Sen. Jeff Kruse

In memoriam: Senator Alan Bates, 1945-2016.

Commemorates 69th anniversary of Vanport flood and remembers survivors and those who lost their lives.

Honors 555th "Triple Nickles" Parachute Infantry Battalion for pioneering achievements and service to their country and this state.

Designates November 25, 2017, as Holodomor Remembrance Day.

Recognizes 2015 Oregon Women of Achievement for outstanding leadership and service to people of Oregon.

Permits city to issue citation for speeding using red light camera in conjunction with other technology that is capable of measuring speed. Applies to speeding violations 11 miles per hour or greater. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions. Makes unlawful employment practice to discriminate in payment of wages against employee on basis of protected class. Makes unlawful employment practice to screen job applicants based on salary history, to base salary decision on salary history, other than for internal hires, and to seek salary history information from applicant for employment other than after making offer of employment to employee that includes amount of compensation . Allows employer to pay employees for work of comparable character at different compensation levels only if entire compensation differential is based on bona fide factor related to position in question and based on certain criteria. Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable. Extends tort claim notice requirement from 180 days to 300 days for public employee to give notice of certain pay equity violations. Adds additional remedies for pay equity and wage-related violations that include right to jury trial and right to compensatory and punitive damages. Allows employee who files complaint alleging pay equity violation with Bureau of Labor and Industries and prevails to recover back pay for up to two years plus duration of time spent in complaint process. Permits employer to file motion to disallow award of compensatory or punitive damages. Provides that court shall grant motion if employer demonstrates that employer has completed equal-pay analysis that meets certain criteria, eliminated wage differentials for plaintiff and made reasonable and substantial progress toward eliminating wage differentials for other employees in same protected class asserted by plaintiff. Provides that, if court grants motion, court may award back pay only for two-year period immediately preceding filing of action and allow prevailing plaintiff costs and attorney fees but may not award damages. Becomes operative on January 1, 2019. Makes violation for seeking salary history from prospective or current employee prior to offer of employment subject to compensatory and punitive damages beginning on January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Makes permissive rather than mandatory provision that noncompliant survey map that is not corrected by surveyor and returned to county surveyor within 30 days be forwarded by county surveyor to State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying for action.

Requires State Fish and Wildlife Director to, before appointing Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board members, consult with organizations that represent certain interests and take into consideration nominations or recommendations received in course of consultation.

Requires coordinated care organization to provide initial health assessment on child enrolled in coordinated care organization no later than 60 days after date that Oregon Health Authority notifies coordinated care organization that child has been taken into custody of Department of Human Services. Requires coordinated care organization to locate child and arrange initial health assessment if child has not received initial health assessment in 60-day period. Requires coordinated care organization to report data specified by authority regarding barriers to coordinated care organizations' ability to comply with requirements. Requires authority to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health on rate of compliance by each coordinated care organization and steps taken to improve rates of compliance.