Item 3: Discuss and Approve Non-Unanimous IGR Positions

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Title: Requires that city with population greater than 100,000 include within its urban growth boundary certain tracts of land that are within corporate limits of city. Declares emergency, effective on passage. Sponsored by: COMMITTEE ON RULES URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0700.dir/sb0781.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Steve Nystrom Steve Nystrom PDD-ADM 3/16/2009 Pri 1 Yes YesIV. D5 Oppose Comments: Requires cities with a population of 100,000 or more to include a tract of land of 70-200 acres in size into its UGB if that land is contiguous to the UGB and is capable of being served. This action must take place within 6 months of adoption of this bill. This action is not subject to state statutes governing UGB amendments or other related land use procedures. This bill would completely circumvent all established rules and procedures established in state statute including related public processes. Cities would essentially have no choice but to include such lands regardless of their local land inventories and related policies. This bill also leaves many significant questions about how such determinations would be made, how this land would be redesignated, etc. SB 0786 Relating Clause: Relating to unlawful religious discrimination in employment practices. Title: Requires employer to provide reasonable accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee unless providing accommodation would impose undue hardship on employer. Requires employer to permit employee to use certain leave as accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee. Prohibits occupational requirement that restricts ability of employee to wear religious clothing, to take time off for holy day or to participate in religious observance or practice if activities have only temporary or tangential impact on employee's ability to perform job functions. Specifies that school district, education service district or public charter school does not commit unlawful employment practice by reason of prohibiting teacher from wearing religious dress while engaged in performance of duties as teacher. Sponsored by: Senator NELSON, Representative HUNT; Senators DEVLIN, KRUSE, MONNES ANDERSON, STARR, Representatives BERGER, BOONE, BRUUN, CANNON, C EDWARDS, D EDWARDS, GELSER, GILMAN, READ, ROBLAN, WHISNANT URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0700.dir/sb0786.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Susan Mullett Susan Mullett CS-HRRS 3/23/2009 Pri 3 Oppose Comments: The City has current policy around religious discrimination. At this time we would be unable to support this bill as written. Due to safety of employee or others, occupational requirements may be imposed regarding religious clothing and this bill would prevent this requirement. SB 0806 Relating Clause: Relating to contracts entered into by public sector entities. Title: Specifies requirements and conditions for public sector entity to enter into contract with private sector entity. Sponsored by: Senator ROSENBAUM URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0800.dir/sb0806.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Mia Cariaga CS-FIN 3/11/2009 Pri 2 VIII. B Oppose 50