Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Julie Parrish
Sponsored
Became law4
Authorizes county to take exception to statewide planning goal to allow establishment of transportation facility in area designated as urban reserve.
Directs Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to suspend, instead of terminate, medical assistance of medical assistance recipient who becomes inmate of local correctional facility for expected term of no more than 12 months.
Changes method by which surplus "kicker" refunds are made to personal income taxpayers from payment to credit.
Expands types of entities that may sponsor public charter school.
Passed the House1
Allows person without administrative license to be superintendent, or assistant superintendent, of public school, public charter school or virtual public charter school.
Out of committee1
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
In committee17
Authorizes Department of Transportation to issue veterans' recognition registration plates for vehicles registered to owners residing at same address as qualifying veteran.
Permits taxpayer to defer recognition of long-term capital gain if taxpayer invests in business entity in Oregon during tax year.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot program, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Prohibits public employer from agreeing to pay or provide retirement benefit to member of Public Employees Retirement System other than payments required or provided for in statutes governing retirement benefits of members of system.
Requires Director of Human Services to convene task force to make policy recommendations to Legislative Assembly on strategies to reduce migration of residents of other states into Oregon to obtain medical assistance.
Requires collective bargaining agreement between certain local public employers and employees of public employer to provide for suspension of implementation of certain increases in employee compensation during period of fiscal emergency.
Provides credit against personal income taxes for costs associated with growing produce.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate demonstration project, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to require recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to participate in shopping and nutrition education program.
Permits contracting agency that procures goods for public use to give preference to food produced within this state if cost of food is not more than 10 percent more than food that is not produced within this state.
Establishes retirement benefits payable under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan to persons who establish membership in Public Employees Retirement System on or after effective date of Act.
Allows person to teach certain courses in schools without being licensed by or registered with Teacher Standards and Practices Commission if certain requirements are met.
Requires resident school district of student to approve admission of student in another school district if certain conditions are met.
Requires sponsor of public charter school to pay school amount per ADMw that is equal to amount received by sponsoring school district or by school district where public charter school is located.
Expands types of entities that may sponsor public charter school.
Provides funding for instruction for talented and gifted children based on amount per student.
Provides exemption from fine and suspension of driving privileges if person under 21 years of age calls 9-1-1 for medical assistance following consumption of alcohol by person or another person under 21 years of age.
Requires law enforcement unit to train public safety officers in veterans' issues.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Removes exception for person operating motor vehicle in scope of person's employment from offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Expands definition of "bakery product" for purposes of laws regulating bakeries.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Requires state institutions of higher learning to allow military recruitment on campus on equal footing with other employment recruitment.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Establishes Task Force on Military Families.
Allows court to renew Family Abuse Prevention Act order upon petition of child who has reached 18 years of age if child was protected by previous order and reasonably fears further acts of abuse by respondent.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to consult with applicant regarding Federal Water Pollution Control Act variances in order to seek to minimize negative economic impacts of variances.
Requires person who submits death certificate after decedent's death was caused by suicide to make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify Center for Health Statistics whether decedent was veteran, whether decedent served in combat and where decedent served if decedent served in combat.
Directs Adjutant General to form commission to develop and name medal to honor fallen military members from Oregon.
Passed the House · 1
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
In committee · 40
Requires state agency that owns real property or operates facilities to establish dedicated account to pay expenses of maintaining, repairing and replacing state agency's real property or facilities.
Requires state employees who participate in health benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board to contribute greater of $50 or five percent of monthly salary or wages to health benefit plan premium costs.
Prohibits increase in transit district payroll tax rate without demonstrated increase in level of service.
Requires patient seeking prescription for medication to end patient's life to undergo counseling.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Provides that school district is not required to comply with requirement imposed by state unless funding is specifically provided to facilitate compliance with requirement.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Establishes uniform corporate minimum tax of $150 and removes provisions basing amount of tax on amount of Oregon sales.
Reduces amount of employee contribution to individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System that public employer may agree to pay from six percent to three percent.
Allows certain districts to offer benefit plans other than benefit plans provided by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Authorizes state Medicaid agency to participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Creates crime of unlawfully residing within 1,000 feet of school and makes crime applicable to sex offenders.
Requires State Forestry Department and other state agencies to support expeditious harvesting of downed trees as part of state forest recovery and restoration plans and policies.
Requires Department of Education to pay costs of education of child in program for long-term care or treatment when child is eligible to receive education and to be enrolled in program.
Requires Department of Human Services and Oregon Youth Authority to accept and consider from facilities serving children recommendations for improving administrative efficiency and reducing administrative burden.
Designates Trust for Cultural Development Account as trust account exclusively for arts and culture purposes.
Authorizes Department of Corrections to enter into contracts or arrangements with private entities for confinement and detention in Oregon of persons sentenced to legal and physical custody of department.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $500 per dependent child.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to establish pilot program under which department contracts with one or more private contractors to administer, operate and maintain certain state parks.
Authorizes school and education service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that provide health, dental and vision benefits and are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for comparable benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Modifies provisions relating to inclusion of names or titles of persons or organizations in argument or statement in voters' pamphlet.
Requires county sheriff to waive age requirement for obtaining concealed handgun license for military veterans and persons currently serving in military.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of long-term unemployed persons by taxpayer.
Extends sunset of enterprise zone program to June 30, 2023.
Decreases income tax and corporate excise tax rates for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
Requires Department of Transportation to establish pilot program under which department contracts with private contractor to perform vehicle registration functions department now performs.
Provides that state laws related to prevailing rates of wage are not operative on and after January 1, 2012, and until January 1, 2016.
Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission and Department of State Police to enter into interagency agreement for state police force members to act as agents of commission.
Requires district school board to procure and cause to be displayed United States flag in classrooms and to provide time for students to salute United States flag once daily during school hours.
Provides that if public body agrees to pay or provide benefit to retired employees other than payments required or provided for in statutes, public body must create separate account for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to account in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.
Allows entity that is classified by Construction Contractors Board as exempt commercial contractor to provide board with proof of personal health insurance coverage for proprietor or each partner, corporate officer or member of limited liability company as alternative to procuring and maintaining workers' compensation coverage.
Requires mass transit district to obtain elector approval for issuance of revenue bonds secured by moneys from specified sources, including payroll taxes and federal flexible funds.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Encourages Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to divest investment funds invested in certain companies engaged in mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
Directs State Board of Education to determine whether one or more education service districts shall be joined together based on specified criteria, including resulting fiscal efficiencies, and to enter order joining districts if criteria are met.
Establishes University of Oregon as independent public university, governed by University of Oregon Board of Directors.
Extends time during which certain less restrictive qualifications apply to counties in which businesses seek development income tax exemption.