Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Julie Parrish
Sponsored
Became law5
Changes circumstances under which licensed physical therapist must refer person to medical doctor, osteopathic physician, chiropractic physician, podiatric physician and surgeon, naturopathic physician, dentist, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Provides that expiring charter remains in effect for public charter school until new charter is negotiated following approval of renewal of charter.
Requires State of Oregon to grant paid leave to eligible employees who are victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.
Establishes pilot program for purpose of assisting students with disabilities to make transition into life after high school.
Makes residential landlord responsible for maintenance of hazard trees on rented space for manufactured dwelling.
Out of committee5
Provides funding for instruction for talented and gifted children based on amount per student.
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
Creates tax credit for educational expenses paid for special needs student attending private school or public school charging tuition.
Limits amount Oregon State Lottery Commission may spend to advertise state lottery.
Exempts claims based on conduct that constitutes child abuse, or conduct that constitutes knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse, from notice requirement of Oregon Tort Claims Act.
In committee26
Provides that employee of public employer is liable to employer for wages paid to employee during period of administrative leave if employee was placed on leave as result of allegation that employee engaged in criminal conduct and if employee is thereafter convicted of crime by reason of conduct.
Authorizes prosecuting attorney to waive prohibition on expunging traffic violations.
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.
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.
Allows public charter school to change sponsorship if charter is terminated.
Provides that certain grants and distributions of moneys must be awarded directly to public charter school or must be transferred to public charter school in amount equal to general purpose grant distribution percentage or based on other agreement.
Allows parents to submit petition to school district board to transform school that is in bottom 20 percent of schools of state.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot 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.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot project, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value, as defined by United States Department of Agriculture, using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs and county veterans' service officers to provide aid and assistance to Korean Vietnam War veteran to obtain health care coverage and services and, upon determination that veteran is not eligible for health care coverage and services under federal and state laws, to implement program to provide such coverage and services.
Allows person without administrative license to be superintendent, or assistant superintendent, of public school, public charter school or virtual public charter school.
Requires court to award custody to parent that child 14 years of age or older indicates preference to reside with unless not in best interests or welfare of child.
Allows court to order joint custody upon finding by court that joint custody is in best interests of child.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to require applicant for first-time license or registration as teacher, or applicant for renewal of license or registration as teacher, to provide evidence of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Requires health benefit plans provided by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide telemedicine services to eligible employees.
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.
Prohibits state agencies, during current biennium, from spending General Fund moneys or moneys that are continuously appropriated to agency for purposes that are not essential to perform agency mission or functions or to implement legislative funding priorities.
Requires Department of Revenue to transfer to Business Recruitment Fund 50 percent of revenue from personal income taxes attributable to new business or expanded business for distribution to community that recruited new business or expanded business.
Requires candidate, political committee or petition committee that makes expenditure that must be reported by candidate or committee as in-kind contribution to provide written notice of expenditure to candidate or committee for whose benefit expenditure was made.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to compile and update database of health data and evidence-based research that is available online and searchable according to specified criteria.
Authorizes Department of Land Conservation and Development to act in lieu of city or county with land use jurisdiction to issue permit for establishment of facilities to serve or support veterans on land to be donated to public body or nonprofit organization. .
Authorizes Department of Land Conservation and Development to act in lieu of city or county with land use jurisdiction to issue permit for conditional use or exemption from land use regulation in specified circumstances.
Establishes Task Force on Voter Inactivation and Voter Registration Maintenance.
Prohibits person that is not authorized reseller from selling admission ticket to entertainment event if operator of entertainment event has not released admission tickets for sale.
Prohibits siting compost disposal site within 1,500 feet of school.
Exempts claims based on conduct that constitutes child abuse, or conduct that constitutes knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse, from notice requirement of Oregon Tort Claims Act.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Increases amount of money that Department of Transportation may expend from federal funds to increase diversity in highway construction workforce and prepare individuals interested in entering highway construction workforce by conducting specified activities.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 22
Modifies method for determining amount of lottery proceeds to be allocated to Problem Gambling Treatment Fund in fiscal quarter.
Increases amount of fees charged and collected by county clerks to record or file certain real property documents.
Requires Director of Transportation to notify Director of Veterans' Affairs upon receipt of certain written information from member or veteran of uniformed service, if authorized to do so by member or veteran.
Applies provisions of prevailing wage law to agreement under terms of which private entity constructs, reconstructs, renovates or paints improvement on real property that Oregon University System or institution in Oregon University System owns .
Allows Department of Education to have limited discretion in determining percentages of grant moneys to be awarded to purchase Oregon food products and to fund certain educational activities.
Eliminates sunset for mandatory cancellation of property tax assessment for manufactured structures with total value less than $12,500 in certain counties.
Permits owner of self-service storage facility to charge late fee for failure to pay or late payment of rent due.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of United States Department of Agriculture's Afterschool Meal and Snack Program.
Directs Department of Education to reimburse school district, government agency or community group for every breakfast served during summer as part of summer meal program.
Requires insurers to reimburse physician assistants and nurse practitioners in independent practices at same rate as physicians for same services.
Allows exception to employment requirements for rural renewable energy development zone exemption from property taxation if provided for in resolution of zone sponsor and business firm makes certain minimum investment in qualified property.
Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to operate Farm Direct Nutrition Program to enable participants in Women, Infants and Children Program to purchase fresh produce at farmers' markets or roadside stands and to operate Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program to enable low income seniors to purchase fresh produce at farmers' markets or roadside stands.
Requires public school students seven years of age or younger who are beginning educational program to have vision screening or eye examination.
Excludes real estate appraisals submitted to housing authority or obtained by Housing and Community Services Department from public records disclosure exemption.
Requires district school board to procure United States flag for and cause flag to be displayed in each classroom.
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.
Requires Secretary of State to conduct performance audit of Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon.
Extends period of applicability of emergency communications tax.
Establishes Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Modifies schedule for issuance of lottery bonds to pay costs of Coos Bay Channel Project.
Requires statements of independent expenditures to be filed with Secretary of State using electronic filing system.
Permits elector to simultaneously run as candidate for more than one district office.
Passed the House · 2
Directs Oregon Historical Society to undertake fund-raising and commissioning of statue of Mark Odom Hatfield, to be placed in National Statuary Hall in United States Capitol.
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 · 6
Deems establishment of lottery game retailer or applicant to be casino when 50 percent or more of net income of establishment is, or is projected to be, derived from sale of tickets or shares in lottery games.
Creates crime of patronizing a trafficked child.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition programs for eligible individuals through Women, Infants and Children Program.
Directs Clackamas County to develop proposed charter for formation of area commission on transportation on or before September 30, 2014.
Establishes Career and Technical Student Organization Grant Program for purpose of funding expenses associated with participation in career and technical student organizations.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to prepare certain revisions to Oregon's State Implementation Plan under federal Clean Air Act.
In committee · 19
Directs Department of Transportation to consult with Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute when designing Gray Whale registration plate.
Establishes State Police Patrol Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund.
Provides that state may not require certain persons to pay certain remedial action costs.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Creates subtraction from taxable income for mileage of volunteers.
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 Transportation to collect toll from bicyclists for use of Interstate 5 bridges if department collects toll from motor vehicle operators.
Establishes certification requirements for school-based health centers.
Establishes refundable credit against personal income taxes for purchase of qualifying gun safes.
Requires Water Resources Commission to inspect dams to determine condition and need for repairs or modifications.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to make grants to eligible applicants in rural areas for purchase and installation of teleconference equipment.
Removes notification and certain examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.
Provides that person appointed or elected as member of Legislative Assembly may not become member of Public Employees Retirement System as legislator member, but may participate in state deferred compensation plan as legislator member.
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 Oregon Council on Domestic Violence Prevention and Response within Oregon Health Authority.
Authorizes Oregon University System to withdraw from Public Employees' Benefit Board health benefit plan and establish or participate in alternative employee health insurance plans.
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.
Modifies allocation of punitive damages when incident giving rise to punitive damages occurred outside this state.