Bills in the 2013 Regular Session, House.
Mark Johnson
Sponsored
Became law2
Authorizes person to use agricultural building on land zoned for forest use or mixed farm and forest use.
Authorizes employer to pay wages due employee through direct deposit into employee's account.
In committee13
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle if woodland and vehicle meet certain requirements.
Requires institution of higher education to maintain list of degrees and certificate programs at institutions of higher education that compares costs for each degree or certificate program and average salary earned by recent graduates in common positions of employment.
Adds one member to Oregon Education Investment Board who serves as member of school district board.
Repeals requirement that certain local governments make health care insurance coverage available to certain retirees.
Establishes that injuries or conditions arising from workers' compensation claim resolved by disputed claim settlement are not compensable injuries.
Excludes confidential investigation files from personnel records that must be provided to employee.
Directs institutions of higher education to provide enrolled students receiving student loans information about total debt owed upon graduation.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services to adopt standards and conduct examinations to ensure linguistic competence of health care facility and residential facility direct care staff hired on or after January 1, 2014.
Authorizes facilities for vermiculture on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Provides for establishment of maximum percentage by which district school board may annually increase total amount of moneys used to pay for salary and benefits of employees under collective bargaining agreement.
Removes exceptions that allow retired member of Public Employees Retirement System to be reemployed by public employer and continue to receive pension payments.
Eliminates requirement that any person employed in factory or manufacturing establishment who works more than 10 hours in any one day be paid at rate of time and one-half regular rate for each hour worked over 10 hours. .
Directs district school board to select student teacher based on student's potential to teach and not on student's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age or disability or on policies of teacher education institution or teacher education program involving race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age or disability and how those policies relate to specific student.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Authorizes civil and criminal forfeiture of motor vehicle if person is convicted of certain offenses relating to driving while suspended or revoked.
Allows licensees of Oregon Liquor Control Commission to sell malt beverages, wine and cider in certain containers supplied by consumers.
Eliminates sunset for mandatory cancellation of property tax assessment for manufactured structures with total value less than $12,500 in certain counties.
Prohibits entity doing business in this state as tanning facility from allowing person who is under 18 years of age to use tanning device that is owned or operated by entity, except under specified circumstance.
Requires Department of Education, Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop and implement long-term goals that encourage establishment of joint advisory committees related to career and technical education and that address barriers inhibiting student movement from high schools to post-secondary school programs and workforce.
Clarifies that committee formed by Department of Education and Bureau of Labor and Industries is established to set goals, develop grant criteria, review grant applications and make recommendations related to awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.
Establishes work group to study how to establish common course numbering system for lower-division undergraduate courses in Oregon public colleges and universities.
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.
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 Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board.
Passed the House · 1
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.
Out of committee · 6
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
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.
Extends sunset for tax credits for owning or operating farmworker housing .
Establishes Task Force on Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to study feasibility of establishing facility at Mt.
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 committee · 19
Modifies criteria for siting winery in exclusive farm use zone and in areas zoned for mixed farm and forest use.
Specifies that electricity from hydroelectric facility located on those portions of Columbia River that abut Oregon qualifies for renewable portfolio standard to extent that electricity generated is attributable to Oregon's share of electricity.
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.
Establishes Task Force on School Capital Improvement Planning.
Removes restrictions on hydroelectric electricity, including restriction that hydroelectric electricity be generated by facility that became operational on or after January 1, 1995, for purpose of qualifying for renewable portfolio standard.
Repeals statute establishing annual public purpose expenditure standard for electric companies and Oregon Community Power.
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 Human Services to request court review of founded determination in child abuse investigation if law enforcement agency investigation in same case results in unfounded determination.
Prohibits state natural resource agencies from spending more than $50,000 that is received by agency as compensatory mitigation payment until agency reports on costs and benefits of proposed expenditure.
Requires Water Resources Commission to inspect dams to determine condition and need for repairs or modifications.
Changes basis and permissible scope of assessments by Oregon Sheep Commission.
Removes sunset of income tax credit for political contributions.
Requires certain qualifications for appointment as member of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract.
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.
Establishes Oregon Investment Council as public corporation to be governed by board of directors and supervised by executive director.
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.