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Summary: Increases and decreases certain biennial appropriations made from General Fund to specified state agencies and Emergency Board.

Status: Effective date, April 11, 2012.

Summary: For state agencies with more than 100 employees and with ratio of less than 11 to 1 of nonsupervisory employees to supervisory employees , restricts hiring and requires layoffs or reclassifications of supervisory employees for purpose of attaining certain ratio.

Status: Chapter 101, (2012 Laws): Effective date April 11, 2012.

Summary: Increases number of enterprise zones that may be designated and maximum area of rural enterprise zone.

Status: Chapter 71, (2012 Laws): Effective date June 4, 2012.

Summary: Eliminates affirmative defense exempting concealed handgun licensees from crime applicable to possession of firearm or other instrument used as dangerous weapon, while on school grounds.

Status: Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Prozanski.

Summary: Establishes credit against income taxes in compensation for loss of livestock due to wolf depredation.

Status: Chapter 65, (2012 Laws): Effective date June 4, 2012.

Summary: Permits certain counties to use federal forest reserve moneys in county road funds for law enforcement purposes related to roads.

Status: Chapter 75, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2012.

Summary: Permits counties, under certain conditions, to receive assistance payments from County Assessment Function Funding Assistance Account for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 fiscal years that do not reflect changes in federal payments to county.

Status: Chapter 77, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2012.

Summary: Requires that Public Employees Retirement Board use assumed interest rate of six percent for purposes of calculating service retirement allowance of Tier 1 and Tier 2 members of Public Employees Retirement System.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Provides that taxpayer may not claim qualified research activities credit for amount deducted.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Establishes procedure for Governor to declare county as fiscally distressed if county governing body requests designation.

Status: Chapter 76, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2012.

Summary: Adds employee of organization providing child-related services or activities, employee of higher education institution, coach, assistant coach or trainer of child athlete and individual who provides guidance, instruction or training in youth development activity to list of public and private officials required to report child abuse.

Status: Chapter 92, (2012 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2013.

Summary: Prohibits public body from disclosing records or information that identifies person as applicant for, or holder of, concealed handgun license.

Status: Chapter 93, (2012 Laws): Effective date April 11, 2012.

Summary: Delays date by which State Board of Higher Education must make report to Legislative Assembly on higher education employee retirement options and benefit plans.

Status: Chapter 18, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 5, 2012.

Summary: Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to convene work group to make recommendations regarding criminal records checks .

Status: Chapter 98, (2012 Laws): Effective date April 11, 2012.

Summary: Requires that annual timber harvest on state forestlands in each subject forest district equal, at minimum, specified percentage of annual amount of harvestable timber expected to be grown on state forestlands in district.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Makes Governor and members of State Workforce Investment Board, or persons designated by board, advisory committee for purpose of developing initiatives related to workforce development.

Status: Chapter 22, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 5, 2012.

Summary: Modifies requirements for primary, general and special election ballots.

Status: Chapter 102, (2012 Laws): Effective date April 11, 2012.

Summary: Modifies amount authorized for issuance of certificates of participation and other financing agreements during 2011-2013 biennium.

Status: Chapter 78, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2012.

Summary: Adjusts, for six-year period beginning July 1, 2007, limitations on expenditures from specified sources collected or received by Oregon Department of Aviation for Chiloquin Apron Rehabilitation, Obstruction Removal and Lighting project.

Status: Chapter 79, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2012.

Summary: Authorizes dentists and dental hygienists who are licensed in another state and in good standing to practice dentistry without compensation for specified period of time.

Status: Effective date, March 27, 2012.

Summary: Excludes certain company that owns or leases data center in enterprise zone from central assessment during period of enterprise zone exemption.

Status: Effective date, June 4, 2012.

Summary: Expands and clarifies duties of Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

Status: Effective date, April 11, 2012.

Summary: Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to maintain website related to seismic risk category of public schools.

Status: Effective date, July 1, 2012.

Summary: Requires that total amount of General Fund appropriations, special purpose appropriations to Emergency Board, lottery fund allocations, appropriations from Oregon Rainy Day Fund and appropriations from Education Stability Fund made for public education purposes in biennium not be less than 50 percent of total amount of General Fund appropriations, lottery fund allocations, appropriations from Oregon Rainy Day Fund and appropriations from Education Stability Fund contained in legislatively

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Establishes Oregon Growth Fund and Oregon Growth Board to encourage investment in and availability of capital to Oregon businesses and to further economic development in Oregon.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Creates Sunset Advisory Committee.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to make available certain information related to accelerated learning options.

Status: Chapter 10, (2012 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2012.

Summary: Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to convene work group to study strategies for and make recommendations on reducing higher education textbook costs.

Status: Chapter 95, (2012 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2012.

Summary: Establishes Special Committee on University Governance.

Status: Chapter 68, (2012 Laws): Effective date March 27, 2012.

Summary: Provides legislative approval of Oregon Health Authority proposals for coordinated care organizations.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Updates connection date to federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federal tax law.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Establishes University of Oregon and Portland State University as independent public universities, governed by university boards of directors.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Updates connection date to federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federal tax law.

Status: Effective date, June 4, 2012.

Summary: Urges President and Congress of United States of America to allow Oregon counties to manage revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands located in counties.

Status: Filed With Secretary of State.

Summary: Provides legislative approval of Oregon Health Authority proposals for coordinated care organizations.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Abolishes District Best Business Practices Advisory Committee and authority to conduct best business practices audits.

Status: Chapter 91, (2012 Laws): Effective date April 11, 2012.

Summary: Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop and maintain lead poisoning prevention clearinghouse on its website.

Status: Chapter 11, (2012 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2013.

Summary: Requires school district boards to allow certain medications to be kept in student's classroom if requested by student's parent or guardian.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Increases amount of lottery bonds issued to finance grants and loans for transportation projects for biennium beginning July 1, 2011.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Increases amount of lottery bonds issued to finance grants and loans for transportation projects by $10 million for biennium beginning July 1, 2011.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Exempts employee and retiree names maintained in records of Public Employees Retirement System from disclosure under public records law.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Changes applicable rate of interest for contractor's failure to make timely payment in accordance with public improvement contract to nine percent per annum.

Status: Chapter 4, (2012 Laws): Effective date February 27, 2012.

Summary: Establishes Oregon Growth Fund and Oregon Growth Board to encourage investment in and availability of capital to Oregon businesses and to further economic development in Oregon.

Status: Chapter 90, (2012 Laws): Effective date April 6, 2012.

Summary: Exempts from taxation property owned exclusively by eligible Indian tribe or by entity wholly owned by eligible Indian tribe if property is used exclusively for certain government services.

Status: Chapter 42, (2012 Laws): Effective date June 4, 2012.

Summary: Requires state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Modifies types of animals qualifying as assistance animals for purposes of accessing places of public accommodation and modes of transportation and for purposes of cause of action for harm to assistance animal.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Prohibits Public Employees' Benefit Board from authorizing or requiring collection of information or maintenance of records about firearms from eligible employee or family member.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.

Summary: Establishes Task Force on STEM Access and Success for purpose of encouraging students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Status: Chapter 94, (2012 Laws): Effective date April 11, 2012.

Summary: Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to carry out goals relating to awarding academic credit for prior learning by students.

Status: Chapter 96, (2012 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2012.

Summary: Abolishes State Board of Higher Education and transfers functions to Oregon Education Investment Board.

Status: In committee upon adjournment.