Bill Text: OR SB762 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

Oregon Senate Bill 762 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to veterans; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-21 - Effective date, August 14, 2013. [SB762 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB762-Amended.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

SA to SB 762

LC 3644/SB 762-4

                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 762

       By COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

                            April 23

  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after 'ORS' insert '
305.727 and'.
  After line 3, insert:
  ' Whereas the rate of suicide among veterans is unacceptable;
and
  ' Whereas many veterans are unaware of available benefits and
services, placing an unacceptable economic burden on the veteran,
the community and the state; and
  ' Whereas the best method to address suicide prevention and the
lack of knowledge about veterans' services is through an engaged
community; now, therefore,'.
  In line 22, after 'resources' insert ', including the media,'.
  On page 2, delete lines 1 through 5 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) The Oregon Department of
Veterans' Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach
Program is created in the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The
purposes of the program are to publicize veterans' benefits,
provide outreach regarding suicide prevention for veterans in
this state and implement the provisions of section 1 of this 2013
Act.
  ' (2) The department shall adopt rules to implement the
provisions of this section. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + (1) The Oregon Department of
Veterans' Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach
Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and
distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon
Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and
Outreach Program Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund
shall consist of:
  ' (a) Moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislative
Assembly.
  ' (b) Amounts credited to the fund under ORS 305.690 to
305.753.
  ' (c) Amounts credited to the fund under section 6 of this 2013
Act.
  ' (d) Gifts, grants and donations, in money or otherwise, for
use as described in subsection (2) of this section.
  ' (e) Interest earned by the fund.
  ' (2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the
Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purposes of implementing
the provisions of sections 1 and 3 of this 2013 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + (1) Individual taxpayers who file
an Oregon income tax return and who will receive a tax refund
from the Department of Revenue may designate that a contribution
of all or a portion of the refund be made to the Oregon
Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and
Outreach Program by marking the appropriate box printed on the
return as provided in ORS 305.690 to 305.753.
  ' (2) Moneys contributed to the Oregon Department of Veterans'
Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program in
accordance with ORS 305.690 to 305.753 shall be deposited in the
Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans Suicide
Prevention and Outreach Program Fund. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 6. + }  { + (1) A person that applies for the
renewal of vehicle registration online may make a contribution of
$1 or more to the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans
Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program at the time the online
application for renewal of vehicle registration is made.
  ' (2) The vehicle registration renewal website and online
application form must state that the owner has the option of
making a contribution to the Oregon Department of Veterans'
Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program.
  ' (3) Moneys contributed to the Oregon Department of Veterans'
Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach Program in
accordance with this section shall be deposited in the Oregon
Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and
Outreach Program Fund. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + } ORS 305.727 is amended to read:
  ' 305.727. (1) In addition to the opportunity to be listed on
the Oregon individual tax return forms under ORS 305.725, an
entity on the eligibility roster may apply to the commission for
listing in the Department of Revenue instructions for tax return
checkoff contribution as provided in this section.
  ' (2) In order to qualify for instruction listing, the entity
must apply to the commission in the manner in which an entity
applies for listing on the individual tax forms under ORS
305.725.
  ' (3) In order to qualify for instruction listing, the entity
must meet the qualifications described in ORS 305.720, collect
10,000 or more signatures from electors of this state attesting
that the electors support the entity qualifying for instruction
listing and be:
  ' (a) The Oregon Veterans' Home, the Nongame Wildlife Fund, the
Alzheimer's Disease Research Fund, the Oregon Military Emergency
Financial Assistance Fund { + , the Oregon Department of
Veterans' Affairs Veterans Suicide Prevention and Outreach
Program Fund + } or the subaccount described in ORS 316.493 for
contributions dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and
neglect;
  ' (b) A nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code with a gross income of at least $1
million for the year prior to application; or
  ' (c) The central office for a group of affiliated nonprofit
organizations with a collective gross income of at least $1
million in the year prior to the year of application.
  ' (4) The commission shall review applications and approve
those that meet the qualifications of ORS 305.720 and this
section. An entity that is approved by the commission shall
thereafter qualify for instruction listing for six years and
thereafter must reapply under this section for continued listing
in additional six-year periods, except that an entity that
reapplies does not need to collect 10,000 or more signatures.
  ' (5) The commission shall certify those entities that are on
the eligibility roster and that the commission has approved in
the interim since the last preceding certification to the
Department of Revenue for listing in the instructions to the
forms described in ORS 305.710.
  ' (6) The department shall include in the instructions to the
forms described in ORS 305.710 a list of entities that have been
certified by the commission under this section as of the date the
instructions for the forms must be prepared.
  ' (7) The department shall cause two lines to be included on
the Oregon individual tax return forms following the listing of
the entities described in ORS 305.715 (2). These lines may be
used by a taxpayer to designate one or two entities that have

qualified for instruction listing under this section as the
recipient of a checkoff contribution by the taxpayer.
  ' (8) Amounts contributed by charitable checkoff to an
instruction-listed entity shall be subject to and distributed as
provided in ORS 305.747.'.
  In line 6, delete '4' and insert '8'.
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