Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Sponsored
Became law6
Directs Department of Education to assist school districts and education service districts in funding school nursing services.
Establishes Veterans' Services Fund.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more grant programs statewide to expand and enhance existing campus veteran resource centers and employ campus veteran resource coordinators on campuses of community colleges and public universities to help veterans successfully transition from military service to college life, succeed in college, complete educational goals and transition from college to workforce and community.
Permits nonresident nurses to practice in Oregon if staffing school-sponsored event.
Requires medical assessment provider or law enforcement officer to contact victim advocate and make reasonable efforts to ensure that victim advocate is present and available at medical facility.
Directs Advisory Committee to review, consider and report to interim legislative committees relating to veterans no later than February 1, 2018, regarding program to provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide services to veterans and veterans' families in rural areas of this state.
Out of committee4
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for construction and capital equipment of innovation and workforce training center in Rockwood neighborhood of Gresham.
Requires outfitters and guides to offer helmets to all passengers using boat on waters rated class III or higher.
Establishes Oregon Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Program within Department of Human Services.
Establishes Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Fund.
In committee5
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for Youth Development Division for gang prevention services in city of Gresham.
Requires court to ask petitioner at hearing for family or household abuse restraining order whether respondent possesses any firearms and to record answer on order.
Prohibits transfer of right of redemption of property to successor in interest by sale.
Clarifies that licensed nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists and clinical nurse specialists may provide direction to medical imaging licensees and may perform medical imaging modalities in specified circumstances.
Requires county to allow siting of accessory dwelling unit in area zoned rural residential.
Carried from the House
Became law3
Requires Department of Human Services to provide trauma-informed training to child welfare personnel.
Creates alternative process for persons seeking to change name on vital record for purpose of affirming gender identity.
Requires applicants for initial license to practice respiratory therapy to hold credential as Registered Respiratory Therapist.
Vetoed1
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to licensed psychologist who meets specified requirements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Establishes Task Force on Student Mental Health Support.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Commission as advisory body for issues relating to repair, reopening, operation, maintenance and future transfer of ownership of navigational canal and locks.
Makes evidence about sexual behavior or predisposition inadmissible in civil proceeding except under certain circumstances.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Creates offense of selling tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems to person under 21 years of age.
Designates third Friday in September of every year to be Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Designates August 7 of each year as Oregon Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Amends Oregon Promise program to remove prohibition on awarding more than $10 million in grants per fiscal year.
Ensures that private sector labor organizations and employers throughout state may enter into union security agreements to full extent allowed by federal law.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019.
Requires school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to adopt Healthy and Safe Schools Plan to address environmental conditions in facilities owned or leased by districts or schools where students or staff are present on regular basis.
Passed the Senate · 1
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Out of committee · 4
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums, with remaining 90 percent paid by state.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants.
Provides that with respect to newborn screening, Oregon Health Authority shall specify that person providing newborn screening may conduct tests for conditions listed on most recent edition of Recommended Uniform Screening Panel by United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Requires video transmissions of executive department and legislative department to be closed-captioned for access by hearing-impaired persons.
In committee · 11
Limits landlord to charging single applicant screening charge for applicant applying to rent multiple dwelling units owned or managed by landlord.
Directs Department of Education to provide technical assistance and support to school districts and community colleges to prevent and respond to interpersonal violence.
Creates crime of equine soring.
Requires law enforcement agency that takes custody of firearms under firearms surrender protocol to establish procedures to notify certain individuals of law enforcement agency's anticipated return of firearm.
Requires Department of Education, in consultation with Oregon Health Authority, to disseminate information, processes and model plans regarding school testing for elevated levels of toxics.
Permits expressly identified agent, pursuant to lawfully executed advance directive and in accordance with Oregon Death with Dignity Act, to collect and administer prescribed medication for purpose of ending patient's life in humane and dignified manner if patient ceases to be capable after having received prescription for life-ending medication.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to classify neonicotinoids as restricted use pesticides.
Allows local government to inhibit or prevent production or use of seed or seed products for purpose of protecting seed or products that are not genetically engineered from adverse impacts of genetically engineered seed or products or if enforcing local measure approved by county voters on May 20, 2014.
Requires Department of Education to develop model plan for conducting tests for certain environmental hazards in facilities owned or leased by school districts or public charter schools where students or staff are present on regular basis and for reporting test results.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Prohibits use of gillnets and tangle nets for fishing.