Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Jeff Kruse
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires Department of Education to be responsible for payment of costs of education of students in eligible day treatment program or eligible residential treatment program by contracting with school district in which program is located.
In committee12
Prohibits Department of Transportation from administering examination for driver license in language other than English.
Suspends for 2011-2013 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district continuous improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, talented and gifted students, instructional time, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Makes English official language of state.
Suspends for 2011-2013 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district continuous improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, purchasing instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, talented and gifted students, instructional time, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Establishes Oregon Health Access Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Health Authority for specified purposes.
Directs Department of Education to study costs to state and school districts from federal education mandates.
Requires that person seeking to appeal land use decision or limited land use decision to Land Use Board of Appeals must own, or have ownership interest in, real property within ___ miles of real property affected by decision.
Requires Department of Human Services to release and disclose reports and records of child abuse investigations upon request of member of Legislative Assembly for purposes of responding to constituent's complaint or grievance or for the conduct of legislative business.
Directs Secretary of State to enter into contract with firm to perform independent actuarial review of moneys received and expended by public bodies of this state related to United States Department of Education.
Clarifies that statutes regulating physical therapy apply to person who uses word or title to induce belief that person is practicing physical therapy.
Prohibits salary of superintendent of schools and of assistant superintendents from exceeding salary of Governor.
Modifies list of debilitating medical conditions for which medical marijuana is available and removes power of Oregon Health Authority to add other debilitating medical conditions to list.
Carried from the House
Became law3
Directs Director of Veterans' Affairs to establish third Oregon Veterans' Home in Roseburg.
Establishes statutory limit of 10 years after date of decision for person to file request with Land Use Board of Appeals for review of land use decision or limited land use decision.
Empowers Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to own and operate rail line connecting station of Danebo in Lane County to station of Coquille in Coos County.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 11
Modifies provisions relating to regulation of physician assistants.
Extends sunset on provision allowing federal forest reserve moneys in Douglas County road fund and Lane County road fund to be used for law enforcement purposes.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit outcomes-based budget.
Requires members of sensitive review committee to develop findings and conclusions and make recommendations to Director of Human Services regarding policies and practices.
Requires person conducting child abuse investigation or making determination that child should be taken into protective custody and not returned to parent or responsible person to have advanced educational degree.
Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt revisions to transportation planning rule for purposes of streamlining, simplifying and clarifying certain aspects of rule before January 1, 2012.
Removes outdated or redundant provisions related to preparation and distribution of education laws, School Improvement Fund grant evaluation and reporting requirements, school district and school performance reports, Oregon Report Card contents, community learning center evaluations, reports by Department of Education related to high school completion requirements, evaluation and reporting requirements related to Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century...
Directs State Board of Education to adopt guidelines for best practices of administering statewide assessments of students.
Designates February 24 of each year as Edward Dickinson Baker Day in Oregon.
Requires Department of Human Services and county partners to implement Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs to provide family preservation and reunification child welfare services.
Establishes Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice and creates procedure for awarding medal to family of law enforcement officer who died while performing duties or was killed because of employment as law enforcement officer.
Passed the Senate · 1
Makes permanent provisions allowing health care representative to consent to hospitalization of principal for treatment of behavior caused by dementia.
Out of committee · 3
Prohibits gillnet fishing in lower Columbia River from March 1 through May 31 except in off-channel fishery enhancement areas specified by rule of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Requires independent audit of actuarial soundness of per capita rates determined by Oregon Health Authority for payment to prepaid managed care health services organizations if rates determined by Oregon Health Authority are not consistent with benchmark per capita rates determined by actuary retained by Health Services Commission.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for providing health care coverage for all Oregonians, including recommendations for constitutionally-dedicated sales tax, assumptions regarding private sector health care delivery options and elimination of need of employers to provide health insurance coverage to employees, and options to eliminate plan deductibles for persons below certain levels of federal poverty guidelines.
In committee · 23
Requires school districts to ensure that physical education or recess time is available each school day for students in kindergarten through grade 8.
Directs Legislative Assembly to review state agencies and programs, taxes and fees administered by state agencies every six years.
Establishes University of Oregon as independent public university, governed by University of Oregon Board of Directors.
Prevents Oregon Transportation Commission from adopting or enforcing rules that plan or zone, or otherwise limit development on, private land.
Requires persons that bid on state public contracts to disclose whether they conduct mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
Requires state employees who participate in benefit plan provided by state to contribute 15 percent of cost of premiums for coverage.
Modifies income tax credit allowable for political contributions to include contributions to food bank or other charitable, nonpolitical organization.
Limits collective bargaining agreements between state and state employees to term of not more than two years.
Removes notification and certain examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Prohibits agencies from adopting any rule that becomes effective on or after effective date of Act and before July 1, 2012.
Prohibits state from indemnifying person in exempt service, unclassified service or management service position for costs of counsel and other costs of defense when judgment is entered against person based on determination that person has engaged in civil rights violation or other unlawful employment practice.
Makes visitation plan part of court's determination as to whether Department of Human Services made reasonable or active efforts to prevent removal of ward from home or made it possible for ward to safely return home.
Limits period of time that child may be in custody of Department of Human Services.
Specifies that executive branch license fees set by statute prior to effective date of Act may not be collected on or after July 1, 2013, in case of fees set prior to January 1, 2000, or on or after July 1, 2015, in case of fees set on or after January 1, 2000.
Prohibits development or use, in areas planned and zoned for residential use, of buildings containing more than 2,500 square feet for governmental purposes.
Creates income tax credit for cost of professional services required to resolve erroneous charge billed to or otherwise imposed on taxpayer by state agency.
Specifies conditions under which mitigation credit may be sold to single state agency.
Eliminates employee contributions, employer contributions and rollover contributions to individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System, effective January 1, 2012.
Eliminates employer pick-up of six percent employee contribution required of members of Public Employees Retirement System.
Revises definition of ambulatory surgical center to include medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions.
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 accounts for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to accounts in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.
Creates Task Force on Oregon Business Regulations.
Establishes Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation as public corporation to be governed by board of directors and supervised by executive director.