Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 814: Relating to applying the state action doctrine to agreements among certain Oregon ports; and declaring an emergency.

Declares intent of Legislative Assembly to displace competition under state action doctrine for discussions, collaborations and agreements among ports of Astoria, Columbia County and Coos Bay and with other members of Northwest Marine Terminal Association that could incur liability under state or federal antitrust laws. Requires ports to submit any agreement that results from discussion or collaboration to State Land Board for supervision and approval. Permits State Land Board to delegate duties to Director of the Department of State Lands ] to allow public cargo or passenger port located in this state and any other public port, including member of Northwest Marine Terminal Association, to coordinate, reach agreements on and implement action that is within port's authority, including actions to specify rates and charges, rules, practices and procedures with respect to cargo and passenger service operations and planning, development, management, marketing, operations and uses of public port facilities . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 355: Relating to attorneys.

Requires Oregon State Bar to study attorneys. Directs Oregon State Bar to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary not later than September 15, 2024. ] Provides that public university is required to make annual report on use of outside counsel for legal matters available on website, rather than provide report to Attorney General. Repeals requirement for Attorney General to report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on use of outside counsel by public universities.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 907: Relating to employees' rights to refuse to perform certain work assignments.

Provides employee with right to refuse to perform task assigned by employer under certain circumstances. Protects employee against disciplinary action for exercising right. ] Prohibits employer from retaliating or discriminating against employee for invoking right ] or prospective employee who, in good faith and with no reasonable alternative, refuses exposure arising from hazardous condition at place of employment . Allows employee to use sick leave to cover period when employee is not working due to employee's exercising right to refuse to perform assigned task. ] Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to implement provisions of Act that are in accordance with federal Occupational Safety and Health Act.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 756: Relating to school district employees who work with students with specialized needs; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires school district employees assigned to work with students with specialized needs to have access to specified records related to students , and ] to be consulted when education plan for student is reviewed or revised and to be provided with adequate training . Specifies compensation, scheduling and training requirements for school district employees assigned to work with students with specialized needs to implement education plan. ] Directs Department of Education, Teacher Standards and Practices Commission and Educator Advancement Council to identify career pathway for school district employees assigned to work with students with specialized needs. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 615: Relating to vehicle speed racing; and prescribing an effective date.

Modifies crime of organizing speed racing event. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes second and subsequent convictions within five-year period by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Modifies crime of reckless driving to include activities related to speed racing. Authorizes criminal forfeiture of instrumentalities of crime of reckless driving. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 376: Relating to insurance; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study insurance. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to insurance not later than September 15, 2024. ] Provides authority to Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to require health care service contractors to file annual National Association of Insurance Commissioners own risk and solvency assessment summary reports and corporate governance annual disclosure reports. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 343: Relating to driving privileges.

Directs Department of Transportation to study issues related to driving privileges and to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2024. ] Sunsets January 2, 2025. ] Clarifies that "incarceration" means confinement in Department of Corrections institution for purposes of certain driving privilege revocations and suspensions.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 992: Relating to high school completion.

Prescribes requirements for information recorded on student transcript, including types of credits earned by student. ] Establishes requirements for when student may be enrolled in course for modified credit. ] Removes alternative certificate as option for completing high school. Allows student to receive certificate of attendance. Removes exception to requirement that student who qualifies for modified diploma, extended diploma or certificate of attendance have access to instructional hours, hours of transition services and hours of other services that is equal to at least total number of instructional hours available to students attending public high school.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 510: Relating to the Public Records Advocate; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Public Records Advocate to estimate biennial costs to carry out duties of advocate and to allocate and assess costs among public bodies of state government. Directs advocate to adopt rules establishing methods for allocating and collecting assessments. Credits assessments to Public Records Advocate Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 692: Relating to investigations of workplace discrimination at state agencies.

Directs Department of Human Services to develop or acquire and maintain information system for tracking ] state agencies to use information system maintained by Oregon Department of Administrative Services to track internal investigations related to ] conducted by state agency regarding allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment concerning employees of state agency . Provides minimum requirements for information system. Requires department to establish formal training program to provide introductory and ongoing training for state agency personnel who investigate ] conduct internal investigations of allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment concerning employees of state agencies . Provides minimum requirements for training program.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 571: Relating to ABLE accounts.

Requires employer to offer contribution to ABLE account in lieu of contribution to retirement account. ] Requires employer to offer payroll deduction for ABLE account in lieu of deduction for OregonSaves account. ] Requires State Treasurer to provide information to specified individuals regarding options relating to ABLE accounts and retirement accounts. Requires State Treasurer to establish process to direct payroll deductions to ABLE account in lieu of OregonSaves account. ] Becomes operative January 1, 2025. ] Directs Oregon 529 Savings Board to provide information to designated beneficiaries of ABLE accounts regarding potential impact to benefits and services if contributions are made to workplace retirement account.

signed · Oregon · Senate Jun 14, 2023

SB 340: Relating to crime.

Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study recidivism rates of persons convicted of felony property crimes, and to provide results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. ] Modifies when venue is proper for property offenses committed against same victim within 180 days. Provides that trial may be held in any county in which one offense was committed. Establishes presumptive sentence of 24 months' imprisonment for crime of organized retail theft if person has certain previous conviction or convictions. Provides that organized retail theft may be used as predicate offense for other presumptive sentences for property crimes. Provides that person commits crime of theft in the first degree if, during commission of theft, person recklessly engages in conduct that creates substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. Increases time period, from 90 days to 180 days, within which value of merchandise may be aggregated to qualify as element of crime of organized retail theft. Modifies when value of single theft transactions may be added together for purposes of determining degree of theft charged. Sunsets January 2, 2025. ].

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