Veterans and Emergency Preparedness

OR - Representative Paul Evans (D)

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Chair

OR - Representative Rick Lewis (R)

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Vice-chair

OR - Representative Mark W. Meek (D)

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Vice-chair

OR - Senator Lynn Findley (R)

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Member

OR - Representative Courtney Neron (D)

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Member

OR - Representative Kim Wallan (R)

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Member

OR - Representative Marty Wilde (D)

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Member

OR - Representative Jack Zika (R)

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Member

OR - HCR28 Recognizes and honors Sergeant First Class Scot R. Noss for his service to his country.

OR - SB228 Adds representative of Department of Justice to membership of Oregon Homeland Security Council.

OR - HB3376 Provides that federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon may apply for grants under emergency preparedness equipment grant program.

OR - HB2450 Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop training standards applicable to firefighting personnel in certain rural areas.

OR - HB2008 Creates urban flood safety and water quality district in portion of Multnomah County within urban growth boundary adopted by Metro, for purposes of managing and improving levee system, drainage and natural areas to provide for flood safety and contribute to water quality, habitat and landscape resiliency.

OR - HB2551 Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement one or more pilot programs statewide to provide training, job placement services, financial assistance, technical support and business creation assistance to veterans in construction and construction materials industries.

OR - HB2561 Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop program under which providers contracting with department provide credit guarantees for qualified borrowers for purpose of refinancing home mortgages.

OR - HB2319 Requires public or private safety agency to display message listing 9-1-1 emergency number on websites or printed materials that list contact phone number for agency and are intended for general public use, viewing or distribution.

OR - HB2535 Creates Task Force on Disaster Response and Recovery.

OR - HB2536 Establishes Oregon Public Places Are Safe Places Investment Fund.

OR - HB2503 Directs Office of Emergency Management to study and make recommendations regarding funding of search and rescue operations.

OR - HB2550 Changes term of office and qualifications for appointment of Adjutant General.

OR - HCR1 Recognizes impending overseas deployment of Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

OR - HCR4 Recognizes and honors Specialist Nickolaus Gregory Gossack (1987-2010) for his service to his country.

OR - HB2730 Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

OR - HB2735 Establishes Task Force on Disaster Response and Recovery.

OR - HB2734 Directs Oregon Military Department to create, fill and utilize certain positions within Office of Emergency Management.

OR - HB2043 Clarifies that Record of Emergency Data form completed by member of Armed Forces of United States serves as written signed instrument to direct disposition of remains upon death of member.

OR - SB688 Directs professional licensing board to annually report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to veterans information about temporary authorizations to practice occupational or professional service for spouses or domestic partners of members of Armed Forces of United States who are stationed in this state.

OR - SB690 Repeals sunset provision for Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

OR - SB802 Allows military child to be considered resident of school district for purposes of enrollment and class placement based on official military order for transfer of parent of child.

OR - SCR29 Recognizes and honors Sheriff Glenn A. Shipman (1927-2016) for his service to his nation, state and community.

OR - HB3439 Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

OR - SB36 Modifies laws relating to home and farm loans for veterans.

OR - SB394 Permits translator districts to use specified technologies.

OR - HB2892 Allows student to wear dress uniform issued by Armed Forces of United States during high school graduation ceremony if certain conditions are met.

OR - HCR29 Recognizes and honors Sergeant First Class Richard Joseph Henkes II (1973-2006) for his service to his country.

OR - HB2530 Requires persons who send or serve certain documents related to termination of tenancy, forcible entry or detainer and residential foreclosures to include certain information regarding assistance that may be available to veterans of armed forces.

OR - HB2620 Authorizes cities and rural fire protection districts to adopt plans to provide ambulance and emergency care services to city or rural fire protection district.

OR - HB2650 Appropriates moneys to Oregon Military Department to expand and increase access to statewide 2-1-1 system.

OR - HB2449 Increases rate of tax for emergency communications.

OR - HB2565 Directs Oregon Military Department to issue grants to counties for purpose of hiring emergency management agency personnel.

OR - HB2564 Directs Office of Emergency Management, in administering grants issued by federal State Homeland Security Grant Program, to eliminate restrictions on use of grant moneys and to distribute moneys to applicants using formula grant instead of competitive process.

OR - HB2558 Establishes Task Force on Seismic Event Preparation.

OR - HB2138 Extends sunset for tax credit for provision of volunteer emergency medical services in rural area.

OR - HB2780 Provides that fire department may operate unmanned aircraft systems and acquire and disclose information through such operation for purposes of emergency incident response.

OR - HB2373 Allows State Forester to order use of wildfire suppression personnel, equipment and services on federal lands within state borders.

OR - SB528 Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial signs for firefighters killed in line of duty.

OR - SCR3 Recognizes and honors Radarman 2nd Class Garry Bradbury Hodgson (1937-1969) for his service to his country.

OR - SB234 Removes exclusion of students receiving federal vocational rehabilitation education benefits from section providing for resident rate tuition at public universities and community colleges for students who served, or who are dependents of someone who served, in Armed Forces or international position.

OR - SCR23 In memoriam: Thomas Herbert McAllister Jr., 1926-2018.

OR - SCR24 In memoriam: Lewis Linn McArthur, 1917-2018.

OR - SB37 Clarifies laws relating to Oregon Veterans' Homes.

OR - HCR16 Recognizes and honors firefighter Allen Lindskog for his service to Polk County and State of Oregon.

OR - HB2817 Expands higher education tuition grants offered to qualified members of Oregon National Guard by permitting grant to be used for undergraduate degree program at Oregon Health and Science University or qualifying private post-secondary institutions or for program or curriculum designed to lead to certificate of completion at community college, public university, Oregon Health and Science University or qualifying private post-secondary institution.

OR - HCR13 Recognizes and honors Private First Class Ryan Jeffrey Hill (1986-2007) for his service to his country.

OR - HB2825 Establishes Oregon Educational and Workforce Development Bridge Loan Program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to conduct outreach and provide forgivable loans to veterans and disabled veterans who are enrolled in approved course of study, approved professional training, approved workforce development program, or approved apprenticeship in connection with institution of higher education, and who are eligible to receive federal educational aid or other financial assistance that is temporarily...

OR - SCR2 Recognizes and honors Corporal Jimmy Erik Floren (1946-1967) for his service to his country.

OR - HCR24 Recognizes and honors Officer Malcus Williams II (1966-2018) for his service to this state.

OR - HB3163 Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs, in its biennial agency request budget, to request certain level of funding.

OR - HB3167 Directs State Fire Marshal to enter into grant agreement with Eugene Springfield Fire to enable development of urban search and rescue capabilities.

OR - HCR22 Resolves that in each biennium, Legislative Assembly shall appropriate from General Fund to Department of Veterans' Affairs amount that is no less than amount appropriated from General Fund to Department of Veterans' Affairs in biennium beginning July 1, 2015, as adjusted.

OR - HB2196 Provides that employee of Oregon Military Department whose primary duties include fighting fires qualifies as firefighter under Public Employees Retirement System.

OR - HB2202 Directs Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop and administer program to conduct outreach to veterans to inform them about trade careers and connect them with available apprenticeship opportunities.

OR - HB2207 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Oregon Campus Resilience Consortium for purpose of implementing emergency response, continuity and recovery initiatives at post-secondary educational institutions in this state.

OR - HB2206 Directs State Fire Marshal to develop and administer program to evaluate condition of buildings after emergency and determine whether buildings may be safely occupied.

OR - HB2199 Directs Oregon Military Department to study and make recommendations regarding improvements to operations of department.

OR - HB2198 Directs Oregon Military Department to study and make recommendations regarding improvements to operations of department.

OR - HB2203 Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to develop and implement grant program to provide funding to Oregon counties for veterans' courts.

OR - HB2197 Directs Oregon Military Department to study and make recommendations regarding improvements to operations of department.

OR - HB2204 Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish pilot program for grant to fund creation of reserve officer training academy.

OR - HB2205 Directs State Aviation Board, in consultation with State Resilience Officer, to develop list of emergency preparedness equipment needed throughout state to address deficiencies in emergency response capabilities.

OR - HB2200 Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and administer loan program to provide loans to individuals who have certain pending claims with federal Department of Veterans Affairs.

OR - HB2195 Dedicates portion of State Capitol State Park to Vietnam War memorial.

OR - HB2201 Establishes Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program within Department of Veterans' Affairs.

OR - HB2209 Requires railroads that own or operate high hazard train routes to have oil spill contingency plans that have been approved by Department of Environmental Quality.

OR - HB2208 Establishes Oregon Business Development Department Unreinforced Masonry Seismic Safety Program to issue grants for improving seismic safety, stability and resiliency of qualifying unreinforced masonry and unreinforced concrete buildings.

OR - HB2229 Directs Department of Education to establish and administer pilot program to assist school districts in providing age-appropriate instruction on natural disasters.

OR - HB2323 Expands potential recipients of levee project grants to include any public body.

OR - HB2324 Authorizes issuance of $10 million in lottery bonds for deposit in Levee Project Subaccount to be used for any purpose for which funds in subaccount may be used.

OR - SCR20 Recognizes and honors USS McGinty and its crew for their service to their country.

OR - SB252 Provides that Oregon Military Department may select any available payment method for cooperative agreements with federal National Guard Bureau.

OR - SCR11 Recognizes and honors Staff Sergeant Don Anderson for his service to his country.

OR - SB462 Provides that person who served in United States Naval Construction Force, or "Seabees," is eligible to receive veterans' recognition registration plate.

OR - SCR12 Commemorates Modoc War of 1872-1873 and honors those who lost their lives.