Bill Text: OR SB73 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the second Oregon Veterans' Home; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-22 - Effective date, June 17, 2011. [SB73 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB73-Enrolled.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                         Senate Bill 73

Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
  President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
  rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
  of the President (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber
  for Department of Veterans' Affairs)

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

                             AN ACT

Relating to the second Oregon Veterans' Home; amending ORS
  408.375; and declaring an emergency.

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

  SECTION 1. ORS 408.375 is amended to read:
  408.375. The Director of Veterans' Affairs shall enter into a
contract with a nongovernmental entity for the operation and
management of the second Oregon Veterans' Home authorized by
section 1, chapter 591, Oregon Laws 1995. The entity with whom
the director contracts under this section shall be a person
experienced in the operation and staffing of long term care
facilities, as defined in ORS 442.015. The contract executed
under this section shall be subject to the requirements of ORS
chapters 279A and 279B, except ORS 279A.140 and 279B.235, and
shall provide that:
  (1) The party who contracts to manage and operate the second
Oregon Veterans' Home shall be responsible for hiring and
maintaining the necessary staff for the facility.
  (2) The Director of Veterans' Affairs shall assign   { - not
more than one state employee on a full-time basis - }   { + a
sufficient number of state employees, in the discretion of the
director,  + }to provide oversight of the management of the
facility.
  (3) The second Oregon Veterans' Home   { - shall - }
 { + may + } admit only patients who are veterans, as defined in
ORS 408.225,   { - or - }  the spouses of veterans { +  and other
patients who are eligible for admittance under federal law + }.
  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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Passed by Senate February 17, 2011

    .............................................................
                               Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate

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

Passed by House June 7, 2011

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

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

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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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