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Section 243.005 - Definitions for ORS 243.005 to 243.045. - (1) "Firefighter" means persons employed by a city, county or...
Section 243.035 - Premiums and administrative costs to be budgeted and paid by public employers. - (2) Every public employer shall include in its budget amounts...
Section 243.055 - Exemption from requirements of ORS 243.005 to 243.045 for certain public employers. - (2) Determinations pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall...
Section 243.057 - Role of executive director. - (2) The executive director shall combine administrative functions and operations...
Section 243.061 - Public Employees’ Benefit Board; members; term; confirmation; expenses. - (a) Four members representing the state as an employer and...
Section 243.066 - Officers; quorum; meetings. - (2) A majority of the voting members of the board...
Section 243.105 - Definitions for ORS 243.105 to 243.285. - (1) "Benefit plan" includes, but is not limited to: (a)...
Section 243.107 - Employees of public universities eligible to participate in benefit plan. - (1) Notwithstanding ORS 243.105 (4)(b)(F), the person is a student...
Section 243.125 - Powers and duties of board; rules. - (2) In carrying out its duties under subsection (1) of...
Section 243.129 - Participation in benefit plan by local government. - (2) The decision of the governing body of a local...
Section 243.135 - Health benefit plans for eligible employees; terms and conditions. - (a) Employee choice among high quality plans; (b) A competitive...
Section 243.140 - Health benefit and dental plans for persons operating foster homes. - (2) A person who maintains a developmental disability child foster...
Section 243.142 - Application for federal waiver. - Note: 243.142 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 243.144 - Health benefit plan coverage requirements. - (1) ORS 743A.058; (2) ORS 743B.256; (3) ORS 743B.420; (4)...
Section 243.145 - Board authority with respect to health benefit plans; termination of participation. - (2) Upon providing specific notice in writing to the carrier,...
Section 243.156 - Coverage of adult disabled children. - (a) The eligible employee provides a statement from a physician...
Section 243.165 - Public Employees’ Benefit Account; continuing appropriation to account. - (2) There hereby is appropriated to the Public Employees’ Benefit...
Section 243.167 - Public Employees’ Revolving Fund; continuing appropriation to fund. - (2) There is appropriated to the Public Employees’ Revolving Fund...
Section 243.200 - Participation of self-pay groups in benefit plans. - (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the board may...
Section 243.221 - Options that may be offered under flexible benefit plan. - (2) In providing flexible benefit plans, the board may offer:...
Section 243.223 - Rules for flexible benefit plans; costs. - (2) The board may assess a charge to participating employees...
Section 243.252 - Payment of cost for employees or retirees. - (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section or other...
Section 243.256 - Reimbursement methodology for payment to hospitals. - (a) For claims submitted by in-network hospitals, 200 percent of...
Section 243.275 - Additional benefit plans authorized; assessment for expenses. - (2) The monthly contribution of each eligible employee for other...
Section 243.285 - Salary deductions; payment of moneys deducted. - (a) Group health and related services and supplies, including such...
Section 243.291 - Plan eligibility; costs to be paid by participants; fees. - (2) Employees of local governments and employees of political subdivisions...
Section 243.296 - Requirements when board offers long term care insurance plan. - (a) Develop effective and cost-effective ways to make the plan...
Section 243.302 - Grouping retired and nonretired employees for health insurance coverage. - Note: 243.302 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 243.303 - Local government authority to make health care insurance coverage available to retired officers and employees, spouses and children. - (a) "Health care" means medical, surgical, hospital or any other...
Section 243.305 - Policy of affirmative action and fair and equal employment opportunities and advancement. - (2) "Affirmative action" means a method of eliminating the effects...
Section 243.315 - Director of Affirmative Action; duties; appointment; confirmation; legislative and judicial branches to monitor own programs. - (2) The legislative and judicial branches shall each select a...
Section 243.317 - Definitions for ORS 243.317 to 243.323. - (1) "Public employer" has the meaning given that term in...
Section 243.319 - Written policy regarding workplace harassment; requirements. - (2) The policy must include: (a) A statement prohibiting workplace...
Section 243.321 - Written policies and procedures regarding investigation of report of workplace harassment; requirements. - (1) Provide instruction for maintaining records of workplace harassment. (2)...
Section 243.323 - Prohibition against entering into agreement with employee that prevents employee from discussing workplace harassment; exceptions; remedy for violation. - (a) That occurred between employees or between an employer and...
Section 243.325 - "Public employee" defined. - (1) State agencies. (2) Community colleges. (3) School districts and...
Section 243.330 - Leaves of absence for athletic competition; requirements; maximum period; reinstatement. - (2) The leave shall be with regular pay and benefits...
Section 243.401 - Definitions for ORS 243.401 to 243.507. - (1) "Board" means the Public Employees Retirement Board described in...
Section 243.411 - Deferred Compensation Fund. - (2) Subject to rules adopted by the Public Employees Retirement...
Section 243.421 - Investment program for fund; securities law not applicable. - (2) The council shall provide to the Public Employees Retirement...
Section 243.428 - Forfeited payments; use of moneys. - (2) The amount of any warrant, check or order for...
Section 243.435 - Plan contents; assets held in trust; use of moneys; recovery of overpayments; assignment of benefits prohibited. - (2) All assets of the state deferred compensation plan are...
Section 243.440 - Salary reduction for deferred compensation plan; amount; payment. - (2) The state officer or official authorized to disburse moneys...
Section 243.445 - Employee choice of plans; choice not binding; change in value of employee assets not to affect net worth of state. - (2) Any change in the net value of the assets...
Section 243.460 - Effect of deferred compensation on current taxable income and on retirement programs. - (2) The state deferred compensation plan established by ORS 243.401...
Section 243.462 - Option to defer compensation on after-tax basis. - (2) The Public Employees Retirement Board may allow an eligible...
Section 243.465 - Rollover distribution of deferred amounts to beneficiary. - (2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to an eligible...
Section 243.470 - Administration of deferred compensation program; rules. - (2) The Public Employees Retirement System shall adopt forms and...
Section 243.472 - Costs of plan administration assessed against participants; apportionment of expenses; expenses not board budgeted items. - (2) For the purpose of implementing and administering the provisions...
Section 243.474 - Investment of local government plan assets through investment program; agreement with Public Employees Retirement System; charges against participants. - (2) A local government that wishes to become a participating...
Section 243.476 - Compliance with federal requirements. - (2) Participating local governments shall take all actions that the...
Section 243.478 - Plan administration agreements; costs. - (2) Agreements under this section must require that the participating...
Section 243.482 - Immunity of governmental agencies from liability for plan administration or investment of funds. - (a) A breach of any duty in administering or investing...
Section 243.505 - Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee. - (2) At the direction of the board, the committee shall...
Section 243.507 - Payment of deferred compensation to alternate payee under judgment or order; procedure; compliance with state and federal requirements; administrative expenses; limitations; rules. - (2) A judgment, order or agreement providing for payment to...
Section 243.550 - Dependent care assistance plan. - (2) Upon application by a public employee, the state or...
Section 243.555 - Definitions for ORS 243.555 to 243.575. - (1) "Expense reimbursement plan" means a plan established by the...
Section 243.560 - Rulemaking; charge for administration; records. - (2) In providing an expense reimbursement plan, the board shall...
Section 243.565 - Administration of plan. - (2) An agreement or contract entered into pursuant to this...
Section 243.570 - Compensation reduction agreement. - (2) The payroll disbursing officer is authorized, upon the enrollment...
Section 243.575 - Computation of retirement and pension benefits; taxable income. - (2) All amounts by which compensation is reduced under ORS...
Section 243.585 - Accounting system allowances for dedication of salary. - (2) Upon application by a public employee, a political subdivision...
Section 243.650 - Definitions for ORS 243.650 to 243.809. - (1) "Appropriate bargaining unit" means the unit designated by the...
Section 243.656 - Policy statement. - (1) The people of this state have a fundamental interest...
Section 243.666 - Certified or recognized labor organization as exclusive employee group representative. - (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section,...
Section 243.668 - Legislative findings. - (a) It is the policy of this state that public...
Section 243.670 - Prohibition of actions by public employer to assist, promote or deter union organizing; rules. - (a) "Assist, promote or deter union organizing" means any attempt...
Section 243.672 - Unfair labor practices; complaints; filing fees. - (a) Interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in or because...
Section 243.676 - Processing of unfair labor practice complaints; civil penalties. - (a) Cause to be served upon such person a copy...
Section 243.682 - Representation questions; investigation and hearings on petitions; certification without election; rules; elections. - (a) Upon application of a public employer, a public employee...
Section 243.684 - Requirements for petition for representation. - Note: 243.684 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 243.686 - Representation elections; ballot form; determining organization to be certified; consent elections. - (2) The ballot shall contain a provision for marking no...
Section 243.692 - Limitation on successive representation elections. - (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the Employment Relations...
Section 243.696 - Bargaining representatives for executive department state agencies, judicial department and legislative department. - (2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall represent...
Section 243.698 - Expedited bargaining process; notice; implementation of proposed changes. - (2) The employer shall notify the exclusive representative in writing...
Section 243.702 - Renegotiation of invalid provisions in agreements. - (2) Renegotiation of a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to this...
Section 243.706 - Agreement may provide for grievance and other disputes to be resolved by binding arbitration or other resolution process; powers of arbitrator. - (a) Some misconduct is so egregious that no employee can...
Section 243.712 - Mediation upon failure to agree after 150-day period; impasse; final offer; fact-finding; effect of subsequent arbitration decision. - (2) The board, upon receipt of a notification or request...
Section 243.722 - Fact-finding procedure; costs; basis for findings and opinions; effect of subsequent arbitration decision. - (2)(a) Where the parties have not selected their own fact...
Section 243.726 - Public employee strikes; equitable relief against certain strikes; effect of unfair labor practice charge on prohibited strike. - (2) It shall be lawful for a public employee who...
Section 243.736 - Strikes by deputy district attorneys, assistant attorneys general and certain emergency and public safety personnel. - (a) Assistant attorneys general; (b) Deputy district attorneys; (c) Emergency...
Section 243.738 - Strikes by employees of mass transit districts, transportation districts and municipal bus systems. - (2) As used in this section: (a) "Mass transit district"...
Section 243.742 - Binding arbitration when strike prohibited. - (2) When the procedures set forth in ORS 243.712 and...
Section 243.746 - Selection of arbitrator; arbitration procedure; last best offers; bases for findings and opinions; sharing arbitration costs. - (2) Where the parties have not selected their own arbitrator...
Section 243.752 - Arbitration decision final; enforcement; effective date of compensation increases; modifying award. - (2) The arbitration panel may award increases retroactively to the...
Section 243.766 - Board duties in administration of collective bargaining laws; rules. - (1) Establish procedures for, investigate and resolve any disputes concerning...
Section 243.772 - Effect of collective bargaining laws on local charters and ordinances. - (2) Notwithstanding ORS 243.650 (4) and (7)(a) and subsection (1)...
Section 243.778 - Student representation when bargaining unit includes public university faculty; duties of student representatives; confidentiality requirements. - (2) During the course of collective bargaining between the public...
Section 243.782 - Representation by counsel authorized. - (2) As used in subsection (1) of this section, "person"...
Section 243.796 - Definitions for ORS 243.796 to 243.806. - (1) "Designated representative" means a public employee: (a) Who is...
Section 243.798 - Reasonable time granted to designated representatives to engage in certain activities during work hours. - (a) Investigate and process grievances and other workplace-related complaints on...
Section 243.802 - Written agreements regarding grant of period of release time for public employees to serve as designated representatives; requirements during period of release time. - (a) The public employer shall provide a reasonable term of...
Section 243.804 - Reasonable access to employees within bargaining unit; duties of public employer regarding employee information in employer’s records. - (b) For purposes of newly hired employees in the bargaining...
Section 243.806 - Agreement authorizing public employer to make deductions from salary or wages of public employee; duties of public employer regarding deductions and remittance; revoking authorization. - (2) A public employer shall deduct the dues, fees and...
Section 243.808 - Arbitration concerning alleged misconduct by law enforcement officer. - (a) A law enforcement agency or, if applicable, a civilian...
Section 243.809 - Determinations regarding alleged misconduct of law enforcement officer in accordance with uniform standards. - (a) A law enforcement agency located anywhere in this state....
Section 243.812 - Commission on Statewide Law Enforcement Standards of Conduct and Discipline; duties; members; establishment of standards; open hearings; reporting; rules. - (a) Standards of conduct, including guidelines and procedures, to which...
Section 243.815 - Optional retirement plan for certain academic and administrative public university employees. - (2) An administrative or academic employee who is eligible to...
Section 243.820 - Agreement for payment of annuity premium or investment in stock of regulated investment company. - (a) The employee’s salary will be reduced monthly by a...
Section 243.850 - Qualified football coaches plan; participation; salary deduction. - (a) The coach’s salary will be reduced monthly by a...
Section 243.860 - Definitions for ORS 243.860 to 243.886. - (1) "Benefit plan" includes but is not limited to: (a)...
Section 243.862 - Oregon Educators Benefit Board; members; term; expenses; officers; quorum; meetings; confirmation. - (a) Two members representing district boards; (b) Two members representing...
Section 243.864 - Duties; rules; contracts; personnel. - (a) Shall adopt rules for the conduct of its business...
Section 243.866 - Benefit plans; criteria; coverage options; payroll deductions; rules. - (a) Employee choice among high-quality plans; (b) Encouragement of a...
Section 243.867 - Participation in benefit plan by local government. - (2) The decision of the governing body of a local...
Section 243.868 - Benefit plans for other than health and dental benefits; premiums; district plans. - (2) The premium for each eligible employee for coverage under...
Section 243.869 - Coverage of adult disabled children. - (a) The eligible employee provides a statement from a physician...
Section 243.870 - Long term care benefit plans. - (2) Participation of eligible employees in any long term care...
Section 243.872 - Requirements when board offers long term care benefit plan. - (a) Develop effective and cost-effective ways to make the plan...
Section 243.874 - Flexible benefit plans; rules. - (2) In providing flexible benefit plans, the board may offer:...
Section 243.876 - Payroll deductions; reports. - (2) Amounts deducted under subsection (1) of this section shall...
Section 243.877 - Health benefit plan coverage requirements. - (1) ORS 743A.058; (2) ORS 743B.256; (3) ORS 743B.420; (4)...
Section 243.878 - Board authority with respect to health benefit plans; termination of participation. - (2) Upon providing specific notice in writing to the carrier,...
Section 243.879 - Reimbursement methodology for payment to hospitals. - (a) For claims submitted by in-network hospitals, 200 percent of...
Section 243.880 - Oregon Educators Benefit Account; continuing appropriation; monthly deposits. - (2) Subject to ORS 243.882, an amount not to exceed...
Section 243.882 - Monthly participation assessment; purposes; maximum account balance. - Note: See note under 243.860.
Section 243.884 - Oregon Educators Revolving Fund; continuous appropriation to board; purposes; rules; moneys paid into fund. - (2) The following moneys shall be paid into the Oregon...
Section 243.886 - Limitations on district participation in benefit plans; exceptions. - (a) Is provided and administered by the Oregon Educators Benefit...
Section 243.910 - Definitions for ORS 243.910 to 243.945. - (1) "Board" means the governing board of a public university...
Section 243.920 - Assisting employees to obtain supplemental benefits; employee contribution. - (2) Each employee who elects to be assisted under subsection...
Section 243.930 - Board contributions; investment; purchase of benefits. - (2) If an employee assisted under ORS 243.920 (1) has...
Section 243.940 - Employee election; cancellation of election. - (2) An employee who is a member of the Public...
Section 243.950 - Public Safety Memorial Fund. - Note: 243.950 to 243.974 were enacted into law by the...
Section 243.952 - Public Safety Memorial Fund Board; officers; quorum; meetings; staff. - (a) Police officers; (b) Fire service professionals; (c) Corrections personnel;...
Section 243.954 - Definitions for ORS 243.954 to 243.974. - (1) "Child" means a person who is a natural child,...
Section 243.956 - Eligibility for benefits from fund; types of benefits. - (a)(A) Is a family member, parent or designee of a...
Section 243.958 - Initial application for benefits. - (a) The name and address of the applicant; (b) The...
Section 243.959 - Supplemental application for benefits. - (1) The amount of benefits, payments or awards, if any,...
Section 243.960 - Application information public record. - Note: See note under 243.950.
Section 243.962 - Determination of award amount. - (a) Consider the facts stated in the initial application filed...
Section 243.964 - Order. - (1) The board’s findings of fact; (2) The board’s decision...
Section 243.966 - Reconsideration; no review. - (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, upon the request...
Section 243.968 - Payment of awards. - (a) File an annual accounting of the award with the...
Section 243.969 - Payment of lump sum benefits. - (a) 100 percent to the surviving spouse. (b) If there...
Section 243.970 - Authority of board; rules; report. - (1) Request from law enforcement officials and from any other...
Section 243.972 - Gifts; requirements for tax deductibility. - Note: See note under 243.950.
Section 243.974 - Designation of beneficiary form; notice required when public safety officer suffers qualifying death or disability. - (2) If no designation of beneficiary form has been completed...