Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Joanne Verger
Sponsored
Became law4
Requires state agencies to ask if customer or client is veteran and provide information from Department of Veterans' Affairs and reintegration team within Oregon Military Department to veterans.
Prohibits sale of gift card that cannot be redeemed for cash when face value declines to amount less than $5 and card has been used for at least one purchase.
Modifies crimes relating to child pornography.
Authorizes State Forester to enter into contracts in accordance with specified procedure to supply woody biomass from forestlands managed by State Forestry Department for development of projects.
Passed the Senate2
Requires school employees to report acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying.
Requires instruction in Oregon Studies in middle school.
In committee3
Defines "hatchery produced" for purposes of provisions related to salmon and trout enhancement program.
Authorizes minor to obtain victim services from victim services provider without parental consent.
Allows forest protective association to obtain hearing by State Board of Forestry regarding actions of board or State Forester that may adversely affect adequacy of fire prevention and suppression services within forest protection district.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low-income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
Clarifies that state board or commission may meet through telephone or other electronic means.
Extends sunset on provision allowing federal forest reserve moneys in Douglas County road fund and Lane County road fund to be used for law enforcement purposes.
Expands exemption of homemade beer, wine and fermented fruit juice from Liquor Control Act.
Requires Department of Education to provide assistance to school districts, government agencies and community groups related to United States Department of Agriculture's Afterschool Meal and Snack Program.
Eliminates sunset on provisions related to business development loans and entrepreneurial development loans.
Allows previously licensed, certified or otherwise authorized health care provider to register as emergency health care provider and to provide health care services without license or certification during Governor-declared emergency.
Provides for state "on" indicator for any week when rate of insured unemployment is at least 6.5 percent and average rate of total unemployment in Oregon for most recent three-month period is at least 110 percent of average for any corresponding three-month period ending in three preceding years.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit outcomes-based budget.
Requires designation of at least five and not more than 15 regionally significant industrial areas.
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage of telemedical health service provided in connection with treatment of diabetes that meets certain criteria if health service is otherwise covered by plan.
Removes outdated or redundant provisions related to preparation and distribution of education laws, School Improvement Fund grant evaluation and reporting requirements, school district and school performance reports, Oregon Report Card contents, community learning center evaluations, reports by Department of Education related to high school completion requirements, evaluation and reporting requirements related to Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century...
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to request proof that person performing work at premises licensed by commission meets applicable minimum age requirements.
Increases exemption from execution for tools, implements, apparatus, team, harness or library that are necessary to enable judgment debtor to carry on trade, occupation or profession from $3,000 to $5,000.
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.
Establishes Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice and creates procedure for awarding medal to family of law enforcement officer who died while performing duties or was killed because of employment as law enforcement officer.
Provides that portion of State Highway 126, known as Eugene-Springfield Highway, shall be known as Officer Chris Kilcullen Memorial Highway.
Passed the Senate · 3
Requires employer to provide paid or unpaid time off for Veterans Day to employees who are veterans.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Provides that failure to include required modification form with notice of sale, failure to comply with provisions governing loan modifications and failure to record required affidavit of compliance with loan modification requirements are unlawful practices subject to enforcement under unlawful trade practices law.
In committee · 1
Allows electric utility that is member of Boardman impacted utility to remain small electric utility for purposes of meeting renewable portfolio standard if utility serves no more than 25,000 retail electricity consumers and is located in Umatilla, Morrow or Union County.