Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Sherrie Sprenger
Sponsored
Became law1
Defines "school" for purposes of defining "school zone.".
In committee10
Requires member of Public Employees Retirement System to contribute ___ percent of salary to benefit funding account.
Changes definition of "qualifying position" for purposes of public employee retirement benefits to require employee to work at least 1040 hours in calendar year.
Eliminates payments toward cost of health insurance premiums for retired members of Public Employees Retirement System who are not eligible for Medicare.
Allows qualified student to apply Oregon Opportunity Grant moneys toward certain for-profit post-secondary institutions.
Creates Task Force on Educator Health Benefits.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to recommend rules to State Fish and Wildlife Commission regarding creation of pilot program that allows persons to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars.
Requires that person seeking to appeal land use decision or limited land use decision to Land Use Board of Appeals must be adversely affected by decision.
Provides that certain uses of Native American mascots are not acts of discrimination.
Gives tourist facility landlord immunity from liability under certain circumstances during term of rental agreement or lease providing for tenant to occupy tourist facility and operate organizational camp.
Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement.
Carried from the Senate
Vetoed1
Permits district school board to enter into written agreement with federally recognized Native American tribe in Oregon that is located closest to school district with respect to name, symbol or image of mascot associated with a Native American tribe, expected behavior of students and spectators at athletic events with respect to mascot, and training on cultural diversity that athletic directors or other persons identified by school board are required to complete.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Allows slaughtering, processing and selling up to 1,000 poultry as outright permitted nonfarm use, subject to specified limits, in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.
Provides that person does not commit offense of obstruction of vehicle windows by covering rear window.
Directs district school boards to adopt policies for use of personal electronic devices in schools of school district.
Extends length of suspension of driving privileges if person fails to pay fine or obey order of court from 10 years to 20 years.
Requires Department of Human Services to make diligent efforts to identify and obtain contact information for grandparent of child or ward committed to department's custody and to provide grandparent with notice of hearing concerning child or ward.
Establishes teacher leader license.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Allows student or parent or legal guardian of student to request that student not participate in mental health screening conducted for all students in specified grade or classroom.
Passed the House · 4
Provides that county is exempt from applicability of statute banning use of dogs to hunt or pursue cougars if voters approve county measure proposed by initiative petition or referred to people by governing body of county.
Permits Department of Transportation to issue veterans' recognition registration plate to Gold Star Family member who is sibling of person who was killed in action in armed conflict while serving in Armed Forces of United States.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Authorizes governing body of Malheur County, under specified circumstances, to plan and zone site for industrial use, in addition to and not in lieu of other authority to plan and zone for industrial use.
Out of committee · 7
Creates crime of patronizing a trafficked child.
Extends sunset of income tax credit for political contributions through tax years beginning before January 1, 2020.
Establishes Lebanon Veterans' Home Construction Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Alters method by which moneys are distributed to school districts for purpose of paying for costs of education of students in eligible day treatment programs and eligible residential treatment programs.
Changes name of Tuition Protection Fund to Tuition Protection Trust Fund.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide aid necessary to prevent homelessness and assist caretaker relative in returning to employment.
In committee · 15
If mammogram is inconclusive due to dense breast tissue, requires person who performed mammogram to notify patient of inconclusive results and to advise patient to contact patient's health care provider regarding appropriateness of supplemental testing.
Directs all students who are eligible to participate in certain mental health screenings or assessments to participate unless student or parent or legal guardian of student requests in writing that student not participate.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and all state agencies to adopt and implement plan for flexible schedules for employees subject to unpaid furlough days.
Requires Department of Human Services to request court review of founded determination in child abuse investigation if law enforcement agency investigation in same case results in unfounded determination.
Requires state agencies to use in-state providers of health care items and services instead of out-of-state providers under specified conditions.
Prohibits state natural resource agencies from spending more than $50,000 that is received by agency as compensatory mitigation payment until agency reports on costs and benefits of proposed expenditure.
Prohibits Water Resources Department collection of periodic or recurring fee or charge pertaining to well allowing ground water use for single or group domestic purposes.
Requires Department of Human Services to ensure that electronic benefits transfer cards issued to recipients of aid cannot be used to purchase prepaid credit cards.
Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission from adopting any rule concerning air quality and water quality that imposes requirements, standards or any other limitation that exceeds requirements, standards or any other limitation imposed under federal law.
Requires that annual report by State Forester to Emergency Board include private property loss information for fires of 1,000 acres or more.
Directs district school board to select student teacher based on student's potential to teach and not on student's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age or disability or on policies of teacher education institution or teacher education program involving race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age or disability and how those policies relate to specific student.
Removes sunset of income tax credit for political contributions.
Requires certain qualifications for appointment as member of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 300 percent of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief allowed.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for contributions to organization that is organized for purpose of providing funding for construction of World War II memorial.