Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Martha Schrader
Sponsored
Became law2
Creates Task Force on Veterans' Reintegration.
Authorizes cities, counties, metropolitan service districts and certain state agencies to establish transferable development credit system for purpose of allowing specified persons to transfer developmental interests from one government unit to another.
In committee2
Expands crime of private indecency to include offense committed by person in view of place where another person has reasonable expectation of privacy.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study on career and technical education.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Includes prior juvenile adjudications for driving while under influence of intoxicants as predicates for felony enhancement.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Creates antitrust immunity for Oregon blackberry cooperatives and other participants negotiating price of blackberries under state regulatory program actively supervised by Director of Agriculture.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Permits Indian tribe member of State Interoperability Executive Council to be designee of Indian tribe.
Exempts military discharge records from public records disclosure.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Creates Task Force on Disproportionality in Child Welfare Foster Care.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Out of committee · 2
Directs Oregon Military Department and Department of Veterans' Affairs to create information campaigns on certain mental and physical disorders affecting veterans.
Establishes Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Area Revolving Loan Fund.
In committee · 4
Requires school districts to offer half-day kindergarten.
Allows State Parks and Recreation Department to enter into agreement with Willamette River Channel Maintenance Group for performance of maintenance activities needed to improve river navigability and safety, to improve marine access to public parks, landings and other accesses and to encourage tourism and transportation.
Requires Department of Human Services to establish uniform standards for provision of mental health and addiction services paid for with state funds.
Directs Economic and Community Development Department to establish program to provide loan or credit guarantee for loans issued by financial institutions to small businesses.