Bill Text: OR HB2275 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to volunteering; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-21 - Chapter 442, (2011 Laws): Effective date June 21, 2011. [HB2275 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2275-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 2275

Sponsored by Representative BAILEY; Representatives BARKER,
  BARNHART, BOONE, BUCKLEY, CLEM, DEMBROW, KOTEK, J SMITH, TOMEI
  (Presession filed.)

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to volunteering; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Employment Department shall:
  (a) Update the department's webpage to encourage volunteering
and provide links to state and federal volunteering
opportunities.
  (b) Post the following statement on the webpages of the
department and the unemployment insurance division of the
department: + }

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   { +  As you search for a job, you can make a positive
difference in your life and in your community by volunteering
your time and skills to help others. Volunteer work can build
experience for your resume and expand your list of community
employment contacts.
  The skill sets you use and learn in volunteer work could turn
into a job offer or a career change in the future. Volunteering
will not affect your unemployment benefits as long as you
continue to meet work-search and availability requirements. + }

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   { +  (2) The business and employment services unit of the
department shall incorporate information about volunteering into
the unit's welcome process. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Enrolled House Bill 2275 (HB 2275-A)                       Page 1

Passed by House April 11, 2011

    .............................................................
                         Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk of House

    .............................................................
                                    Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

    .............................................................
                                   Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

Passed by Senate May 11, 2011

    .............................................................
                              Peter Courtney, President of Senate

Enrolled House Bill 2275 (HB 2275-A)                       Page 2

Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2011

Approved:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                         John Kitzhaber, Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2011

    .............................................................
                                   Kate Brown, Secretary of State

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