Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Jason Conger
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to consult with applicant regarding Federal Water Pollution Control Act variances in order to seek to minimize negative economic impacts of variances.
Passed the House1
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Out of committee1
Raises threshold for requiring cost analysis for procurement from $250,000 to $2 million.
In committee15
Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to establish pilot program under which department contracts with one or more private contractors to administer, operate and maintain certain state parks.
Establishes Council on Efficient Government.
Creates Task Force on Privatization.
Modifies provisions relating to inclusion of names or titles of persons or organizations in argument or statement in voters' pamphlet.
Requires county sheriff to waive age requirement for obtaining concealed handgun license for military veterans and persons currently serving in military.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of long-term unemployed persons by taxpayer.
Extends sunset of enterprise zone program to June 30, 2023.
Decreases income tax and corporate excise tax rates for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
Requires Department of Transportation to establish pilot program under which department contracts with private contractor to perform vehicle registration functions department now performs.
Provides that state laws related to prevailing rates of wage are not operative on and after January 1, 2012, and until January 1, 2016.
Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission and Department of State Police to enter into interagency agreement for state police force members to act as agents of commission.
Requires all increases in state employee compensation provided for by collective bargaining agreement between state and exclusive representative of state employees in bargaining unit covered by agreement to be based on performance of employee for which increase is proposed.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue lottery bonds to assist in financing acquisition or construction of graduate studies facility for Oregon State University Cascades Campus.
Provides that unlawful possession of controlled substance by person under 21 years of age includes unlawful consumption of controlled substance.
Directs State Board of Education to determine whether one or more education service districts shall be joined together based on specified criteria, including resulting fiscal efficiencies, and to enter order joining districts if criteria are met.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
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.
Allows taxpayer to make direct deposit contribution of income tax refund into Oregon 529 College Savings Network account.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Changes name of Task Force on Stage Two Business Development and Economic Gardening to Grow Oregon Council.
Extends, except for purpose of specified corporate excise or income tax credit, sunset date of enterprise zone program.
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.
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.
Includes clustered mailboxes in definition of "related facilities" for purpose of ensuring access by persons with disabilities.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Allows court to renew Family Abuse Prevention Act order upon petition of child who has reached 18 years of age if child was protected by previous order and reasonably fears further acts of abuse by respondent.
Specifies that new or increased state agency fees adopted following adjournment sine die of regular legislative session are rescinded unless approved by Legislative Assembly at next regular legislative session.
Changes method by which surplus "kicker" refunds are made to personal income taxpayers from payment to credit.
Assigns ownership of certain renewable energy certificates to owner of facility generating renewable energy resulting in certificate.
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.
Postpones requirement that Water Resources Commission repeal certain rules regarding ground water mitigation in Deschutes Basin ground water study area.
Expands types of entities that may sponsor public charter school.
Vetoed · 1
Prohibits floral order facilitator from charging or receiving consideration for individual orders.
Passed the House · 4
Directs State Board of Higher Education to report to legislature in 2012 on civic literacy at state institutions of higher education.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Allows person without administrative license to be superintendent, or assistant superintendent, of public school, public charter school or virtual public charter school.
Provides that State Department of Agriculture water quality management plans and supporting rules and programs of department are exclusive public body means to protect and improve water quality through agricultural activity regulations regarding nonpoint sources of pollution on lands located outside urban growth boundary.
Out of committee · 4
Provides credit against income taxes for fees paid by member of Oregon National Guard or military reservist for Internet service provided outside United States.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for six months.
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 · 43
Requires state agency that owns real property or operates facilities to establish dedicated account to pay expenses of maintaining, repairing and replacing state agency's real property or facilities.
Requires contracting agency to set aside amount equal to 1.5 percent of amount contracting agency budgeted for public improvement contracts and dedicate amount toward including appropriate solar energy technology in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public buildings.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Eliminates employer pick-up of six percent employee contribution required of members of individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System.
Requires public employers to withhold from wages and salaries of public employees percentage of employer contribution to benefit plan for which no employee contribution is required.
Creates subtraction for net capital gain for purposes of personal income and corporate income and excise taxation.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Establishes uniform corporate minimum tax of $150 and removes provisions basing amount of tax on amount of Oregon sales.
Permits taxpayer to defer recognition of long-term capital gain if taxpayer invests in business entity in Oregon during tax year.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot program, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Creates crime of unlawfully residing within 1,000 feet of school and makes crime applicable to sex offenders.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to enforce federal immigration law pursuant to agreement with federal government.
Authorizes Pine Forest Development, LLC, to develop approximately 617-acre resort.
Requires State Forestry Department and other state agencies to support expeditious harvesting of downed trees as part of state forest recovery and restoration plans and policies.
Creates Task Force on Nuclear Power.
Removes mandatory requirement to set aside one percent of amount of contract to construct or alter state building for acquiring art and instead permits contracting agency to set aside amount to acquire art.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to create pilot program that allows persons hunting or pursuing cougars to use dogs.
Authorizes Department of Corrections to enter into contracts or arrangements with private entities for confinement and detention in Oregon of persons sentenced to legal and physical custody of department.
Creates Economic Forum and Technical Committee appointed by Governor.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Officer to prepare fiscal impact statement on legislative measures reported out of committee that would have financial effect on small businesses in this state.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Prohibits public employer from agreeing to pay or provide retirement benefit to member of Public Employees Retirement System other than payments required or provided for in statutes governing retirement benefits of members of system.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Requires Director of Human Services to convene task force to make policy recommendations to Legislative Assembly on strategies to reduce migration of residents of other states into Oregon to obtain medical assistance.
Permits contracting agency that procures goods for public use to give preference to food produced within this state if cost of food is not more than 10 percent more than food that is not produced within this state.
Allows person to teach certain courses in schools without being licensed by or registered with Teacher Standards and Practices Commission if certain requirements are met.
Requires resident school district of student to approve admission of student in another school district if certain conditions are met.
Requires sponsor of public charter school to pay school amount per ADMw that is equal to amount received by sponsoring school district or by school district where public charter school is located.
Expands types of entities that may sponsor public charter school.
Provides funding for instruction for talented and gifted children based on amount per student.
Permits certain individuals to use warning lights on vehicle.
Requires district school board to procure and cause to be displayed United States flag in classrooms and to provide time for students to salute United States flag once daily during school hours.
Provides that if public body agrees to pay or provide benefit to retired employees other than payments required or provided for in statutes, public body must create separate account for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to account in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.
Requires mass transit district to obtain elector approval for issuance of revenue bonds secured by moneys from specified sources, including payroll taxes and federal flexible funds.
Expands definition of "place of public accommodation" to include places owned or maintained by public body and services provided by public body.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
Modifies composition of and scope of review to be performed by Task Force on Educator Health Benefits.
Encourages Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to divest investment funds invested in certain companies engaged in mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
Requires Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to Legislative Assembly on steps taken to streamline regulatory requirements in specified areas and reduce administrative burdens on persons contracting with or regulated by authority and departments.