Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
David Edwards
Sponsored
Became law5
Directs Joint Boards of Education to report to Legislative Assembly on development of applied baccalaureate degree programs at state institutions of higher education and community colleges.
Changes sunset date on conditional exemption from disclosure of public records that set forth name, home address or professional location of person engaged in, or providing goods and services for, medical research at Oregon Health and Science University that is conducted on animals other than rodents.
Instructs State Workforce Investment Board to develop plan for initiative to promote growth of green jobs.
Allows local governments that are unable to meet funding requirements of transportation planning rule adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission to apply for extensions, submit alternative plans for funding or apply to adjust various traffic performance measures.
Exempts requirement that health insurance cover nonprescription elemental enteral formula for treatment of severe intestinal malabsorption from automatic six-year sunset provision.
In committee5
Denies public assistance to fleeing felons, Class A or B misdemeanants or probation, parole or post-prison supervision violators who are actively sought by law enforcement authorities.
Requires Department of Human Services, in determining income available for costs of care for applicant for or recipient of Oregon Supplemental Income Program medical assistance, to disregard income paid by applicant or recipient for child or spousal support.
Reinstates expired permit and extends time within which permit may be used for alteration, restoration or replacement of existing dwelling in exclusive farm use zone.
Allows authorized state agencies to use fuel cell power systems for emergency backup power applications and for critical power applications.
Diverts percentage of payroll taxes payable under current law to Oregon Emergency Jobs Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 31
Directs interim House and Senate committees related to transportation and Oregon Transportation Commission to conduct study.
Requires state institutions of higher education and community colleges to waive tuition for any course audited by Oregon residents 65 years of age or older in specified circumstances.
Requires, as soon as practicable after end of each biennium, lottery ending balance to be transferred to school capital matching subaccount of Education Stability Fund.
Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force.
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Modifies crime of sexual abuse in third degree to include intentionally propelling dangerous substance at another person for purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and make available Oregon transparency website for purpose of allowing people to view information that is public record and not exempt from disclosure.
Requires health plans to cover services of professional counselors and marriage and family therapists if certain other services are covered by plan.
Deletes 15-year limit on veteran's use of preference in public employment.
Exempts from definition of "gift," for purposes of ethics laws, specified program material, specified expenses for attendance at conference and reasonable expenses paid to public school employee for accompanying students on educational trip.
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Requires tower who tows vehicle at request of owner of parking facility to take and maintain photograph of vehicle.
Requires Legislative Counsel to solicit bids for printing of Oregon Revised Statutes each biennium.
Imposes additional fine of $500 on person convicted of crime of interfering with law enforcement animal.
Modifies definition of online communication for purposes of online sexual corruption of child.
Adds pharmacists to list of public or private officials required to report child abuse.
Designates May 8 of each year as Military Family Appreciation Day.
Directs Secretary of State to designate organizations to establish citizen panels to review and create statements on specified number of initiated state measures.
Creates Task Force on Effective and Cost-Efficient Service Provision.
Directs Attorney General to provide identical draft ballot title for state measure to be submitted if Attorney General determines two or more state measures are substantially similar.
Reduces size of identifying hydrologic unit to be used when reporting pesticide use.
Permits certain health professional regulatory boards to adopt rules that permit practitioners to prescribe or dispense antibiotic drugs to partners of patient without examining partner for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Transfers, credits or allocates certain moneys from specified funds and accounts to other specified funds, accounts or agencies to be used for specified purposes.
Prohibits county, city, special district or 9-1-1 jurisdiction from punishing or penalizing public or private safety agency for failure to meet contractually mandated response times during declared state of emergency for which agency has provided resources for emergency response outside normal jurisdiction.
Creates process by which Water Resources Department may loan or grant moneys to enable construction of water development projects located in Columbia River Basin.
Allows public employer participating in Public Employees Retirement System to request that excess amounts in side account established for lump sum payment be applied to offset contributions to individual account program if Public Employees Retirement Board determines that amounts in account exceed amounts necessary to fund employer's actuarial liabilities unless board determines that applying excess amounts would cause system or Public Employees Retirement Fund to lose qualification as qualified
Requires Department of State Police to create medical health database to aid law enforcement agencies in assisting persons with mental illness in obtaining services.
Directs school districts that include public high school to adopt plans to encourage students to register to vote and to vote in elections.
Modifies definition of "child care facility" and creates definitions for "preschool recorded program" and "record" for purposes related to regulation of child care facilities.
Classifies crime of assault in second degree as assault in first degree if defendant knows victim is pregnant.
Passed the House · 4
Exempts employee areas from standards for food and beverages sold in schools.
Transfers administration of Rural Health Services Program from Oregon Student Assistance Commission to Office of Rural Health.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Directs specified interim legislative committees to review operations of specified financial institutions that receive funds from Troubled Asset Relief Program to ensure institutions meet goals and obligations of program.
Out of committee · 11
Establishes Aging and Disability Resource Center program in Department of Human Services.
Increases city population from 30,000 to 40,000 for classification as eligible rural area for purpose of emergency medical technician income tax credit.
Requires drug manufacturers to file with State Board of Pharmacy annual report listing compensation given or paid to physicians and nurse practitioners.
Defines "economically distressed worker training" and "eligible economically distressed workers" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.
Prohibits schools from using school property to provide printing, binding or graphic arts services to public or to state or local government or political subdivision.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Allocates moneys from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Innovation Council for deposit in Oregon Innovation Fund for specified purposes.
Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in machinery and equipment.
Gives certain districts extension of exemption from requirements regarding health benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Allows State Board of Forestry to designate and manage areas on state forestlands as natural resource conservation areas.
Establishes tax credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
In committee · 32
Specifies amount of income from Common School Fund that Department of State Lands must transfer each calendar year to Superintendent of Public Instruction for apportionment among counties and school districts.
Requires person operating as scrap metal business to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Requires Department of Human Services to request that Department of State Police conduct state and nationwide criminal records checks on individuals providing direct care to children, elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
Provides that consumer contract may not contain provision to renew contract for additional term automatically or unless consumer declares intention to terminate or not renew contract.
Prohibits use, sale, transfer or exchange for value, for commercial purposes, of prescription drug information that identifies prescriber or subject of prescription drug order.
Authorizes Department of Transportation to issue duplicate disabled parking permit placards for each vehicle registered by applicant in this state.
Requires that certain percentages of moneys spent by Judicial Department on specified treatment and intervention programs, and of moneys that offenders are required to pay for specified court-ordered treatment and intervention programs, must be for cost-effective, evidence-based programs.
Requires escrow agent to arrange for interpreter services at closing of real estate transaction for single family dwelling if principal is non-English-speaking individual.
Prescribes salary calculation for substitute teachers in school district with four-day week class schedule.
Establishes Initiative Petition Review Committee as joint committee of Legislative Assembly.
Directs Secretary of State to add to caption of ballot title for certain initiated state measures phrase regarding fiscal impact designated by financial estimate committee.
Requires health care facilities and health care providers to use interoperable electronic health information system by December 15, 2015.
Creates Legislative Research Office.
Creates personal and business tax credits for water conservation devices and systems.
Specifies that public lands used for wildlife management purposes must be accessible for hunting.
Requires Department of Revenue, in consultation with Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare and submit reports on tax incidence to legislative committee on revenue.
Authorizes universities under control of State Board of Higher Education, Oregon Health and Science University and boards of education of community college districts to commission public safety officers.
Requires State Board of Higher Education to authorize each institution under its control to commission special campus security officers.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish Contractor and Workforce Diversity Pilot Program to aid in increasing diversity among contractors to which department awards public improvement contracts and among subcontractors and workers employed in connection with public improvement contracts.
Directs Department of Transportation to use one-half of one percent of federal funds department receives for on-the-job training.
Requires proposer submitting proposal for public contract for services to submit personnel deployment disclosure.
Specifies requirements for budget documents prepared by budget committee of education service district.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish and operate marijuana production facility and distribute marijuana to pharmacies for dispensing to medical marijuana cardholders and designated primary caregivers.
Reserves ___ percent of federal workforce investment funds allocated to state for training activities that support clean technology and prepare workers for employment in green jobs.
Adds sexual misconduct to definition of "abuse" for purposes of mandatory child reporting statutes.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Creates limited license for physicians licensed in Idaho, California, Washington or Nevada who intend to work in certain rural Oregon settings.
Creates limited license for nurses licensed in Idaho, California, Washington or Nevada who intend to work in certain rural Oregon settings.
Authorizes State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or county sheriff to release inmate to custody of United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under certain circumstances.
Provides maximum allowable amount of credit for fuel cell system, other than homebuilder-installed renewable energy system, of 50 percent of total certified cost.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for grants to agencies in executive department and certain private companies to acquire fuel cell systems.