Oregon Senate Bill 155 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on August 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-08-08 - Effective date, July 23, 2019.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires investigations of all reports involving suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents and volunteers. Establishes requirements for law enforcement agencies and Department of Human Services to conduct investigations related to reports of abuse that involve child and person who is school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer. Establishes requirements for Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to conduct investigations related to reports of suspected sexual conduct that may have been committed by school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer who is licensed by commission. Establishes requirements for Department of Education to conduct investigations related to reports of suspected sexual conduct that may have been committed by school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer who is not licensed by commission. Allows education provider to use findings of agencies when making employment determinations. Prescribes timelines for completing investigations and making employment determinations. Revises definitions of terms of "education provider," "sexual conduct" and "student" for purposes of certain laws related to abuse and sexual conduct by school employees, contractors, agents and volunteers. Prohibits individual who is school employee, contractor or agent from assisting other school employee, contractor or agent in obtaining new job if individual knows or has probable cause to believe school employee, contractor or agent engaged in abuse or sexual contact with student. Provides exceptions. Allows commission to discipline individual for any violations of prohibition. Prohibits certain agreements or contracts that have effect of terminating or impairing ongoing investigations or of suppressing information relating to substantiated report of abuse or sexual conduct. Directs Department of Human Services and law enforcement agencies that receive report of child abuse to notify Department of Education if alleged child abuse occurred in school or was related to school-sponsored activity. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Relating to interpersonal boundary invasions affecting youth; and declaring an emergency.

No sponsor information available at this time.

2019-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-06-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 27 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-06-14 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-05-14 - Senate - Senate Committee Without recommendation as to passage, but with amendments and requesting referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-05-06 - Senate - Senate Committee Without recommendation as to passage and request referral to Student Success (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-04-08 - Senate - Senate Committee Without recommendation as to passage, rescind subsequent referral to Judiciary and be referred to Rules by prior reference (Y: 3 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-08	Senate	Effective date, July 23, 2019.
2019-08-08	Senate	Chapter 618, 2019 Laws.
2019-07-23	Senate	Governor signed.
2019-07-03	House	Speaker signed.
2019-07-03	Senate	President signed.
2019-06-30	House	Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. Ayes, 54; Excused, 4--Clem, Noble, Sprenger, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Speaker Kotek.
2019-06-29	House	Rules suspended. Rules suspended. Carried over to June 30, 2019 Calendar.
2019-06-29	House	Rules suspended. Second reading.
2019-06-29	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2019-06-29	House	Referred to Ways and Means.
2019-06-29	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-06-29	Senate	Vote explanation filed by Roblan.
2019-06-29	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Roblan. Passed. Ayes, 27; Absent, 2--Girod, Linthicum; Excused, 1--Boquist.
2019-06-19	Senate	Second reading.
2019-06-18	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
2019-06-14	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-06-10	Senate	Returned to Full Committee.
2019-06-10	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-05-28	Senate	Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
2019-05-20	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means by Order of the Presient.
2019-05-20	Senate	Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage but w/amendments and requesting referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
2019-05-14	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-05-08	Senate	Referred to Student Success by order of the President.
2019-05-08	Senate	Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Student Success.
2019-05-06	Senate	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2019-04-15	Senate	Referred to Rules by order of the President.
2019-04-15	Senate	Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
2019-04-15	Senate	Recommedation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules and rescind subsequent referral to Judiciary.
2019-04-08	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-02-04	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-15	Senate	Referred to Education, then Judiciary.
2019-01-14	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB155
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB155/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB155/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB155/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB155/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB155/B-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB155/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28802
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29271
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29476
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29979
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=477558
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=478115