Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, Senate.
Jeff Kruse
Sponsored
Became law3
Modifies, for purposes related to prescription monitoring program, definition of "practitioner." Requires additional information related to dispensed prescription drugs to be reported to Oregon Health Authority under prescription monitoring program.
Authorizes health care facility, health care provider and patient to file notice of adverse health care incident with Oregon Patient Safety Commission.
Modifies definitions pertaining to assistance animals for purposes of accessing places of public accommodation and places of access to state government services, programs or activities and for purposes of cause of action for harm to assistance animal.
Vetoed1
Permits district school board to enter into written agreement with federally recognized Native American tribe in Oregon that is located closest to school district with respect to name, symbol or image of mascot associated with a Native American tribe, expected behavior of students and spectators at athletic events with respect to mascot, and training on cultural diversity that athletic directors or other persons identified by school board are required to complete.
Out of committee2
Provides that State Board of Education shall consist of 11 members appointed by Governor to represent kindergarten through grade 12, community colleges and institutions of higher education.
Directs State Medical Examiner to assume counties' responsibilities related to death investigations.
In committee6
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.
Requires law enforcement agency to make reasonable effort to notify parent or guardian if agency issues citation to person under 18 years of age for attempting to purchase, purchasing, acquiring or possessing alcoholic beverage.
Requires approval of urban renewal plan by electors of municipality proposing plan.
Provides that State of Oregon does not have ownership interest in certain real property.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to develop proposed requirement for certification, sale or labeling of agricultural product as organically produced.
Requires governing body of local government to make final land use decision of local government when resolution of issues requires interpretation of provision of comprehensive plan, or land use regulation implementing plan, that governing body has not interpreted previously.
Carried from the House
Became law2
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.
Establishes Oceangoing Research Vessel Program to conduct certain marine research.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Allows commodity commission to choose calendar year as fiscal year.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe criteria for training on treatment of opiate overdose and specifies requirements for training.
Requires coordinated care organizations to include in community health improvement plan strategy for use of school-based health centers .
Creates primary care provider loan repayment program and establishes Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Fund.
Establishes Task Force on the Delivery of Human Services.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Allows Secretary of State, State Treasurer, judicial department and legislative department to obtain copyrights and patents on data processing materials and to sell, lease or otherwise make available the materials to local, state and federal governmental bodies.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to apply to United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to participate in wellness program demonstration project.
Extends sunset for tax exemption for federal land used by recreation facility operators under permit.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt dispute resolution process to resolve disputes involving termination, extension or renewal of contract between health care entity and coordinated care organization.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt uniform documentation requirements for credentialing providers of telemedicine services.
Extends sunset date for provisions of law relating to county in fiscal distress and fiscal assistance board statutes.
Makes legislative findings concerning best interests of state with regard to construction-related development and state building code administration and enforcement.
Requires Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board , before disciplining person, to establish subcommittee for purpose of advising board on whether objective basis exists to believe that alleged violation of provisions governing real estate appraisers has occurred .
Expands duties of Long Term Care Ombudsman to address needs of residents of care facilities who have mental illness or developmental disabilities.
Enhances penalties for crime of trafficking in persons if victim was under 15 years of age or force was used and trafficking was for purpose of commercial sex acts.
Allows person holding interest in property to recover economic and property damages resulting from fire occurring due to certain statutory or rule violations or resulting from fire escaping from land used or capable of being used for growing forest tree species.
Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.
Establishes Oregon Ocean Science Trust and specifies duties of trust.
Directs Department of Education to consult with specified entities when developing academic content standards for Oregon Studies and preparing materials to support teacher training and classroom instruction in Oregon Studies.
Creates program whereby registered owner or lessee of motor vehicle may pay per-mile road usage charge.
Increases penalty for crime of initiating false report to maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Creates Work Group on Corrections Health Care Costs.
Passed the Senate · 3
Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to appoint members to advisory committees or subcommittees of Health Evidence Review Commission if commission determines it lacks required expertise or upon request by interested outside party.
Makes legislative finding and declaration that regulation of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed and products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed be reserved to state.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to request specified information from potential contractors and, if certain conditions are met, to request proposals to establish and operate systems and technologies designed to detect and prevent improper payments in state medical assistance program.
Out of committee · 6
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle if woodland and vehicle meet certain requirements.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide medical assistance to specified number of women for breast and cervical cancer screenings under Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Limits patient data that must be reported to Oregon Health Authority by providers of mental health and addiction services.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for nutrition program for low-income seniors.
Requires moneys in Emergency Communications Account, including Enhanced 9-1-1 Subaccount, to be used for purposes of 9-1-1 emergency communications unless statutory exception is made during state of fiscal emergency.
Allows nonresident veterans discharged under honorable conditions to pay tuition and fees at Oregon resident rates.
In committee · 26
Requires corrections officer to report abuse of inmate to Department of Corrections or sheriff and to Attorney General.
Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax in each of four consecutive tax years.
Specifies minimum enrollment requirements for public charter school that offers online courses.
Requires use of headlights when windshield wipers are on.
Authorizes certain hunters to use certain mechanical and fixed blade broadheads on arrows.
Extends applicability of law that requires school districts to offer half-day kindergarten and allows school districts and public charter schools to offer supplemental kindergarten.
Authorizes school and educational service districts to offer benefit plans that are not provided by and administered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board if district determines that premiums for benefit plans offered are less than comparable benefit plans offered by board.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments.
Imposes certain requirements on disciplinary hearings conducted by Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board.
Provides that person appointed or elected as member of Legislative Assembly may not become member of Public Employees Retirement System or participate in state deferred compensation plan as legislator member.
Increases ceiling amount of total assessed value of taxable personal property for purposes of exemption from property taxation.
States that Oregon estate tax is not due unless value of Oregon taxable estate exceeds $5 million.
Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.
Modifies authority of State Forester relating to Tillamook State Forest.
Requires harvesting in areas of Tillamook State Forest and Clatsop State Forest exhibiting moderate to extreme occurrence of Swiss needle cast disease.
Allows local government, in county whose population is not growing and that has population of less than 50,000, to alter comprehensive plan map designations notwithstanding statewide land use planning goals relating to agricultural land and forestland.
Defines "vernal pool." Excludes vernal pools from definition of "waters of this state." Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Director of Department of State Lands to promote use of public land for compensatory mitigation.
Requires that at least 30 days before agencies give notice of intended action to adopt, amend or repeal rules pertaining to recreational or small scale mining, agencies shall perform certain consultation.
Allows Director of Department of State Lands to approve, on case-by-case basis, off-site compensatory mitigation in certain watersheds in adjacent states.
Classifies certain waters of Columbia River to be used for specific purposes.
Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement.
Directs Morrow County and Umatilla County to develop industrial and commercial land uses on land formerly known as Umatilla Chemical Depot.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.
Provides that mining activities do not give rise to cause of action for nuisance or trespass in certain circumstances.