Bills in the 2014 Regular Session, House.
Alissa Keny-Guyer
Sponsored
Became law1
Allows Department of Education to award grants to encourage participation in summer meals programs.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Allows Oregon State Lottery to use moneys allocated for payment of costs of administration of state lottery to pay expenses incurred to implement policies related to problem gambling, to collect data related to problem gambling and to advertise availability of programs for treatment of problem gambling.
Removes prohibition against insurer's issuing or delivering to small employer policy of insurance against risk of economic loss under less than fully insured employee health benefit plan.
Amends 40-40-20 education goals to include apprenticeship programs registered with State Apprenticeship and Training Council.
Establishes Task Force on Statutory Common School Fund Loans to identify opportunities for making loans from Common School Fund for purpose of financing projects that provide significant in-state economic benefits.
Requires notice of trustee's sale in connection with foreclosure of residential property to include language that warns prospective purchasers that residential property may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines.
Authorizes Board of Medical Imaging to waive specified licensing requirements for individual who meets certain criteria.
Modifies requirements for insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening examinations and laboratory tests.
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 .
Extends Alternative Fuel Vehicle Revolving Fund loan program to certain private entities.
Authorizes court to appoint protected person special advocate in protective proceeding at any time after appointment of fiduciary that is not financial institution or trust company.
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.
Requires state contracting agency or public corporation that implements information technology initiative to obtain quality management services from qualified contractor if value of information technology initiative exceeds $5 million or meets criteria or standards that State Chief Information Officer or Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services specifies by rule or policy.
Establishes Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator within Oregon Health Authority .
Requires Oregon State University, in consultation with State Department of Agriculture, to develop educational materials regarding best practices for avoiding adverse effects of pesticides on populations of bees and other pollinating insects.
Changes interest rate accruing on deferred taxes under homestead property tax deferral program from six percent compounded annually to six percent per annum.
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
Amends definition of "rural area" to mean area outside urban growth boundary of city of 40,000 or more, as boundary is acknowledged on date on which application is submitted for strategic investment program.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
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.
Directs Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to administer grant program for purpose of distributing funds to community colleges to make child care services available to community college students.
In committee · 5
Modifies standards that State Board of Education must adopt related to student education records.
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.
Defines "vapor product" and "vape." 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.
Increases rate of taxation on cigarettes and tobacco products.