Enacts Privacy Expectation Afterlife and Choices Act.
Limits hours nurses employed in Department of Corrections institutions may work.
Provides that Department of Public Safety Standards and Training may not deny, suspend or revoke certification of corrections officer because corrections officer seeks help with mental health issues, substance abuse or other counseling needs.
Provides that full-time faculty member employed by community college to teach incarcerated persons within secure perimeter of correctional institution qualifies as police officer under Public Employees Retirement System.
Permits motorcycle driver to proceed at stop light under certain conditions.
Adds woody biomass to types of green energy technology for which contracting agency must set aside 1.5 percent of contract price to include in public building.
Increases penalty for crime of strangulation when committed knowing victim was pregnant.
Creates income tax credit for member of military organization that contributes financial resources to Veterans' Educational Aid Account prior to dissolution.
Establishes Task Force on Safety of Police Officers to study officer safety.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Portland Trail Blazers license plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Increases fee that governing body of county may impose for issuing marriage license or registering Declaration of Domestic Partnership.
Creates special certification requirements for pesticide applicators and public applicators who spray or otherwise apply pesticides by aircraft.
Requires governing board of Pesticide Analytical and Response Center to adopt rules establishing standardized operating procedures for state agencies represented on governing board to receive and investigate complaints regarding use of pesticides.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish telephone line for persons concerned about misuse or alleged misuse of pesticides.
Finds and declares that Baker, Crook, Harney, Lake and Malheur Counties are qualitatively different and unique sage grouse habitat, making counties separate and distinct class for purposes of levying state tax assessment.
Requires member of Legislative Assembly to file statement of paid political activity with Secretary of State if member, or immediate family member of member, serves as paid candidate campaign consultant.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to remove official State of Mississippi flag from Walk of Flags display at State Capitol State Park and replace with Mississippi Magnolia Flag.