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signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 11, 2017

SB 1041: Relating to treatment funded by public moneys; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to commission for purposes of study and report. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Floyd Prozanski (D) Jackie Winters (R) · 28 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 11, 2017

SB 1025: Relating to verifying transmission of disease; and prescribing an effective date.

Creates process by which certain persons who practice profession related to enforcing or providing for public health and safety and who, in performance of official duties, come into contact with blood, bodily fluid or other potentially infectious material of another person may petition court for order compelling testing of other person for communicable disease. Requires court to order testing upon showing that circumstances create probable cause to conclude that petitioner's contact with source person constitutes direct contact with blood, bodily fluids or other potentially infectious materials of person, and that contact is capable of transmitting communicable disease. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Tim Knopp (R) Floyd Prozanski (D) Jeff Barker (D) James Manning (D) · 4 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 11, 2017

SB 1062: Relating to environmental conditions in school facilities; and declaring an emergency.

Requires school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to adopt Healthy and Safe Schools Plan to address environmental conditions in facilities owned or leased by districts or schools where students or staff are present on regular basis. Requires districts and schools to provide Department of Education with copies of plans. Requires districts and schools to annually review plan and revise as necessary. Specifies minimum content for plan. Requires department to develop model plan as guidance for districts and schools. Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to develop recommendations regarding practices for reducing environmental conditions that may present health concerns. Requires authority to develop information sheets concerning environmental conditions that may present health concerns. Requires department to make opportunities for professional development available to district and school staff regarding plan requirements and information reporting. Requires school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to make results of testing under plan available to public. Requires districts and schools to provide annual statement regarding plan. Specifies minimum content for statement. Specifies recipients of statement. Requires posting statement on website if website is available. Establishes Healthy School Facilities Fund. Appropriates moneys from fund to department for purpose of financial assistance to school districts, education service districts and public charter schools in adoption, administration and enforcement of Healthy and Safe Schools Plans. Expands types of assessment qualifying for Office of School Facilities hardship grants to include school district assessment for environmental hazards under plan. Reduces total amount that may be biennially distributed from State School Fund as facility grants. Provides for biennial transfer from State School Fund to Healthy School Facilities Fund. Limits uses for transferred moneys. Makes reduction in total amount distributed as facility grants and transfer of State School Fund moneys to Healthy School Facilities Fund applicable for biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2019. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt mandatory guidelines regarding testing for, and reducing exposure to, lead in water used for drinking or food preparation for inclusion in Healthy and Safe Schools Plans. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for 2017-2019 biennium to carry out provisions of Act. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Laurie Monnes Anderson (D) Michael Dembrow (D) Alissa Keny-Guyer (D) Knute Buehler (R) · 20 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 11, 2017

SB 714: Relating to crime.

Allows court to include reasonable residency restrictions as special condition of probation for person convicted of stalking or violating court's stalking protective order. Allows State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or other supervisory authority to include reasonable residency restrictions as special condition of post-prison supervision for person convicted of stalking or violating court's stalking protective order.
signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 11, 2017

SB 1032: Relating to the Oregon Promise program; and declaring an emergency.

Amends Oregon Promise program to remove prohibition on awarding more than $10 million in grants per fiscal year. Makes requirement that person participating in program pay $50 per term in tuition payable by reducing amount of grant awarded, instead of requiring separate payment by person. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to determine prior to start of fall term each academic year whether sufficient moneys exist to award grant to each person who qualifies. Permits commission to limit eligibility to receive grant based on expected family contribution. Permits commission to decrease total amount of grant awarded or increase amount person must pay for each term person receives grant if at any time commission determines that insufficient moneys exist to provide grant to each person who was awarded grant. Permits commission to at any time reduce or eliminate any limitation on eligibility imposed by commission due to shortage of moneys. Allows person to continue to qualify for program if, after being awarded grant, person enters into service with career and technical student organization relating to agriculture or farming that is approved by Department of Education before attending community college. Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training. Allows commission, upon showing of significant hardship, to waive requirement that in order to qualify for program person start attending classes at community college within six months after person completed previous highest level of education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Richard Devlin (D) · 33 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 11, 2017

SB 803: Relating to education; and declaring an emergency.

Considers children who are foreign exchange students and who are residing in Oregon in dormitory operated by school district to be residents of school district for school purposes. Sunsets July 1, 2018. Directs Department of Education to submit report on children who are foreign exchange students and who are residing in Oregon in dormitory operated by school district to committees of Legislative Assembly related to education no later than March 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Tim Knopp (R) Arnie Roblan (D)
signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 11, 2017

SB 860: Relating to mental health treatment providers; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to examine parity of reimbursement paid by carriers to mental health providers and physicians. Requires department to adopt rules necessary to ensure compliance with mental health parity and network adequacy requirements based on results of department's examination. Requires department to report to interim committees related to health, by September 1, 2019, results of department's examination and actions taken by department in response to examination. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 11, 2017

SB 944: Relating to behavioral health; and declaring an emergency.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with Oregon-based nonprofit organization with appropriate expertise to operate 24-hour call center for tracking and providing information on placements available for children and adolescents needing high acuity behavioral health services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
signed · Oregon · Senate Aug 10, 2017

SB 505: Relating to recording of grand jury proceedings; and declaring an emergency.

Directs district attorney to ensure proceedings before grand jury are recorded using audio electronic recording devices designated, provided and maintained by Judicial Department . Directs district attorney to delegate recording requirement to grand juror and to provide instruction regarding audio electronic recording equipment. Authorizes court to appoint, at request of prosecuting attorney, shorthand reporter to record grand jury proceedings at prosecuting attorney's expense. Provides for phase-in of recording process based on population of district. Requires district attorney to maintain audio recordings or shorthand reporter report. Specifies matters that must be recorded and matters that may not be recorded. Provides that audio recordings and shorthand reporter notes or report are confidential. Creates procedures for release of audio recordings or shorthand reporter notes or report . Specifies procedures for release of transcript of grand jury proceeding concerning public servant resulting in indictment indorsed "not a true bill." Provides process for prosecuting attorney to request and enter protective order prohibiting or restricting access to recordings , shorthand reporter notes or report or transcript . Authorizes prosecuting attorney to file motion for protective order on behalf of victim or witness and requires prosecuting attorney to describe specific portion of recording , shorthand reporter notes or report or transcript to be redacted. Specifies when recording, shorthand reporter notes or report or transcript prepared from recording may be used in court proceedings. Allows statements of certain persons to be received through testimony of peace officer. Directs Public Defense Services Commission, Judicial Department and counties beginning recordation on March 1, 2018, to provide preliminary report on implementation of Act to Emergency Board and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary no later than December 1, 2018, and final report to Joint Committee on Ways and Means and committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary no later than February 1, 2019. Appropriates moneys to Judicial Department for purchase of recording equipment and services and other expenses necessary to carry out provisions of Act. Appropriates moneys to Emergency Board to be allocated for expenses necessary to carry out provisions of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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