Bills in the 2017 Regular Session, Senate.
Arnie Roblan
Sponsored
Became law9
Directs Department of Education to reimburse education provider for expenses incurred from providing vision screenings.
Increases notice period for termination of rental agreement and removal of manufactured dwelling or floating home.
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution providing property tax exemption to commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings built before January 1, 1993, that will be seismically retrofitted, for period not to exceed 15 years.
Provides that State Fair Council owns fairground property and facilities other than real property unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to advise and assist in implementing targeted outreach and marketing for Health Care for All Oregon Children program.
Considers children who are foreign exchange students and who are residing in Oregon in dormitory operated by school district to be residents of school district for school purposes.
Modifies grant agreement requirements for Department of Environmental Quality grants to low-interest loan programs for on-site septic system repairs, replacements, upgrades and evaluations.
Creates process for State Land Board, Department of State Lands and Legislative Assembly to coordinate transfer of certain trust lands managed for benefit of Common School Fund that have limited performance potential as assets of Common School Fund to certain other public bodies better positioned to manage lands for benefit of public.
Declares state policy on ocean acidification and hypoxia.
Passed the Senate1
Requires that notice of nonpayment of wages or compensation to employer include statement that payment of unpaid wages or compensation to employee within 12 days limits penalty to 100 percent of unpaid wages or compensation owed to employee.
Out of committee11
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education for purposes of developing academic content standards for Oregon Studies and preparing materials to support teacher training and classroom instruction in Oregon Studies.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Ocean Science Trust for deposit in Oregon Ocean Science Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for Reedsport levee project.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide matching funds for Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University to receive federal funds for deepwater test facility for utility scale wave energy converters.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for purposes of awarding grants to develop and administer loan programs to provide low-interest loans for purposes related to on-site septic system repairs, replacements, upgrades and evaluations.
Requires Director of Office of Emergency Management to appoint advisory committee to consult with representatives of rural communities and rural fire protection districts.
Establishes Ocean Beach Fund.
Establishes Superintendent of Public Instruction as statewide elected office.
Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for biennium beginning July 1, 2017, for agricultural experiment station and branch stations, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory programs of Oregon State University.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department for support of Reedsport Public Library.
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to design, implement, administer and operate savings program for post-secondary education expenses.
In committee20
Requires school district to screen certain students for symptoms of Irlen syndrome and to ensure specified staff members receive training related to Irlen syndrome.
Declares state policy on ocean acidification and hypoxia.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to school social workers.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to conduct study on fines related to convictions of criminal mischief for activities occurring in state parks.
Provides that large tract land in western Oregon may not be considered forestland unless subject to sustained yield management plan and all trees are harvested annually from one to two percent of nonriparian and nonroad land base.
Specifies conditions under which State Board of Education may identify youth job development organization, nonprofit organization or other entity for partnership with school districts, education service districts, public schools, public charter schools, community colleges or public universities for purposes of awarding grant related to education in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
Requires seller of real property to disclose seismic risk in seller's property disclosure statement.
Requires court to excuse person from acting as juror if person is 65 years of age or older and must travel more than 40 miles to perform service as juror.
Provides that public body has no responsibility to post warnings related to dangers of ocean.
Requires district elections authority to make determination of whether each candidate elected to district office is qualified to hold that office.
Directs Department of Education to administer pilot program to provide professional development and instructional resources to component school districts through education service districts.
Authorizes issuance of Article XI-Q bonds to finance seismic and life safety improvements to State Capitol building and grounds.
Modifies definition of "transfer" for purposes of private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Authorizes health district that does not impose property tax to invest in securities.
Modifies provision allowing waiver of qualification for registration as professional engineer if applicant has professional engineering experience in another jurisdiction.
Modifies percentage of amounts school districts must pay from State School Fund to public charter schools that are not virtual public charter schools.
Establishes legislative task force to study and make recommendations on creation of one or more national monuments in Oregon.
Modifies requirements for coordinated care organizations.
Directs Legislative Administrator to use National Statuary Hall Replacement Fund moneys to commission statues of Chief Joseph and Abigail Scott Duniway to be placed on display in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for payment to Douglas Timber Operators for purpose of implementing first phase of sediment study of lower Rogue River.
Carried from the House
Became law6
Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution granting exemption for newly rehabilitated or constructed multiunit rental housing.
Establishes process for vessel permit seller to petition for preliminary injunction allowing seller to continue to fish under vessel permit during pendency of proceeding concerning claim that buyer failed to fulfill terms of vessel permit sale.
Directs Department of Human Services, in consultation with Department of Justice, to develop and implement training and continuing education curriculum for caseworkers that informs and instructs caseworkers on their roles in juvenile dependency proceedings.
Authorizes court to order State Fish and Wildlife Commission to revoke all licenses, tags and permits issued under wildlife laws held by person convicted of violation of wildlife laws for unlawfully taking wildlife with culpable mental state, if violation occurred while person was acting or offering to act as outfitter and guide.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Director to, before appointing Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board members, consult with organizations that represent certain interests and take into consideration nominations or recommendations received in course of consultation.
Extends sunset date for public safety fiscal emergency program for counties.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Modifies applicability of certain statutes to person who unintentionally discovers archaeological object.
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and report, no later than September 15, 2017, recommendations to Legislative Assembly and interim committees related to health for program to reimburse costs of oral health care for low-income individuals residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association treaty.
Requires institutions of higher education to provide to each applicable student information detailing amount of education loans received, amount of tuition and fees student has paid to institution, estimate of total payoff amount of education loans student has received , estimate of amount student will have to pay each month to service loans and percentage of borrowing limit student has reached for each type of federal loan.
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.
Directs certain agencies to allow informational materials about human trafficking to be posted at roadside rest areas.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution.
Allows person who is at least 16 years of age to register to vote.
Expands provisions establishing privilege for and confidentiality of certain communications and records of certified advocate at qualified victim services program to include program administered by tribal government.
Changes definition of foster parent who is "current caretaker.".
Requires county or city governing body to submit notice of tentative plan to certain special districts for district approval prior to approval by governing body.
Creates Task Force on Maritime Sector Workforce Development.
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.
Passed the Senate · 2
Requires certain persons to not drive in far left lane unless passing.
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Out of committee · 9
Repeals sunset of income tax credit allowed to eligible business operating new business facility in reservation enterprise zone or reservation partnership zone.
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college attendance and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Access to Arts Education and specifies composition of task force membership.
Requires Oregon Wine Board to establish and operate program for wine market access and wine promotion.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for purpose of repairing and improving docks, marine infrastructure and facilities owned by Port of Brookings Harbor.
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.
Establishes Indian Health Scholarship Program to provide free tuition and fees for qualifying Indian health profession students in exchange for student commitment to work at tribal service site after graduation.
Establishes Oregon Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Program within Department of Human Services.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program and Women, Infants and Children Farm Direct Nutrition Program.
In committee · 14
Establishes timelines by which evaluations must be completed to determine eligibility for special education.
Requires school districts to ensure that all students of school district have equal access to educational facilities.
Creates crime of equine soring.
Increases threshold under which school district may receive additional State School Fund moneys for student eligible for special education.
Exempts work performed on recreational vehicles from plumbing and electrical licensing requirements.
Requires each governing board of public university to include one voting undergraduate student member and one voting graduate student member.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to conduct four-year pilot program for replacing noxious weeds that supply pollen and nectar to pollinating insects with noninvasive forage plants offering similar benefit for pollinating insects.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
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 certain public entities to ensure that discharge of storm water into canal or infrastructure of other entity complies with state and federal water quality standards.
Directs Department of Education to conduct feasibility study to determine viability of establishing public boarding school.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.
Expands scope of investigations of abuse of persons with mental illness that may be conducted by Department of Human Services.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon pollution market by rule.