Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Chris Harker
Sponsored
Became law3
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.
Authorizes court to enter order setting aside conviction for Class B felony under certain circumstances.
Requires Energy Facility Siting Council to establish global warming potential of certain greenhouse gases for purposes of determining net carbon dioxide emissions.
Out of committee1
Increases amount Department of Education may expend from State School Fund to provide administration of and support for development of talented and gifted education.
In committee10
Repeals statutory "kicker" provisions.
Extends for two years authority of Department of Education to grant waiver to school district to enter into contract for alternative provider of nationally normed assessments.
Instructs Bureau of Labor and Industries to study development of definition of "independent contractor" by rule for purpose of determination of independent contractor status.
Limits amount that individual may contribute to candidate for public office.
Provides for establishment of percentage by which district school board shall annually increase total amount of moneys used to pay for salary and benefits of employees under collective bargaining agreement.
Establishes Governor's Office of Information Technology and specifies powers, responsibilities and duties of office.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct assessment of state's information technology environment.
Establishes Task Force on Information Technology Procurement and specifies membership.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct assessment of state's desktop computers and mobile workstations.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish project management process and certain standards for managing information technology projects for state government.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
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.
Creates Citizens' Initiative Review Commission to oversee review of state initiative measures by citizen panels.
Modifies crime of prostitution.
Eliminates reliance on spiritual treatment as defense to certain crimes in which victim is under 18 years of age.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Requires executive summaries of reports and notices of proposed rulemaking that must be filed with members of Legislative Assembly to be sent electronically.
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.
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.
Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services.
Modifies provisions for development and maintenance of telephone service that provides referral information regarding services after emergency and health and human services.
Authorizes installation and use of solar photovoltaic energy system on residential or commercial structure in zones in which residential or commercial structures are authorized.
Directs Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority to suspend, instead of terminate, medical assistance of medical assistance recipient who becomes inmate of local correctional facility for expected term of no more than 12 months.
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
Authorizes prosecution for failure to report as sex offender in county where defendant is apprehended or last registered, if county where offense was committed cannot be determined.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Out of committee · 1
Directs Joint Boards of Education to prepare report on strategies for reducing higher education textbook costs.
In committee · 13
Creates Oregon Data Advisory Board.
Directs Oregon State Lottery Commission to survey sample of video lottery game retailers and to study compensation rates for video lottery game retailers.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Directs Joint Boards of Education to prepare report on strategies for reducing higher education textbook costs.
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.
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.
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.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
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.