Item 3: Discuss and Approve Non-Unanimous IGR Positions

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Title: Allows member of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan who is police officer or firefighter to purchase benefit units in same manner as Tier One or Tier Two member of Public Employees Retirement System who is police officer or firefighter. Sponsored by: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND LABOR (at the request of AFSCME Council 75) URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2700.dir/hb2776.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Myrnie Daut Myrnie Daut CS-HRRS 3/2/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesVIII. C2 Monitor Comments: The police and fire units are paid for by the employee but may have an impact on employer rates. The need for additional benefits under OPSRP should be established after analysis by PERS or their actuary, rather than on a piecemeal basis. HB 2780 Relating Clause: Relating to health insurance. Title: Requires health benefit plan coverage for treatment of infertility. Sponsored by: Representative JENSON (at the request of Toni Harrington) URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2700.dir/hb2780.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Myrnie Daut Myrnie Daut CS-HRRS 3/2/2009 Pri 3 No No Monitor Comments: The language in the bill is very broad and doesn't specify any particular types of infertility treatment that must be covered. This would be a significant expansion of mandated health insurance benefits since most standard plans have exclusions or limitations for infertility treatments. HB 2783 Relating Clause: Relating to Oregon Trail registration plate; appropriating money. Title: Requires Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Trail registration plate. Imposes surcharge on issuance of plate, to be transferred to Oregon School for the Deaf and Oregon School for the Blind. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for start-up costs of Oregon Trail registration plate program. Sponsored by: Representative SHIELDS (at the request of Martell Radford) URL:http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2700.dir/hb2783.intro.pdf ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Eric Jones Eric Jones PW-ADM 2/27/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesIII. A Oppose Comments: The question is, what position do we take on bills that dedicate money to special purposes that otherwise might go into a general fund (in this case, the state highway trust fund) that allocates money to the city? Certainly the proposed purpose is worthy, but in general, we should oppose efforts to earmark license plate fees. ContactRespondentDept Updated Priority Policy Poli Numb Recommendation Larry Hill Larry Hill CS-FIN 3/3/2009 Pri 3 Yes YesIII. A1 Oppose Comments: HB 2783 would establish a special Oregon Trail license plate. In addition to the normal vehicle registration fee, a surcharge would be paid by persons obtaining this plate. No revenue from the surcharge would go to the State Highway Trust Fund. The State Highway Trust Fund's revenue is already inadequate for the needs of city, county and 9