Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, House.
Margaret Doherty
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires Oregon Health Authority to amend Medicaid state plan to implement programs to increase medical assistance reimbursement paid to public providers of emergency medical services.
Out of committee1
Directs Chief Education Office to design and implement pilot program to decrease rates of school absenteeism.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Directs Department of Education and Chief Education Office to jointly develop statewide education plan to address chronic absences of students in public schools.
Designates March 28 of each year as Minoru Yasui Day.
Permits corporation with shares that are registered under securities law of this state or under federal securities law to reject vote, consent, waiver or proxy authorization if shareholder has not complied with certain public disclosure requirements of securities law .
Provides affirmative defense to public employee and certain nonprofit employee whistleblowers who provide lawfully accessed information to state or federal regulatory agency, law enforcement agency, manager employed by employer or employee's attorney .
Establishes COFA Premium Assistance Program administered by Department of Consumer and Business Services to provide financial assistance with health care premiums and out-of-pocket costs for Pacific Islanders legally residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association.
Requires persons who receive grant under Oregon Promise program to complete first-year experience.
Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to establish pilot program in which local governments may site and develop affordable housing.
Establishes Governor's Child Foster Care Advisory Commission to advise Governor and Director of Human Services regarding foster care system in this state.
Provides for temporary lockout benefits, equal to weekly unemployment benefit amount of individual's most recent unemployment benefit claim, to individual who is unemployed due to lockout.
Requires agencies to report annually to Legislative Assembly information related to their use of temporary rulemaking procedures.
Makes statutory changes to achieve gender neutral language with respect to individuals who are in marital relationship.
Expands crime of obstructing governmental or judicial administration to include engaging in business of notary public or immigration consultant without authorization.
Out of committee · 2
Creates Policy Advisory Council on Summer Learning.
Directs Legislative Administrator to use National Statuary Hall Replacement Fund moneys to commission statues of Abigail Scott Duniway and Mark Odom Hatfield to be placed on display in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
In committee · 1
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to virtual public charter schools.