Item 3: Ratification of IGR Committee Actions and Direction on Legislative Policy

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Comments: same comments as initial analysis SB 0039 Relating Clause: Rural health safety net; amending ORS 323.455; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency. Title: Dedicates certain cigarette tax revenues to certain rural health safety net programs and services. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Rural Health Care Revolving Account for rural health safety net programs and services. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. Sponsored by: Senate Committee on SENIOR AND DISABLED SERVICES URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0001.dir/sb0039.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 1/15/2009 Pri 2 Yes YesII. B1 Monitor Comments: SB 39 would direct that part of the state's current share of cigarette tax revenue be directed to rural health services. As introduced this measure would not affect local governments’ shares of cigarette revenue, and I previously recommended neutrality. However, the measure might be amended to redirect part of cities' current share of this revenue to rural health purposes. For this reason I am now recommending that the measure be monitored for amendments that could negatively affect the City of Eugene's share of cigarette revenues. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Brenda Wilson Larry Hill CMO-IGR 1/14/2009 Pri 3 Neutral Comments: I recommend neutrality on LC 1128. This measure would assign a part of the state share of cigarette revenue but would not affect local governments’ shares. SB 0051 Relating Clause: Relating to the Prevailing Wage Education and Enforcement Account; declaring an emergency. Title: Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries by order to set fee adequate to pay costs of education and enforcement related to prevailing wage law and in amount between 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent of contract price for public works. Requires commissioner to set forth in rule basis for decision concerning fee. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries Brad Avakian URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0001.dir/sb0051.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Glen Svendsen Glen Svendsen CS-FAC 1/14/2009 Pri 3 Oppose Comments: Makes State's prevailing wage education and enforcement activites completely fee supported, doubles fee structure, and removes cap on payment local governments must make to BOLI. Converts prevailing wage educantion, surveys of prevaioing wages, investigation, enforcement and administration to a completely fee-based system means fees will likely be increased in the future to cover program costs. Potentiall decreases oversight on funding of general program funcitons like surveys and education during general budget processes. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Jeff Perry CS-FCS 1/15/2009 Pri 3 Oppose Comments: Agree with Glen Svendsen's comments... 14