Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Margaret Carter
Sponsored
Became law1
Creates Task Force on Disproportionality in Child Welfare Foster Care.
Out of committee1
Decreases transportation grant for all school districts to 63 percent of approved transportation costs for each school district.
In committee2
Allows Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to issue license or registration to person convicted of certain misdemeanor crime if commission makes certain determinations.
Authorizes cities and counties to request that State Department of Agriculture designate specified number of nutrition improvement zones in urban and rural areas of state.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Repeals statutory designation of person or organization engaging services of musician as employer of musician for purposes of unemployment insurance compensation taxes unless written contract between parties provides exception.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 10
Requires Department of Human Services to establish rules, policies and procedures to implement Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption in Oregon.
Limits for six-year period beginning July 1, 2007, payment of expenses from other funds collected or received by various state agencies for capital construction.
Provides that U.S. Highway 97 in Oregon shall be known as World War II Veterans Historic Highway.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Modifies prohibition on sale or distribution of cleaning agents containing phosphorus.
Includes victim of human trafficking as person eligible for Address Confidentiality Program.
Requires University of Oregon to implement Oregon Climate Corps through University of Oregon Institute for Sustainable Environment Climate Masters program to extent funds are available.
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.
Establishes additional amounts authorized for issuance of general obligation bonds, revenue bonds and certificates of participation and other financing agreements for 2007-2009 biennium.
Vetoed · 1
Directs Department of Transportation to collaborate with governmental units to implement tolling on interstate bridges that cross Columbia River.
Passed the Senate · 1
Allows court to award attorney fees, costs and expenses to prevailing debtor in action for unlawful collection practice.
Out of committee · 1
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
In committee · 2
Creates prepaid tuition contracts for Oregon residents under Oregon 529 College Savings Network.
Creates exception to police officer minimum training standards requirement for former sheriff reelected to office after retirement.