Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, House.
Margaret Doherty
Sponsored
Became law1
Provides that person is immune from prosecution for offense of possession of alcohol by person under 21 years of age if person was in need of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption or if person sought medical assistance for another person in need of medical assistance due to alcohol consumption, and evidence of offense resulted from person's having sought or obtained medical assistance .
In committee1
Allows person elected or appointed to office of sheriff, county judge or county commissioner in county with population of fewer than 110,000 inhabitants to continue to be retired member of Public Employees Retirement System and continue to receive retirement benefits under system.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Directs Long Term Care Ombudsman, in consultation with Residential Facilities Advisory Committee, to appoint Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator in office of Long Term Care Ombudsman to provide public guardian and conservator services for persons claiming to be without relatives or friends willing or able to serve as guardians or conservators and claiming to lack financial resources to obtain private guardian or conservator.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Establishes Task Force on Transportation and Customer Service Efficiency to study customer service performance in Department of Transportation field offices that provide driver and motor vehicle services.
Allows Department of Education to award grants to encourage participation in summer meals programs.
Directs Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Higher Education Coordinating Commission to jointly establish grant program for purpose of distributing moneys to community colleges to increase number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate.
Directs Department of Education to make grants to improve student achievement in certain schools that are high poverty and low performing.
Expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty to include children of reserve officers and volunteer firefighters killed or disabled in line of duty.
Revises assessment and grading system standards for school districts.
Requires Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation to request federal agency to allow individuals and businesses to qualify for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions and business tax relief if individuals and businesses enrolled in qualified health plans directly with insurers.
Passed the House · 2
Directs Oregon Historical Society to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of Mark Odom Hatfield, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Requires that majority of members of Oregon Education Investment Board be public educational professionals who work, or have worked, on regular basis in public educational setting.
Out of committee · 2
Establishes Oregon Task Force on Career and Technical Education Teaching for purpose of increasing availability and quality of teachers of career and technical education courses.
Establishes Oregon Investment Department as public investment agency to be supervised by director appointed by Oregon Investment Council.
In committee · 4
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for up to $500 in cash dividends paid by employer to employee for participation in workplace wellness program.
Defines "vapor product." Amends laws related to consumption of tobacco products by minors to include references to consumption of vapor products by minors, including crime of endangering welfare of minor and other criminal offenses and civil penalties related to use or acquisition of tobacco by minor.
Requires person, before sending unsolicited check, draft or other payment instrument or offer to extend credit or lend money to consumer, either to send notice to consumer at least seven days in advance or to establish and use system by which consumer must affirmatively consent to receive check, draft or other payment instrument or offer to extend credit or lend money.
Provides method for giving notice to Internet service providers that wish to install Internet lines within state highway right-of-way.