Bill Text: OR SB73 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
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
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. + } ---------- Enrolled Senate Bill 73 (SB 73-INTRO) Page 1 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 Enrolled Senate Bill 73 (SB 73-INTRO) 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 Enrolled Senate Bill 73 (SB 73-INTRO) Page 3