Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Caddy McKeown
Sponsored
Became law4
Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule procedures for implementing alternative ballast water management strategies for vessels with empty ballast tanks.
Adds civil code enforcement officers to public officials who may request exemption from required disclosure under public records law of specified personal information.
Requires persons cultivating shellfish on public or private land to file annual report.
Authorizes rural ports to acquire and operate telecommunications facilities.
Out of committee2
Authorizes Public Utility Commission to include in electric company's rates cost of electricity, including above-market cost of electricity, if electricity is generated under certain conditions.
Specifies that certain state forestland may be sold as provided by resolution of the State Land Board.
In committee5
Prohibits insurer from imposing cost sharing or similar requirements for services provided by out-of-network providers that are greater than requirements for services provided by in-network providers.
Expands conditions necessary for qualified community development entity to earn tax credit for qualified equity investment.
Eliminates requirement that person licensed to sell manufactured structures deliver bond or letter of credit to Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services if person is real estate licensee in good standing and in compliance with requirement to acquire and maintain errors and omissions insurance.
Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules regarding inspection of new and existing sewage disposal systems, inspections of inland water bodies and increased access to inspector training and certification.
Establishes task force to determine feasibility of establishing local predator damage control districts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 28
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules prohibiting use of drones for certain purposes related to pursuit of wildlife.
Requires school district to provide lunch free of charge to students who are eligible for reduced price lunches.
Allows direct purchase and sale of bulk distilled liquor between distillery licensees for blending and manufacturing purposes.
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.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Portland Trail Blazers license plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Removes provision that public officer or employee who leaves position to perform military duty may not, while performing military duty, receive amount of pay entitled to before leave of absence.
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.
Requires ASPIRE programs to annually provide financial aid instruction to high school students and to make instruction available to students' families, including different types of loans available to students attending post-secondary institutions of education, potential use of individual development accounts and economic impact of each type of loan.
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.
Limits biennial expenditures by Oregon Business Development Department from lottery moneys for funding of cooperative efforts of National Policy Consensus Center of Portland State University and community organizations related to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide economic development assistance to persons engaged in business of western juniper harvesting or of manufacturing products from western juniper, provide technical business assistance to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing businesses and provide or fund workforce training assistance for potential western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing business workers.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Fund.
Allows establishment of wildlife food plots on small forestland subject to reforestation requirements .
Changes definition of "grandparent" in laws pertaining to notice to grandparents of juvenile dependency hearings regarding grandchildren, and that authorize grandparents to request visitation or other contact or communication with grandchildren when grandchildren are in legal custody of Department of Human Services.
Authorizes creation of sand control districts for purpose of controlling drifting sand.
Allows increased use of flashing lights in certain school zones.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be expended for grant program that distributes moneys to community colleges, or any foundations of 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.
Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of predator damage control district within county.
Requires that portion of surcharge moneys from salmon registration plate program directed to fund controlled by Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board be used only for projects to protect or restore native salmon habitat or to remove artificial obstructions to native salmon migration.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to work with public universities to develop effective solutions to problem of students who enroll at public university, complete two or more years of coursework and leave university without graduating or receiving official recognition.
Designates March 10 of each year as "Mighty Oregon" Day.
Extends sunset from January 2, 2019, to July 1, 2019, for law imposing general prohibition on growing of canola in Willamette Valley Protected District.
Increases membership of All-Terrain Vehicle Advisory Committee.
Requires each school obtaining approval from Higher Education Coordinating Commission to offer academic degree to annually obtain bond or letter of credit demonstrating school is financially sound and capable of fulfilling commitments to students.
Establishes Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant Program within State Parks and Recreation Department for purpose of awarding grants to acquire, rehabilitate and construct buildings in designated downtown areas statewide and to facilitate community revitalization.
Modifies temporary assistance for needy families program.
Designates fourth week in April each year as Oregon Oyster Week.
Out of committee · 6
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board.
Directs Department of Education to administer pilot program to increase students' exposure and access to career and technical education.
Directs Department of Education and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to advance career and technical education opportunities by fulfilling specified requirements.
Establishes Task Force on Vision Zero: Achieving Zero Traffic Crashes, Injuries and Fatalities.
Establishes Oregon Center of Cyber-Excellence.
Requires Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to spend $1 million per year out of Watershed Conservation Grant Fund on implementation of strategies to protect and restore sage grouse habitat.
In committee · 10
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.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to conduct study of mineral resource potential in Oregon and present report to Legislative Assembly by February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Extends sunset for tax credit for qualified equity investment.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct analysis on most effective and cost-efficient method or methods for candidates to provide voters' pamphlet statements in special district elections.
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.
Authorizes county to grant exemption from property taxes imposed on homesteads of volunteer firefighters.