Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Richard Devlin
Sponsored
Became law3
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to administer Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program to lend incremental Oregon Business Retention and Expansion Program tax revenues to certified employers.
Increases exemption from execution for tools, implements, apparatus, team, harness or library that are necessary to enable judgment debtor to carry on trade, occupation or profession from $3,000 to $5,000.
Directs certain semi-independent agencies to file budget information with Legislative Fiscal Officer.
Out of committee2
Establishes Task Force on Long Term Care to make policy recommendations to Department of Human Services and Governor concerning access to and quality of long term care and long term care workforce.
Phases in reduction of percentage of State School Fund moneys to be distributed to education service districts.
In committee2
Extends terms of loans made from Special Public Works Fund.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to produce caseload forecasts for programs administered by Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority.
Carried from the House
Became law2
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to report to Joint Committee on Ways and Means ratio of public employees to supervisory employees, ratio of public employees to managerial employees and number of positions for managerial employees who do not act in supervisory capacity.
Requires Business Registration Information Center to establish, maintain and update "One Stop Shop for Oregon Business" Internet portal.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Modifies terminology in education statutes for persons with intellectual disability.
Requires state agencies to ask if customer or client is veteran and provide information from Department of Veterans' Affairs and reintegration team within Oregon Military Department to veterans.
Establishes Task Force on Instruction of Talented and Gifted Children for purpose of making determinations related to instruction of talented and gifted children.
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low-income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
Expands exemption of homemade beer, wine and fermented fruit juice from Liquor Control Act.
Requires application for driver license to contain information about whether or not applicant wants to make anatomical gift.
Requires Department of Education to provide assistance to school districts, government agencies and community groups related to United States Department of Agriculture's Afterschool Meal and Snack Program.
Eliminates sunset on provisions related to business development loans and entrepreneurial development loans.
Requires district attorney of each county to organize sexual assault response team.
Authorizes court to include order to prevent neglect and provide for safety of certain animals of parties in restraining order under Family Abuse Prevention Act.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to undertake study of creating Quality Fresh Waters Program.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit outcomes-based budget.
Requires designation of at least five and not more than 15 regionally significant industrial areas.
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage of telemedical health service provided in connection with treatment of diabetes that meets certain criteria if health service is otherwise covered by plan.
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...
Modifies crimes relating to child pornography.
Designates February 24 of each year as Edward Dickinson Baker Day in Oregon.
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to request proof that person performing work at premises licensed by commission meets applicable minimum age requirements.
Modifies penalty provisions related to wildlife laws.
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 · 2
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Requires school employees to report acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying.
Out of committee · 2
Authorizes Secretary of State to establish, maintain, enhance, expand and add capacity to central business registry for identified purposes.
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.
In committee · 7
Creates income tax credit for creation of new employment positions by taxpayer.
Establishes University of Oregon as independent public university, governed by University of Oregon Board of Directors.
Requires persons that bid on state public contracts to disclose whether they conduct mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
Establishes Work and Family Life Task Force.
Creates Assistance to Victims of Sex Trafficking Program.
Directs state public officials in depositing public funds to give preference to depositories State Treasurer determines make significant number of loans to small businesses in this state, maintain certain ATM and overdraft fees, calculate overdraft fees in manner beneficial to customers and engage in fair foreclosure practices.
Establishes Task Force on School Libraries.