Bills in the 2015 Regular Session, House.
Betty Komp
Sponsored
Became law5
Provides that school drills and instruction on safety threats include procedures related to lockdown, lockout, shelter in place and evacuation.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission and State Board of Education to oversee work group to examine and recommend effective processes and strategies for placing students in courses at community colleges.
Permits certain Public Employee Retirement System members who are retired to be employed by school district or education service district as teachers of career and technical education without loss of retirement benefits.
Extends terms of office of members of Commission for the Blind.
Directs Early Learning Division to administer preschool program.
Out of committee5
Directs State Library to distribute grants to school districts for early reading programs provided during summer.
Directs State Board of Education to not consider days pupil is absent when determining aggregate days membership for purposes of distributions from State School Fund.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of funding proficiency-based teaching and learning demonstration sites.
Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to use moneys in National Board Certification Fund to assist candidates with expenses related to attaining certification through National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Establishes Joint Committee on Strategic Public Policy Review, to undertake review of major public policies in specified subject areas.
In committee8
Validates urban growth boundary adopted by City of Woodburn.
Establishes standards for formative, interim-growth assessments to be used by school districts.
Decreases compulsory school age from seven to five years of age.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to convene work group of public university presidents to identify classes required for bachelor's degree.
Requires persons 75 years of age or older to renew driver licenses every four years and to take driving test or submit certificate from medical professional.
Adjusts methods by which State School Fund distributions are made to school districts for students enrolled in English as second language program.
Adjusts methods by which State School Fund distributions are made to school districts for students enrolled in English as second language program.
Establishes Computer Science, Invention, Technology and Engineering Revitalization Grant Program within Department of Education.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Provides that portion of State Highway 126 between Florence and Eugene shall be known as William Tebeau Memorial Highway.
Specifies form of notice that cooperative must provide to directors, members, shareholders and other persons and when notice is effective.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish training program and specifies elements that program must include.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 25
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.
Provides that core teaching standards apply to public charter schools.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and insurers offering health benefit plans that reimburse costs of physician services to reimburse community assessment center for child abuse medical assessment and related services.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop standards related to transferability of credits for community colleges and public universities.
Defines "inhalant delivery system." Amends laws concerning sale of tobacco products to, and use of tobacco products by, minors so those laws equally apply to inhalant delivery systems.
Disallows all filing fees, service fees and hearing fees in action for court's protective stalking order, even if stalking order is not only relief sought in action.
Requires public universities to establish priority enrollment system for qualified students who are active members of Armed Forces of the United States, who are qualified veterans or who receive veterans' educational benefits as federally qualified dependents of active members or qualified veterans.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt specified standards related to student education records.
Allows in-state tuition in certain circumstances for individuals who resided in Oregon but relocated due to position in military, government or humanitarian aid organization.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Creates exemption to prohibition on recording conversations for person who openly and in plain view records law enforcement officer while officer is performing official duties and person is in place where person may lawfully be.
Requires school district to eliminate use of polystyrene foam plates, trays, food containers or food packaging in service of any meal unless school district recycles polystyrene foam.
Modifies circumstances under which attorney fees may be awarded and amount of attorney fees awarded in workers' compensation claims.
Extends, for two years, sunset of provisions requiring Oregon Health Authority to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly on best option for financing health care in this state.
Directs governing entity of public or private post-secondary institution of education that contracts with third party financial firm for student financial aid services to consider federal policies for contracting.
Increases amount transferred from State School Fund to High Cost Disabilities Account each fiscal year.
Establishes Task Force on Class Sizes to determine appropriate class sizes of students, identify methods to reduce class sizes and determine cost for methods to reduce class sizes.
Prescribes salary calculation for substitute teachers in school district that has class schedule based on four-day week.
Directs Department of Education to administer process for providing funding for activities related to annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
Adds options for name after marriage or after entering into registered domestic partnership.
Directs school districts to allow students to use sun-protective clothing and sunscreen.
Specifies conditions under which farm implement supplier has good cause to terminate, cancel or not renew retailer agreement, or to cause change in competitive circumstances for retailer.
Requires insurers that cover prescription contraceptives to cover refills at specified frequency.
Directs Department of Education to convene advisory group related to budgets and spending for English language learner programs.
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.
Passed the House · 2
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires legislative measures to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.
Out of committee · 4
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue lottery bonds to finance grants from Department of Education to school districts to pay for acquisition, construction or improvement of school-based health centers.
Directs Oregon State University Extension Service to perform certain duties relating to outdoor school programs and to assist school districts and education service districts in providing outdoor school programs.
Establishes insurance coverage requirements for drivers who offer or provide rides to passengers that are arranged via digital networks operated by transportation network companies.
Appropriates moneys to State Department of Agriculture for biennium beginning July 1, 2015, to carry out department program for pesticide regulation.
In committee · 8
Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.
Requires business entity that intends to make political expenditure to first obtain approval from shareholders or members by affirmative vote of majority of members or shares entitled to vote.
Requires school districts and Department of Education to provide information related to confirmed acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying, or acts of cyberbullying.
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.
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.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to remove official State of Mississippi flag from Walk of Flags display at State Capitol State Park and replace with Mississippi Magnolia Flag.