Oregon Senate Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-3)
Status: Passed on August 20 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-08-20 - Effective date, July 19, 2021.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education qualifies for employee-only health care benefits if part-time faculty member works at level equal to at least half of full-time equivalent employee during at least three of four previous academic terms. Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education qualifies for employee-only health care benefits if part-time faculty member works at level equal to at least half of full-time equivalent employee during at least three of four previous academic terms. who qualifies for health care benefits will] Requires part-time faculty member to pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage. Requires part-time faculty member to select home public institution of higher education. Requires selected institution to determine whether part-time faculty member is eligible to receive health benefit plans, collect premiums for health benefit plans, pay full cost of insurance premiums for health benefit plans and to administer and provide health benefit plans to party-time faculty member. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to reimburse selected institution for cost of paying insurance premiums. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board.] Permits institution to agree through either institution policy or collective bargaining to pay portion of health care benefits paid for by employee. Provides that unless otherwise agreed through collective bargaining, employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums.] Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to commission board]. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to employees at public institutions of higher education; and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Rep. Susan McLain [D]	Sen. Katherine Lieber [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]
Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]	Sen. Bill Kennemer [R]	Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]	Rep. Janelle Bynum [D]
Sen. Wlnsvey Campos [D]	Rep. Christine Drazan [R]	Rep. Paul Evans [D]	Rep. Julianne Fahey [D]
Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Rep. Zach Hudson [D]	Rep. Pam Marsh [D]	Sen. Mark Meek [D]
Rep. Courtney Neron [D]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Jeff Reardon [D]	Sen. David Smith [R]
Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Rep. Andrea Valderrama [D]	Rep. Anna Williams [D]

2021-06-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 50 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-06-24 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-06-21 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 19 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-03-01 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass and requesting referral to Ways and Means (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-08-20	Senate	Effective date, July 19, 2021.
2021-08-20	Senate	Chapter 583, 2021 Laws.
2021-07-19	Senate	Governor signed.
2021-07-01	House	Speaker signed.
2021-06-29	Senate	President signed.
2021-06-25	House	Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed. Ayes, 50; Nays, 5--Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Reschke, Wallan; Excused, 3--Dexter, Smith G, Wilde; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Morgan.
2021-06-25	House	Second reading.
2021-06-25	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2021-06-24	House	Referred to Ways and Means.
2021-06-24	House	Rules suspended. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2021-06-24	Senate	Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
2021-06-24	Senate	Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. Ayes, 20; Nays, 9--Anderson, Boquist, Findley, Girod, Heard, Linthicum, Robinson, Thatcher, Thomsen; Excused, 1--Manning Jr.
2021-06-24	Senate	Second reading.
2021-06-23	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2021-06-21	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-06-17	Senate	Returned to Full Committee.
2021-06-17	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-06-05	Senate	Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
2021-03-04	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
2021-03-04	Senate	Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
2021-03-01	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-02-22	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2021-01-19	Senate	Referred to Education.
2021-01-11	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB551
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB551/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB551/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB551/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB551/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/31155
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/33125
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=533524
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=534095