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SB1533 - Relating to elections.
Kayse M. Jama, James I. Manning, Lew Frederick
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Tells the SOS to translate the voters' pamphlet into the 10 most common languages used in each county. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Increases, from 5 to 10, the number of the most commonly spoken languages in each county, other than English, that the Secretary of State must include on a publicly available list and into which the secretary must translate voters' pamphlets. Increases the number of translator members on the Translation Advisory Council. Increases, from 100 or more individuals to 300 or more individuals, the number of people in a county who must speak one of 10 listed languages in order to require a county voters' pamphlet to be translated into that language.
STATUS
Passed
HB4157 - Relating to adjustments in classifications under the Public Employees Retirement System.
Zachary T. Hudson, Kevin L. Mannix, Ricardo Ruiz
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
The Act makes district attorneys police officers under PERS. The Act lowers the age at which some police and firefighters can retire. The Act makes a new class of employees in PERS for people who work in hazardous positions. The Act allows those people to retire earlier with higher pensions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Provides that district attorneys qualify as police officers under the Public Employees Retirement System. Lowers the normal retirement age for police officers and firefighters under the Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan. Establishes a new class of hazardous positions under the Public Employees Retirement System and provides increased retirement benefits to members employed in hazardous positions.
STATUS
Failed
SCR211 - In memoriam: Steve Druckenmiller, 1950-2023.
Rob Wagner, Sara Gelser Blouin, Shelly Boshart Davis
Last updated 7 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Remembers the life of Steve Druckenmiller and honors him in his death. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). In memoriam: Steve Druckenmiller, 1950-2023.
STATUS
Passed
HB4160 - Relating to sexual conduct involving a student; and prescribing an effective date.
Kevin L. Mannix, Sara Gelser Blouin, Courtney Neron
Last updated 6 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Makes change for how long a person is considered a student for an act to be sexual conduct. Changes law on July 1, 2024. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Modifies the length of time by which a person is considered a student for purposes of determining if conduct is prohibited sexual conduct. Takes effect July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HB4070 - Relating to schools.
Maxine E. Dexter, Janeen A. Sollman, Lisa Reynolds
Last updated 7 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
The Act tells the OHA to adjust its school-based health center grants for inflation. The Act tells the OHA to issue grants and take other actions to increase school-based health services. The Act authorizes lottery bonds for school-based health services. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to modify the amounts of grants for school-based health centers for inflation. Directs the authority to issue grants for the planning and operation of school-based health services. Directs the authority to develop and implement a program to issue grants to increase and improve school-based mental health services and substance use services. Directs the authority to study methods for providing or increasing reimbursement for mental health services delivered through school-based health centers. Authorizes the issuance of lottery bonds for school-based health center purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB4088 - Relating to safety of persons working in hospitals; declaring an emergency.
Travis Nelson, Sara Gelser Blouin, James I. Manning
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
The Act directs hospitals to take actions with respect to the protection of hospital employees. The Act directs the OHA to administer a grant program. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9). [Digest: The Act directs hospitals to take actions with respect to the protection of hospital staff.] [The Act directs the OHPB to contract with the OHSU to run a pilot program. The Act directs the OHSU to report on the program by Sept. 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 65).] Requires hospitals to take certain actions with respect to protecting hospital employees from workplace assaults. Directs hospitals to post signage informing employees of rights and protections regarding workplace assaults. [Requires hospitals to submit an annual report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly and to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding the status of the hospital's assault prevention and protection program and the results of any root cause analyses conducted by the hospital.] Requires hospitals to file certain reports regarding work-related illnesses and injuries to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for posting to the department's website. Expands the crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to a person working in a hospital while worker is [performing official duties] acting in the course of official duty. [Specifies when a person may not be charged with the crime.] [Requires the Oregon Health Policy Board to enter into an agreement with the Oregon Health and Science University to administer a pilot program for purposes of developing recommendations for establishing a statewide program to train hospital staff on procedures to prevent and respond to incidents of workplace violence.] Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible hospitals for workplace violence prevention efforts. Establishes the timeline within which the authority must begin distributing grant funds to approved grant applicants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Failed
SB1587 - Relating to children's advocacy centers; declaring an emergency.
Bill Hansell, Sara Gelser Blouin, Barbara L. Levy
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
The Act protects a children's advocacy center from legal action for looking into the abuse of a child if a nationwide group says that the center meets certain standards. The Act protects the center's employees, too. The Act does not protect a center from legal action based on its employees' adverse treatment of a person on the basis of a protected class. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Grants certain immunities to children's advocacy centers and to employees and designated agents of children's advocacy centers. Requires applicants for funds to establish and maintain a children's advocacy center to include evidence of the center's accreditation with a nationally recognized organization. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
HB4129 - Relating to in-home service providers.
Benjamin W. Bowman, Deb Patterson, Andrea Valderrama
Last updated 6 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
The Act requires OHA and DHS to contract with no more than two agencies to provide agency with choice services. The Act defines the services that must be provided and the rights of individuals who receive the services. The Act requires the OHA and DHS to adopt certain rules. The Act requires people who provide agency with choice services to report any suspected child abuse or neglect to the proper powers that be. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Requires the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to contract with no more than two agencies to provide agency with choice services to individuals who are older adults or who have disabilities. Specifies the duties of the agency providing agency with choice services and rights of the individuals who are receiving agency with choice services. Requires the department and the authority to adopt rules that contain specified provisions. Specifies that all agency with choice providers are mandatory reporters of abuse or neglect.
STATUS
Passed
HB4113 - Relating to the cost of health care.
Emerson Levy, Cyrus Javadi, Sara Gelser Blouin
Last updated 6 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
The Act applies to insurers and other entities that pay for drugs for people who have insurance. The Act requires insurers and others to count toward any costs that an insured person must pay for their drugs, the amounts paid from coupons or by other third parties. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Requires an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager[, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board] and a health care service contractor to count payments made by or on behalf of an enrollee for the costs of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee's contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the drugs.
STATUS
Passed
HB4084 - Relating to the education of foster children; declaring an emergency.
Susan McLain, Shelly Boshart Davis, Hoa H. Nguyen
Last updated 6 months ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Creates a program for the education of students who are foster children. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Directs the Department of Education to establish and administer a pilot program for students who are foster children. Sunsets the plan June 30, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Oregon district SD-008
COMMITTEES
Oregon Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sara Gelser Blouin is a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate, representing District 8. She was first elected to the chamber in 2014. Blouin earned her bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 2003. She served District 26 in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2005 to 2014. Her professional experience includes working as a disability advocate and an adult group home manager.read less
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Oregon Senate from Oregon
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