Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Peter Buckley
Sponsored
Became law5
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.
Provides that punitive damages may not be awarded against licensed professional counselor or licensed marriage and family therapist if counselor or therapist was acting within scope of practice.
Requires assessments to show whether student meets or exceeds academic content standards of student's grade level and to show student's progress toward becoming proficient in continuum of knowledge and skills.
Establishes higher education scholarship program to reward foreign language proficiency and encourage continued improvement in foreign language proficiency.
Establishes Task Force on Oregon Heritage Vitality to study public funding of historical societies and other organizations related to cultural heritage of Oregon.
Out of committee1
Allows person to claim special assessment for farmland used in farming less than five years if person makes sufficient farming-related investments in property.
In committee17
Requires counties to assume responsibility for felony offenders already in custody who, at time sentence is imposed, have 12 months or less of term of incarceration to serve.
Excludes amount of local option taxes received by school district from description of Local Revenues for purposes of State School Fund distributions if 25 percent or more of students in school district are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under federal law.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to provide means for persons to make voluntary contributions to be used for programs that promote livestock safety and wildlife protection.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop and implement program to provide technical assistance to Oregon landowners, businesses and communities regarding nonlethal options to reduce conflict between humans and wildlife.
Limits amount by which landlord can increase rent for manufactured dwelling space or floating home space.
Prohibits health care facility from allowing person to practice surgical technology unless person has certain qualifications.
Adds new definitions and requirements for health insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders.
Permits public school or school district to disclose personally identifiable information to entity that is not educational institution in limited circumstances.
Creates income tax credit for mortgage holder upon sale of single-family residence if secured indebtedness exceeds sale price or in case of foreclosure.
Requires state agency that borrows moneys for capital construction project to set aside ___ percent of net proceeds of bonds issued in separate account if authorization for borrowing allows financing of repairs or maintenance.
Requires beneficiary under trust deed to offer grantor under trust deed opportunity to remain in possession of residential unit during period in which trustee's sale for residential unit is pending if sale does not occur on date scheduled for trustee's sale or if trustee postpones trustee's sale.
Creates exemption from food establishment license requirements for person that slaughters not more than 1,000 poultry per year and meets other conditions.
Establishes Task Force on School Libraries.
Authorizes local jurisdiction to use official website to make public information about sex offender present in local jurisdiction.
Expands required health insurance coverage of professional counselor or marriage and family therapist services to include services provided by counselor or therapist authorized to practice without license.
Requires, for Oregon income tax purposes, addition to federal taxable income of home mortgage interest amounts that exceed $15,000 for tax year.
Directs Legislative Assembly to appropriate amount equal to three-fourths of one percent of total amount of General Fund appropriations and lottery allocations for next biennium to both Oregon Rainy Day Fund and Education Stability Fund if state unemployment rate for previous year is seven percent or less at time of last economic and revenue forecast of biennium.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
Repeals sunset on provisions permitting employee who serves food or beverages, receives tips and reports tips to employer to waive meal period and prohibiting employer from coercing employee into waiving meal period.
Expands definition of term "uniformed service" for purpose of employment protections for members of uniformed service to match federal definition.
Requires Employment Department to encourage volunteering and post links for volunteering opportunities on specified department webpages.
Creates exemption from food establishment license requirements for person that slaughters not more than 1,000 poultry per year and meets other conditions.
Changes name of Task Force on Stage Two Business Development and Economic Gardening to Grow Oregon Council.
Establishes National Voter Registration State Compliance Council for purposes of complying with federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and improving voter registration in this state.
Requires executive summaries of reports and notices of proposed rulemaking that must be filed with members of Legislative Assembly to be sent electronically.
Removes exception for person operating motor vehicle in scope of person's employment from offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Modifies application of provision under which Department of Environmental Quality may enter into agreement with prospective purchaser of land under which purchaser is released from potential liability for certain releases, threatened releases or spills of hazardous substances or oil.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Creates Task Force on McKenzie River Subbasin.
Allows performer in scripted stage, motion picture or television production to smoke or carry lighted smoking instrument that does not contain tobacco in public place or place of employment in certain circumstances.
Requires person who submits death certificate after decedent's death was caused by suicide to make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify Center for Health Statistics whether decedent was veteran, whether decedent served in combat and where decedent served if decedent served in combat.
Defines "mastectomy" for purposes of statute requiring health benefit plan coverage of mastectomy and services related to mastectomy.
Passed the House · 2
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to inform Director of Veterans' Affairs of receipt of written information from or filing of complaint by member or veteran of uniformed service under certain circumstances.
Out of committee · 4
Prohibits Governor and Oregon Department of Administrative Services from reducing allotments to Department of Revenue when Oregon Department of Administrative Services declares projected deficit in biennium.
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
Allows state agency to establish voluntary contribution programs that allow persons to make voluntary contributions to be used for projects identified by agency as worthy of funding, and of interest to public, but for which no or inadequate funding sources exist.
Authorizes Oregon Medical Board to issue certificates of prescriptive authority to certain licensed psychologists who meet specified requirements.
In committee · 22
Sets limits on amounts that may be contributed to candidates and political committees.
Allows Attorney General or Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to file civil action in relation to discrimination against person for service in uniformed service.
Directs school district board to adopt policy related to teen dating violence.
Makes violation by employer of statute providing for leave of absence by employee who is search and rescue volunteer unlawful employment practice.
Reduces state tax expenditures in tax year by same percentage that Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor reduce allotments to state agencies for same tax year.
Directs President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives to refer bills containing tax expenditures to Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Authorizes common school district, union high school district or education service district that is self-insured or that has independent health insurance trust to provide or contract for employee benefit plan other than plan provided by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Creates exception to statewide policy prohibiting local rent control.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Authorizes counties and cities to adopt premium service program for development review permits.
Directs counties to recover costs of property assessment and tax collection from taxing districts.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for taxpayer that creates or maintains employment positions.
Establishes Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Plan, operated by Oregon Health Authority according to policies established by Affordable Health Care for All Oregon Board.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Reduces amount of general purpose grant for school district that does not maximize rate of allowable taxes dedicated to funding public schools.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Expands definition of "place of public accommodation" to include places owned or maintained by public body and services provided by public body.
Extends certain employee protections to persons performing work for educational purposes.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish standards and to certify, for insurance reimbursement purposes, outpatient mental health treatment providers that do not contract or subcontract with authority.
Implements House Joint Resolution 47 (2011).
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.