Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Shemia Fagan
Sponsored
Became law5
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.
Modifies circumstances under which attorney fees may be awarded and amount of attorney fees awarded in workers' compensation claims.
Requires caller that uses automatic dialing and announcing device in prerecorded or synthesized voice message that device plays to subscriber to provide method by which subscriber may enter single dual-tone multifrequency signal or enter or speak one-digit code to notify caller that subscriber does not want to receive future calls from caller.
Authorizes owner of tract within corporate boundaries of City of Damascus to withdraw tract from city in certain circumstances.
Requires City of Damascus, if city is disincorporated, to notify public of city's obligation to satisfy city's debts and obligations and to encourage creditors to present claims to city to ensure timely payment of valid debts and obligations.
Passed both houses1
Provides that, beginning on 30th day following date of election held pursuant to Act and ending on 60th day following date of election, City of Damascus shall satisfy all debts, obligations, liabilities and expenses of city and transfer moneys and all of city's other property to Clackamas County.
In committee6
Authorizes employee of certain employers to request flexible, predictable or stable work schedule.
Prohibits greyhound racing.
Establishes Oregon EARN Program within Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Establishes Task Force on Franchisees to study relationships among franchisors, subfranchisors and franchisees to determine whether, for purposes of applying this state's tax laws and other laws, franchisee or subfranchisor is employee of franchisor.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct analysis on most effective method or methods for increasing elector participation in elections.
Authorizes employee of certain employers to request flexible or predictable work schedule.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Establishes grant program to provide matching fund grants to school districts for capital costs of school districts.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
Requires school district to provide lunch free of charge to students who are eligible for reduced price lunches.
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Allows direct purchase and sale of bulk distilled liquor between distillery licensees for blending and manufacturing purposes.
Provides that person who records another person's intimate areas commits crime of invasion of personal privacy.
Requires truancy notice to inform parent or person in parental relation of right to request evaluation for individualized education program or review of individualized education program.
Requires continuation of group health insurance coverage for employee on family leave on same terms as when employee is not on leave.
Requires member of law enforcement agency who has probable cause to believe custodial interference or kidnapping with respect to child has occurred to notify Oregon State Police missing children clearinghouse within 24 hours .
Requires universities with institutional governing boards to continue to participate in shared services relating to listed employee benefits and to collective bargaining until July 1, 2019.
Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.
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.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt specified standards related to student education records.
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.
Extends sunset on provisions allowing retired members of Public Employees Retirement System to be employed full-time by public employer as nursing instructor or as trainer for Department of Public Safety Standards and Training without loss of retirement benefits.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct audit of use of statewide summative assessment in public schools in this state.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Portland Trail Blazers license plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
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.
Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to enter into interagency agreements for Construction Contractors Board to perform duties on behalf of department related to state building code.
Directs Department of Education to administer process for providing funding for activities related to annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
Creates Oregon Retirement Savings Board in office of State Treasurer.
Allows on-premises consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages at certified smoke shops.
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.
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.
Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.
Directs Department of Corrections to establish Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program in partnership with circuit courts, county community corrections agencies and Department of Human Services.
Passed the House · 1
Provides persons licensed to carry concealed handgun in another state with protections provided to persons with Oregon concealed handgun license if other state recognizes Oregon concealed handgun licenses and person who qualifies for license in other state would also qualify in Oregon.
Out of committee · 10
Requires employers that employ six or more employees to implement paid sick time for employees and employers that employ fewer than six employees to implement unpaid sick time for employees.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of at-risk or disadvantaged youth or youth with intellectual or developmental disability.
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board.
Modifies criteria to qualify for grant to be used to provide instructional time during summer program.
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.
Creates task force to study training of direct care staff who support individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Authorizes counties to establish programs for forestry products grown on nonforest lands in counties to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperatives.
Establishes insurance coverage requirements for drivers who offer or provide rides to passengers that are arranged via digital networks operated by transportation network companies.
In committee · 17
Requires hospital or provider of residential treatment that discharges individual with mental illness to provide case management services to assist individual in transitioning to outpatient mental health treatment.
Requires community colleges and public universities to include cost of required course materials as part of tuition and mandatory fees.
Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to vote.
Includes siblings among family members for whom eligible employee may take family leave.
Reduces minimum average hours worked required for eligibility for family leave from 25 to 24.
Establishes State Apprenticeship Education and Training Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Apprenticeship and Training Council and Bureau of Labor and Industries for specified purposes.
Makes failure of employer to grant employee unpaid parental leave to attend certain school-related activities unlawful employment practice.
Prohibits discrimination in employment on basis of familial status of employee.
Prohibits juvenile detention facility from imposing isolation upon detained juvenile except under specified circumstances.
Directs Department of Education to issue privacy risk assessment of any data system, program or contract involving student education records.
Establishes standards relating to personal identifying information that State Board of Education must follow when adopting rules related to student education records.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt schedule of civil penalties for violations of rules related to creation, use, custody and disclosure, including access, of student education records.
Requires student to complete and submit application for apprenticeship program or post-secondary institution of education, to complete and submit enlistment application in Armed Forces or National Guard, or to attend orientation related to apprenticeship or training opportunity, in order to receive high school diploma.
Excludes certain police officers from meaning of supervisory employee for purposes of public employment.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Portland Trail Blazers license plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to remove official State of Mississippi flag from Walk of Flags display at State Capitol State Park and replace with Mississippi Magnolia Flag.