Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Mark Johnson
Sponsored
Became law6
Provides that core teaching standards apply to public charter schools.
Establishes Oregon Talent Council.
Requires ASPIRE programs to annually provide financial aid instruction to high school students and to make instruction available to students' families, including different types of loans available to students attending post-secondary institutions of education, potential use of individual development accounts and economic impact of each type of loan.
Directs Department of Environmental Quality to conduct study and develop recommendations for legislation to reduce woodstove smoke.
Requires teacher education programs to demonstrate that students enrolled in programs receive certain training related to teaching reading.
Directs Secretary of State to conduct audit related to Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.
In committee15
Requires that school calendars allow for makeup of instructional days during same instructional period in which days were lost due to weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Mt.
Directs Oregon Broadband Advisory Council, in consultation with local businesses in rural areas of state, to prepare report regarding broadband technology and access in rural areas of state.
Directs State Department of Energy to approve energy efficiency rating system for use by certain applicants seeking tax credit certification.
Directs Eastern Oregon University to develop pilot program for fixed cost bachelor's degrees.
Directs Department of Education to distribute strategic investment moneys to regional partnerships dedicated to improving educational outcomes to expand upon existing partnerships with private sector entities and develop new partnerships with private sector entities to increase opportunities in career and technical education.
Requires applicants for initial teaching license to demonstrate proficiency in providing reading instruction.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to collect information on curriculum for teacher education programs.
Directs Department of Education to distribute grants to school districts, community-based organizations and tribes to ensure that students are able to read when students complete third grade.
Re-establishes Task Force on Apprenticeship in State Contracting with 14 members appointed by President of Senate, Speaker of House of Representatives and Governor.
Eliminates requirement that vineyards be contiguous to winery for wineries in Eastern Oregon or Southern Oregon that produce less than 50,000 gallons per year.
Eliminates requirement that vineyards be contiguous to winery for wineries producing less than 50,000 gallons per year.
Modifies authority for conditional land use approval to allow home occupation in resource zones to be conducted in outdoor setting on lot or parcel containing dwelling.
Revises provisions relating to liability arising out of skiing.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for State School Fund if amount of May revenue forecast exceeds amount of February revenue forecast.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.
Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to enter into interagency agreements for Construction Contractors Board to perform duties on behalf of department related to state building code.
Allows on-premises consumption of food and nonalcoholic beverages at certified smoke shops.
Establishes Affordable Baccalaureate Degree Act.
Requires Legislative Assembly to hold 10 public hearings throughout state prior to proposing congressional or legislative reapportionment plan, with at least one hearing held in each congressional district of state and at least one hearing held in areas that experienced largest population shift since previous reapportionment.
Requires Clackamas County to develop pilot program for forestry products grown on nonforest land in county to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperative.
Limits biennial expenditures by Oregon Business Development Department from lottery moneys for funding of cooperative efforts of National Policy Consensus Center of Portland State University and community organizations related to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide economic development assistance to persons engaged in business of western juniper harvesting or of manufacturing products from western juniper, provide technical business assistance to western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing businesses and provide or fund workforce training assistance for potential western juniper harvesting and related manufacturing business workers.
Directs school districts to allow students to use sun-protective clothing and sunscreen.
Requires State Fire Marshal to adopt plan by rule for coordinated response to oil or hazardous material spills or releases that occur during rail transport.
Allows applicant for licensing as landscape construction professional, or for issuance of limited or specialty license, to take practical skills test and attend class on landscape contracting business practices as alternative to taking written examination.
Provides that property owner that enters into contract to allow nonprofit organization or certain educational provider to use property or facilities may not require in separate agreement individual to indemnify property owner for damages not caused by individual during use of property or facilities.
Establishes privilege in civil, criminal, administrative and school proceedings for certain communications between persons seeking services related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking and victim services programs and advocates.
Directs Department of Corrections to establish Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program in partnership with circuit courts, county community corrections agencies and Department of Human Services.
Requires each school obtaining approval from Higher Education Coordinating Commission to offer academic degree to annually obtain bond or letter of credit demonstrating school is financially sound and capable of fulfilling commitments to students.
Requires chief sponsor or proponent of measure creating or expanding tax credit to submit statement of purpose to legislative committee on revenue.
Passed the House · 1
Requires legislative measures to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Out of committee · 11
Establishes Oregon Spirits Board.
Directs Department of Education to administer pilot program to increase students' exposure and access to career and technical education.
Directs Department of Education and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to advance career and technical education opportunities by fulfilling specified requirements.
Requires State Department of Energy to conduct study to analyze programs adopted by state to support energy efficiency.
Authorizes holder of off-premises sales license or direct shipper permit to deliver malt beverages for delivery to consumer or to ship malt beverages for delivery to consumer.
Authorizes counties to establish programs for forestry products grown on nonforest lands in counties to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperatives.
Establishes Oregon Center of Cyber-Excellence.
Establishes Greenhouse Gas Reduction Evaluation Framework Task Force.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Modifies residential energy tax credit allowed for certain category one alternative energy devices that use solar radiation.
Appropriates moneys to State Department of Agriculture for biennium beginning July 1, 2015, to carry out department program for pesticide regulation.
In committee · 14
Authorizes Task Force on the Columbia River Gorge Commission.
Adds two members to Oregon Education Investment Board to represent school district boards and parents.
Withdraws territory within mapped boundary of Boring Community Planning Organization from within incorporated boundaries of Metro.
Adds woody biomass to types of green energy technology for which contracting agency must set aside 1.5 percent of contract price to include in public building.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to determine if any public universities have interest and ability to effectively conduct research and development on carbon reduction technologies.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Allows for additional weights in State School Fund distributions for students who are enrolled in and earn three or more credits for courses that are part of approved career and technical education program.
Creates special certification requirements for pesticide applicators and public applicators who spray or otherwise apply pesticides by aircraft.
Requires governing board of Pesticide Analytical and Response Center to adopt rules establishing standardized operating procedures for state agencies represented on governing board to receive and investigate complaints regarding use of pesticides.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish telephone line for persons concerned about misuse or alleged misuse of pesticides.
Limits ability of Legislative Assembly to prepare ballot title for measures to measures Legislative Assembly refers to people.
Finds and declares that Baker, Crook, Harney, Lake and Malheur Counties are qualitatively different and unique sage grouse habitat, making counties separate and distinct class for purposes of levying state tax assessment.
Decreases certain biennial appropriations made from General Fund to specified state agencies.