Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Betty Komp
Sponsored
Became law2
Allows members of Commission for Women to elect chairperson and vice chairperson.
Creates Educator Preparation Improvement Fund to improve preparation of teachers and administrators.
Vetoed1
Prohibits floral order facilitator from charging or receiving consideration for individual orders.
Passed the House1
Authorizes photo radar in City of Salem.
Out of committee1
Requires Department of Education to be responsible for payment of costs of education of students in day treatment programs by contracting with school district in which program is located.
In committee12
Revises method of calculating transportation grant from State School Fund distributions.
Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to, or enforceable proposals for, benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Adds fossils to provisions relating to removal of resources from certain lands.
Requires use of headlights at all times.
Increases minimum age for tobacco possession from 18 years of age to 21 years of age.
Provides that fines and costs collected by court for traffic offenses committed on state highways be credited and distributed as monetary obligation payable to state.
Establishes grant program for purpose of improving development of students' skills in mathematics and English.
Requires school districts to pay to public charter school amount per public charter school's ADMw that is at least equal to 95 percent of amount of school district's General Purpose Grant per ADMw and at least 95 percent of amounts received by school district from certain federal and state sources.
Directs Superintendent of Public Instruction to enter into contracts for purpose of making educational information systems available to school districts.
Allows board of education of community college district to provide educational services through public charter school.
Makes application of automatic renewal provision in consumer contract unlawful trade practice unless provision complies with notice and express consent requirements.
Revises method of calculating transportation grant from State School Fund distributions.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 16
Allows person who is working as school social worker to be exempt from prohibition against person who is not regulated social worker using title, words or abbreviations indicating that person has authorization to practice regulated social work.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to school districts for reimbursement of costs incurred in purchasing Oregon food products that meet certain criteria and for funding food-based, agriculture-based and garden-based educational activities.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Prohibits use of mechanical restraint, chemical restraint or prone restraint on student in public education program.
Extends, except for purpose of specified corporate excise or income tax credit, sunset date of enterprise zone program.
Allows county court or board of commissioners to examine financial affairs of county at regular business meeting twice during year at any time, rather than in January and July.
Excludes sales representing business done with or for cooperative members from definition of "Oregon sales" for purposes of corporate minimum tax imposed on agricultural cooperatives.
Establishes standards for personal vehicle sharing programs.
Removes exception for person operating motor vehicle in scope of person's employment from offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device.
Expands definition of "bakery product" for purposes of laws regulating bakeries.
Requires Business Registration Information Center to establish, maintain and update "One Stop Shop for Oregon Business" Internet portal.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Requires state agency to report to Legislative Assembly and to subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means considering agency's budget about results of performance and program audit conducted by Secretary of State and agency's measures to implement audit recommendations.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Requires Joint Boards of Education to develop standards by which students may apply credits earned at community college toward baccalaureate degrees awarded by state institutions of higher education.
Expands types of entities that may sponsor public charter school.
Passed the House · 3
Requires student to complete and submit application for apprenticeship program or post-secondary education institution or for enlistment in branch of Armed Forces or National Guard, or to attend orientation related to apprenticeship or training opportunity, in order to receive high school diploma.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Out of committee · 5
Creates State Agency Innovation Fund.
Changes name of Tuition Protection Fund to Tuition Protection Trust Fund.
Changes number of members appointed to State Commission on Children and Families by Governor.
Directs Joint Boards of Education to prepare report on strategies for reducing higher education textbook costs.
Establishes For-Profit Independent Colleges Student Assistance Fund .
In committee · 13
Makes violation by employer of statute providing for leave of absence by employee who is search and rescue volunteer unlawful employment practice.
Allows small hydroelectric facilities that are owned by consumer-owned utilities and that became operational before 1995 to qualify for renewable portfolio standard.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Allows Oregon Growth Account to be used to make loans to or invest in small businesses that operate in traded sector markets.
Specifies that State of Oregon asserts title to, and claims possession of, all lands in this state possessed and managed by federal government pursuant to Oregon and California Revestment Act of June 9, 1916, and Oregon and California Lands Act of August 28, 1937.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Prohibits owner of foreclosed residential real property from neglecting real property during periods of vacancy.
Requires facilitators of income tax refund anticipation loans and refund anticipation payment instruments to obtain license from State Board of Tax Practitioners.
Establishes 2011-2012 School Year Subaccount within State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from Oregon Rainy Day Fund to Department of Human Services, Oregon Youth Authority and Department of State Police for specified purposes.
Prohibits Water Resources Department from charging or collecting temporary fee for dam that is part of waste water control facility for confined animal feeding operation.
Modifies composition of and scope of review to be performed by Task Force on Educator Health Benefits.
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.