Honors 555th "Triple Nickles" Parachute Infantry Battalion for pioneering achievements and service to their country and this state.
Sponsored bills
Designates November 25, 2017, as Holodomor Remembrance Day.
Recognizes 2015 Oregon Women of Achievement for outstanding leadership and service to people of Oregon.
Designates August 7 of each year as Oregon Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Provides that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries may apply certain considerations to determine whether to divide public works project into separate contracts. Requires all contracts for public works and all subcontracts related to public works contract to specify that contractor or subcontractor must have filed public works bond with Construction Contractors Board unless contractor or subcontractor is exempt from requirement. Specifies that disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business must file public works bond if commissioner finds that enterprise or business violated prevailing rate of wage law or rules commissioner adopts under prevailing wage law. Specifies circumstances in which contractor or subcontractor violates provision against any other person paying all or portion of prevailing rate of wage or fringe benefits. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows public charter school to give priority in admission to students who reside within attendance boundaries of nonchartered public school if specified conditions are met.
Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and report, no later than September 15, 2017, recommendations to Legislative Assembly and interim committees related to health for program to reimburse costs of oral health care for low-income individuals residing in Oregon under Compact of Free Association treaty. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Designates third Friday in September of every year to be Oregon POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Recognizes and honors Sergeant Brennan C. Gibson (1979-2006) for his service to his country.
Congratulates University of Oregon Men's Basketball Team on its performance in this year's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games and advancement to Final Four.