Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, Senate.
Jeff Kruse
Sponsored
Became law3
Requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue fact-finding report on division of South Umpqua School District No.
Modifies definition of "vehicle," for purposes of rental company insurance coverage, to include recreational vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and trailers.
Declares practice of pharmacy health care professional practice.
In committee7
Prohibits grants of public assistance to individuals who test positive for substances of abuse.
Requires each administrative division of state government to adopt rules that establish program requiring preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random and post-accident testing of employees for use of controlled substance in violation of law.
Requires Department of Human Services to verify lawful presence in United States of applicants for public assistance.
Requires each public school district, education service district, community college and state institution of higher education to adopt rules that establish program requiring preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random and post-accident drug testing of employees.
Provides opportunity for counties to reacquire certain forestlands previously acquired by State Board of Forestry from counties without consideration other than statutory revenue sharing.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for state income tax purposes for amounts paid or incurred by taxpayer for participation in or coverage of health benefit plan for taxpayer or dependents.
Authorizes persons engaged in lawful activity to stand ground and use force in self-defense.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Prohibits Department of Human Services from filing petition to terminate parental rights until court has determined, after permanency hearing, that permanency plan for child should be adoption.
Authorizes court, upon review of placement of child or ward committed to Department of Human Services, to direct department to place child or ward in care of parents, in foster care with foster care provider who is relative or in foster care with another foster care provider.
Authorizes Director of Human Services to convene sensitive review committee.
Requires Department of Human Services to notify specified persons when child abuse report involves child in substitute care.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to legislative interim committees regarding children placed in foster care.
Requires Department of Human Services or another agency having guardianship or legal custody of child or ward to make diligent efforts to preserve familial relationships.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Expands crime of criminal impersonation to include impersonation of active member or veteran of Armed Forces.
Creates Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force.
Expands lifespan respite care to include individuals with behavioral conditions.
Requires that school district boards adopt policies and procedures relating to self-administration of medication by students with asthma or severe allergies.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes Committee on Performance Excellence.
Out of committee · 9
Authorizes State Treasurer, at request of Economic and Community Development Department, to issue lottery bonds for payment of expenses of Coos Bay Channel Project.
Creates Oregon Better Health Trust Fund to pool state and federal expenditures for health care in Oregon and to finance treatment of defined set of essential health conditions for all Oregonians.
Appropriates money from General Fund to Public Defense Services Commission for improving legal representation of parents and children in dependency cases.
Directs Governor to appoint ombudsman for families and caregivers of children subject to dependency matters.
Requires Department of Human Services to award grants for primary care home pilot projects.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for psychiatric day treatment for eastern Oregon children.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to provide full-time equivalent employee to work on ballast water reporting and regulation matters.
Establishes congenital defect and birth abnormality registry system.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to construct velodromes in northern Willamette Valley, southern Willamette Valley and southern Oregon.
In committee · 15
Creates crime of Internet solicitation of a minor.
Modifies period that licensee of State Board of Chiropractic Examiners or similarly licensed chiropractic physician or doctor may serve as attending physician in workers' compensation claim.
Allows school districts and education service districts to establish public district-sponsored homeschool resource centers as alternative education programs.
Directs Department of Transportation to collect fingerprints of applicants for each issuance, renewal or replacement of driver license, driver permit or identification card.
Creates Task Force on Education Reform.
Deletes requirement that ballot listing candidate for nomination or election to office of judge indicate whether candidate is incumbent.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services to supplement moneys otherwise available for area agencies on aging.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to monitor compliance of state agencies with statutory requirements relating to conformity of agency rules with federal law and statutory requirements relating to agency review of new rules within five years after adoption of rule.
Establishes State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Directs Legislative Counsel Committee to introduce appropriate legislation to address rules found by committee to be outside scope and intent of enabling legislation.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Establishes General Assistance Program Fund.
Funds JOBS Plus Program by diverting portion of unemployment insurance taxes each calendar quarter to Oregon JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund.
Creates personal income tax credit for contributions to food bank or other charitable organization.
Requires that first $7.7 million of amounts collected under public purpose charge in calendar year 2008 be distributed to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for purpose of paying costs of Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.