Oregon Statutes - Chapter 243 - Public Employee Rights and Benefits

• 243.005   Definitions for ORS 243.005 to 243.045.
  As used in ORS 243.005 to 243.045: (1) “Firefighter” means persons employed by a city, county or district whose duties involve fire fighting and includes...
• 243.010   [Amended by 1955 c.203 §1; 1959 c.162 §1; 1969 c.597 §141; repealed by 1971 c.692 §14]
• 243.015   Life insurance for police and firefighters.
  The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall enter into a contract with an insurance company licensed to do business in this state to purchase insurance...
• 243.020   [Amended by 1955 c.203 §2; 1955 c.503 §1; 1957 c.204 §1; 1959 c.162 §2; repealed by 1971 c.692 §14]
• 243.025   Issuance of $10,000 life insurance certificate.
  When the Oregon Department of Administrative Services has awarded the contract under ORS 243.015, every police officer and firefighter in the service of a public...
• 243.030   [Amended by 1955 c.203 §3; repealed by 1955 c.503 §2]
• 243.035   Premiums and administrative costs to be budgeted and paid by public employers.
  (1) The premiums and administrative costs incurred by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the insurance provided for in ORS 243.005 to 243.045 shall...
• 243.040   [Amended by 1955 c.203 §4; 1959 c.162 §3; repealed by 1971 c.692 §14]
• 243.045   Police and firefighters considered common group for certain purposes.
  For purposes of the Insurance Code, police officers and firefighters are considered to be associated in a common group formed for purposes other than the...
• 243.050   [Amended by 1955 c.203 §5; 1959 c.162 §4; 1969 c.502 §6; repealed by 1971 c.692 §14]
• 243.055   Exemption from requirements of ORS 243.005 to 243.045 for certain public employers.
  (1) Notwithstanding ORS 243.005 to 243.045, if a public employer provides benefits equal to or better than the insurance required under ORS 243.025, as determined...
• 243.060   [Amended by 1955 c.203 §6; 1957 c.204 §2; 1959 c.162 §5; 1969 c.502 §7; repealed by 1971 c.692 §14]
• 243.061   Public Employees’ Benefit Board; members; term; confirmation; expenses.
  (1) There is created in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services the Public Employees’ Benefit Board consisting of eight voting members and two members of...
• 243.066   Officers; quorum; meetings.
  (1) The Public Employees’ Benefit Board shall select one of its appointed voting members as chairperson and another appointed voting member as vice chairperson, for...
• 243.070   [Repealed by 1971 c.692 §14]
• 243.105   Definitions for ORS 243.105 to 243.285.
  As used in ORS 243.105 to 243.285, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Benefit plan” includes, but is not limited to: (a) Contracts for insurance...
• 243.107   Employees of institutions of higher education eligible to participate in benefit plan.
  A person employed by a state institution of higher education or the Oregon Health and Science University may be considered an eligible employee for participation...
• 243.110   [1955 c.313 §1; 1959 c.540 §1; 1963 c.313 §1; repealed by 1967 c.627 §12]
• 243.115   [1971 c.527 §2; 1973 c.792 §7; 1989 c.563 §1; 1993 c.500 §9; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.120   [1963 c.331 §8; 1967 c.267 §1; repealed by 1967 c.627 §12]
• 243.125   Powers and duties of board; rules; compensation and expenses.
  (1) The Public Employees’ Benefit Board shall prescribe rules for the conduct of its business. The board shall study all matters connected with the providing...
• 243.130   [1981 c.93 §4; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.135   Health benefit plans for public employees; terms and conditions.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other benefit plan contracted for and offered by the Public Employees’ Benefit Board, the board shall contract for a health benefit plan...
• 243.140   Health benefit and dental plans for persons operating foster homes.
  (1) Persons whose homes are certified as a foster home by the Department of Human Services under ORS 418.630 and as defined in ORS 418.625...
• 243.145   Board authority with respect to health benefit plans; termination of participation of state agency.
  (1) The Public Employees’ Benefit Board shall have authority to employ whatever means are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS 243.105 to...
• 243.155   [1971 c.527 §6; 1975 c.667 §2; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.157   [1985 c.224 §4; repealed by 1991 c.969 §7]
• 243.160   Eligibility of retired state officer or employee to participate in dental benefit plan; rules.
  A retired state officer or employee is not required to participate in one of the group benefit plans described in ORS 243.135 in order to...
• 243.163   Eligibility of former member of Legislative Assembly to participate in group benefit plan.
  A member of the Legislative Assembly who is receiving a pension or annuity under ORS 238.092 (1)(a) shall be eligible to participate as a retired...
• 243.165   Public Employees’ Benefit Account; continuing appropriation to account.
  (1) There hereby is created in the General Fund an account to be known as the Public Employees’ Benefit Account, the balances of which are...
• 243.167   Public Employees’ Revolving Fund; continuing appropriation to fund.
  (1) There is created the Public Employees’ Revolving Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The balances of the Public Employees’ Revolving Fund are...
• 243.170   Contributions for job-share employees limited.
  When more than one individual shares a single position that is classified as a job-sharing position, the state shall contribute to obtain coverage for the...
• 243.175   [1971 c.527 §8; 1973 c.225 §1; 1975 c.667 §3; 1977 c.570 §3; 1979 c.302 §1; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.180   [1975 c.667 §5; 1977 c.570 §4; 1979 c.302 §2; 1979 c.538 §2; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.182   [1981 c.93 §3; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.185   Transfer of moneys from General Fund for payment of costs of health benefit plans.
  Subject to legislative or Emergency Board approval of budgetary authorization for operation of the Public Employees’ Benefit Board and its administration of the health benefit...
• 243.195   [1971 c.527 §10; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.200   Participation of self-pay groups in benefit plans.
  (1) The Public Employees’ Benefit Board may allow self-pay groups to participate in benefit plans available to eligible state employees, if the group meets a...
• 243.205   Reports.
  The payroll disbursing officer shall submit reports to the Public Employees’ Benefit Board regarding health care coverage for eligible or participating employees as the board...
• 243.215   Certain eligible employees permitted to receive state contributions for health benefit plans of their choice; rules.
  Any eligible employee unable to participate in one or more of the plans described in ORS 243.135 (1) solely because the employee is assigned to...
• 243.220   [1977 c.675 §1; renumbered 243.345]
• 243.221   Options that may be offered under flexible benefit plan.
  (1) In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided by law to provide employee benefits, the Public Employees’ Benefit Board may provide, administer and...
• 243.223   Rules for flexible benefit plans; costs.
  (1) In providing flexible benefit plans under ORS 243.221, the Public Employees’ Benefit Board shall adopt rules as are considered necessary for the establishment and...
• 243.225   [1977 c.675 §2; renumbered 243.350]
• 243.230   [1979 c.469 §2; 1985 c.224 §5; 1987 c.158 §36; 1989 c.1006 §6; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.232   [1983 c.266 §4; 1995 c.612 §16; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.235   [1979 c.469 §3; 1989 c.1006 §1; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.240   [1979 c.469 §5; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.245   [1979 c.469 §6; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.250   [1979 c.469 §7; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.252   Payment of cost for retired employee.
  The state may pay none of the cost of making health benefit plan coverage available to a retired state employee who is an eligible employee...
• 243.253   [1981 c.773 §2; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.255   [1979 c.469 §8; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.260   [1979 c.469 §9; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.265   [1979 c.469 §10; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.270   [1979 c.469 §11; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.275   Additional benefit plans authorized; assessment for expenses.
  (1) In addition to contracting for health and dental benefit plans, the Public Employees’ Benefit Board may contract with carriers to provide at the expense...
• 243.280   [1979 c.469 §14; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.285   Salary deductions; payment of moneys deducted.
  (1) Upon receipt of the request in writing of an eligible employee so to do, the payroll disbursing officer authorized to disburse funds in payment...
• 243.290   [1979 c.469 §15; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.291   Plan eligibility; costs to be paid by participants; fees.
  (1) The Public Employees’ Benefit Board shall make available one or more fully insured long term care insurance plans. The plans shall be made available...
• 243.295   [1979 c.469 §16; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.296   Board to develop method to make plan available; education program.
  (1) The Public Employees’ Benefit Board shall develop effective and cost-effective ways to make the long term care insurance plans described under ORS 243.291 available....
• 243.300   [1979 c.469 §17; repealed by 1997 c.222 §54]
• 243.302   Grouping retired and nonretired employees for health insurance coverage.
  The Public Employees’ Benefit Board may group retired state employees and state employees who are not retired for the purpose of entering into contracts for...
• 243.303   Local government authority to make health care insurance coverage available to retired officers and employees, spouses and children.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) “Health care” means medical, surgical, hospital or any other remedial care recognized by state law and related services...
• 243.305   Policy of affirmative action and fair and equal employment opportunities and advancement.
  (1) It is declared to be the public policy of Oregon that all branches of state government shall be leaders among employing entities within the...
• 243.315   Director of Affirmative Action; duties; appointment; confirmation; legislative and judicial branches to monitor own programs.
  (1) There is hereby created in the office of the Governor the position of Director of Affirmative Action. The primary duty of the occupant of...
• 243.325   “Public employee” defined.
  For the purposes of this section and ORS 243.330 and 243.335, “public employee” means officers or employees, classified, unclassified, exempt and nonexempt, of: (1) State...
• 243.330   Leaves of absence for athletic competition; requirements; maximum period; reinstatement.
  (1) To encourage amateur athletic competition at the world level, state agencies and political subdivisions described in ORS 243.325 (2) to (6) may grant leaves...
• 243.335   Reimbursement to public employer.
  Public employees eligible for the benefits authorized by ORS 243.325 to 243.335 are obligated to reimburse the employer in full through monetary payment, with no...
• 243.345   Smoking in places of state employment; policy statement.
  The Legislative Assembly finds that because the smoking of tobacco creates a health hazard, it is necessary to protect the public health by restricting smoking...
• 243.350   Personnel Division rules restricting smoking in places of state employment.
  (1) In accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Personnel Division shall adopt rules restricting smoking in places of employment operated by departments...
• 243.400   [1977 c.721 §2; 1979 c.468 §31; 1991 c.618 §1; repealed by 1997 c.179 §1 (243.401 enacted in lieu of 243.400)]
• 243.401   Definitions for ORS 243.401 to 243.507.
  As used in ORS 243.401 to 243.507: (1) “Board” means the Public Employees Retirement Board described in ORS 238.630. (2) “Council” means the Oregon Investment...
• 243.410   [1977 c.721 §3; 1983 c.789 §1; 1991 c.618 §2; repealed by 1997 c.179 §36]
• 243.411   Deferred Compensation Fund.
  (1) The Deferred Compensation Fund is created, separate and distinct from the General Fund, for the purpose of holding and investing assets of the state...
• 243.416   State Treasurer as fund custodian; administration.
  The Deferred Compensation Fund shall be held by the State Treasurer, who shall be custodian of the fund. Another person may be appointed as custodian...
• 243.420   [1977 c.721 §10; 1983 c.789 §2; repealed by 1991 c.618 §20]
• 243.421   Investment program for fund; securities law not applicable.
  (1) The Oregon Investment Council shall establish a program for investment of moneys in the Deferred Compensation Fund. The program shall include policies and procedures...
• 243.426   Accounts; use for administrative expenses.
  On request from the Public Employees Retirement Board, the State Treasurer shall establish all accounts in the Deferred Compensation Fund that are necessary to administer...
• 243.428   Forfeited payments; use of moneys.
  (1) If a warrant, check or order is issued for the payment of a deferred compensation benefit under the state deferred compensation plan, or for...
• 243.430   [1977 c.721 §4; 1985 c.256 §1; 1985 c.690 §1; 1991 c.618 §3; repealed by 1997 c.179 §36]
• 243.435   Plan contents; assets held in trust; use of moneys; recovery of overpayments; assignment of benefits prohibited.
  (1) The Public Employees Retirement Board shall administer the state deferred compensation plan described in ORS 243.401 to 243.507 on behalf of the state for...
• 243.440   Salary reduction for deferred compensation plan; amount; payment.
  (1) The state and an eligible state employee may enter into a written deferred compensation contract that provides that a specified portion of the compensation...
• 243.445   Employee choice of plans; choice not binding; change in value of employee assets not to affect net worth of state.
  (1) When an eligible state employee agrees to participate in the state deferred compensation plan under ORS 243.401 to 243.507, the employee may indicate a...
• 243.450   Disclosure statement; contents.
  The Public Employees Retirement System shall give each eligible state employee who enters into a deferred compensation contract under the state deferred compensation plan, prior...
• 243.460   Effect of deferred compensation on current taxable income and on retirement programs.
  (1) The amount by which an eligible state employee’s salary is reduced under ORS 243.440 shall continue to be included as regular compensation for the...
• 243.465   Rollover distribution of deferred amounts to beneficiary.
  (1) If a benefit is payable under the state deferred compensation plan described in ORS 243.401 to 243.507 to a beneficiary by reason of the...
• 243.470   Administration of deferred compensation program; rules.
  (1) Subject to ORS chapter 183, the Public Employees Retirement Board may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of ORS 243.401 to 243.507 and...
• 243.472   Costs of plan administration assessed against participants; apportionment of expenses; expenses not board budgeted items.
  (1) ORS 243.401 to 243.507 shall be implemented and administered by the Public Employees Retirement Board so that no expense is incurred by the State...
• 243.474   Investment of local government plan assets through investment program; agreement with Public Employees Retirement System; charges against participants.
  (1) A local government that establishes a deferred compensation plan may invest all or part of the plan’s assets through the deferred compensation investment program...
• 243.476   Compliance with federal requirements.
  (1) As a condition of allowing a local government to become a participating local government, and at any time thereafter, the Oregon Investment Council, the...
• 243.478   Plan administration agreements; costs.
  (1) A participating local government and the Public Employees Retirement System may enter into a written agreement for the system to provide consolidated billing services,...
• 243.480   [1977 c.721 §9; 1983 c.789 §6; repealed by 1991 c.618 §20]
• 243.482   Immunity of governmental agencies from liability for plan administration or investment of funds.
  (1) A civil action for damages may not be brought against the state, the State Treasurer, the Oregon Investment Council, the Public Employees Retirement Board,...
• 243.490   [1977 c.721 §7; repealed by 1997 c.179 §36]
• 243.495   [1977 c.721 §13; 1983 c.789 §7; 1991 c.618 §8; repealed by 1997 c.179 §36]
• 243.505   Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee.
  (1) The Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Public Employees Retirement Board, consisting of seven members with knowledge of deferred compensation plans....
• 243.507   Payment of deferred compensation to alternate payee under judgment or order; procedure; compliance with state and federal requirements; administrative expenses; limitations; rules.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, deferred compensation under a deferred compensation plan that would otherwise be paid by a public employer to an...
• 243.510   [1955 c.368 §1; repealed by 1975 c.609 §25]
• 243.520   [1955 c.368 §2; repealed by 1975 c.609 §25]
• 243.530   [1955 c.368 §3; repealed by 1975 c.609 §25]
• 243.540   [1955 c.368 §4; repealed by 1975 c.609 §25]
• 243.550   Dependent care assistance plan.
  (1) The state or any agency thereof shall establish in its accounting system allowances for employees to dedicate part of their salary to a dependent...
• 243.555   Definitions for ORS 243.555 to 243.575.
  As used in ORS 243.555 to 243.575: (1) “Expense reimbursement plan” means a plan established by the Public Employees’ Benefit Board in accordance with state...
• 243.560   Rulemaking; charge for administration; records.
  (1) The Public Employees’ Benefit Board may provide, administer and maintain an expense reimbursement plan for the benefit of eligible employees of this state. (2)...
• 243.565   Administration of plan.
  (1) The Public Employees’ Benefit Board may contract with a private organization for administration of an expense reimbursement program. (2) An agreement or contract entered...
• 243.570   Compensation reduction agreement.
  (1) After the adoption of an expense reimbursement plan by the Public Employees’ Benefit Board, and prior to the effective date of the plan, the...
• 243.575   Computation of retirement and pension benefits; taxable income.
  (1) The amount by which an eligible employee’s compensation is reduced under ORS 243.570 shall continue to be included as regular salary for the purpose...
• 243.580   [1987 c.621 §8; repealed by 1989 c.160 §4]
• 243.585   Accounting system allowances for dedication of salary.
  (1) Any political subdivision in this state may establish in its accounting system allowances for employees to dedicate part of their salary to expenses for...
• 243.610   [1955 c.382 §1; repealed by 1975 c.609 §25]
• 243.620   [1955 c.382 §2; 1961 c.507 §1; repealed by 1975 c.609 §25]
• 243.650   Definitions for ORS 243.650 to 243.782.
  As used in ORS 243.650 to 243.782, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Appropriate bargaining unit” means the unit designated by the Employment Relations Board...
• 243.656   Policy statement.
  The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) The people of this state have a fundamental interest in the development of harmonious and cooperative relationships...
• 243.662   Rights of public employees to join labor organizations.
  Public employees have the right to form, join and participate in the activities of labor organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation...
• 243.666   Certified or recognized labor organization as exclusive employee group representative; protection of employee nonassociation rights.
  (1) A labor organization certified by the Employment Relations Board or recognized by the public employer is the exclusive representative of the employees of a...
• 243.672   Unfair labor practices; complaints; filing fees.
  (1) It is an unfair labor practice for a public employer or its designated representative to do any of the following: (a) Interfere with, restrain...
• 243.676   Processing of unfair labor practice complaints; civil penalties.
  (1) Whenever a written complaint is filed alleging that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any unfair labor practice listed in ORS...
• 243.682   Representation questions; investigation and hearings on petitions; certification without election; rules; elections.
  (1) If a question of representation exists, the Employment Relations Board shall: (a) Upon application of a public employer, public employee or a labor organization,...
• 243.686   Representation elections; ballot form; determining organization to be certified; consent elections.
  (1) The Employment Relations Board shall place on the ballot only those labor organizations designated to be placed on the ballot by more than 10...
• 243.692   Limitation on successive representation elections.
  (1) No election shall be conducted under ORS 243.682 (4) in any appropriate bargaining unit within which during the preceding 12-month period an election was...
• 243.696   State agency representatives in bargaining; Chief Justice as representative of judicial branch.
  (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall represent all state agencies which have bargaining units in collective bargaining negotiations with the certified or recognized...
• 243.698   Expedited bargaining process; notice; implementation of proposed changes.
  (1) When the employer is obligated to bargain over employment relations during the term of a collective bargaining agreement and the exclusive representative demands to...
• 243.702   Renegotiation of invalid provisions in agreements.
  (1) In the event any words or sections of a collective bargaining agreement are declared to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, by...
• 243.706   Agreement may provide for grievance and other disputes to be resolved by binding arbitration or other resolution process; powers of arbitrator.
  (1) A public employer may enter into a written agreement with the exclusive representative of an appropriate bargaining unit setting forth a grievance procedure culminating...
• 243.710   [1963 c.579 §2; repealed by 1969 c.671 §1 (243.711 enacted in lieu of 243.710)]
• 243.711   [1969 c.671 §2 (enacted in lieu of 243.710); 1973 c.536 §1; renumbered 243.650]
• 243.712   Mediation upon failure to agree after 150-day period; impasse; final offer; fact-finding; effect of subsequent arbitration decision.
  (1) If after a 150-calendar-day period of good faith negotiations over the terms of an agreement or 150 days after certification or recognition of an...
• 243.716   Use of volunteers not contracting out for services.
  The use of volunteers to provide services shall not be considered contracting out for services. The use of reserve police personnel that does not require...
• 243.720   [1963 c.579 §1; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.722   Fact-finding procedure; costs; basis for findings and opinions; effect of subsequent arbitration decision.
  (1) In carrying out the fact-finding procedures authorized in ORS 243.712 (2)(c), the public employer and the exclusive representative may select their own fact finder....
• 243.726   Public employee strikes; equitable relief against certain strikes; effect of unfair labor practice charge on prohibited strike.
  (1) Participation in a strike shall be unlawful for any public employee who is not included in an appropriate bargaining unit for which an exclusive...
• 243.730   [1963 c.579 §3; 1973 c.536 §3; renumbered 243.662]
• 243.732   Refusal to cross picket line as prohibited strike.
  Public employees, other than those engaged in a nonprohibited strike, who refuse to cross a picket line shall be deemed to be engaged in a...
• 243.735   [1969 c.671 §5; 1973 c.536 §6; renumbered 243.666]
• 243.736   Strikes by certain emergency and public safety personnel.
  (1) It is unlawful for any of the following public employees to strike or recognize a picket line of a labor organization while in the...
• 243.738   Strikes by employees of mass transit districts, transportation districts and municipal bus systems.
  (1) It is unlawful for any employee of a mass transit district, transportation district or municipal bus system to strike or recognize a picket line...
• 243.740   [1963 c.579 §4; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.742   Binding arbitration when strike prohibited.
  (1) It is the public policy of the State of Oregon that where the right of employees to strike is by law prohibited, it is...
• 243.745   [1969 c.671 §6; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.746   Selection of arbitrator; arbitration procedure; last best offers; bases for findings and opinions; sharing arbitration costs.
  (1) In carrying out the arbitration procedures authorized in ORS 243.712 (2)(e), 243.726 (3)(c) and 243.742, the public employer and the exclusive representative may select...
• 243.750   [1963 c.579 §5; repealed by 1969 c.671 §3 (243.751 enacted in lieu of 243.750)]
• 243.751   [1969 c.671 §4 (enacted in lieu of 243.750); repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.752   Arbitration decision final; enforcement; effective date of compensation increases; modifying award.
  (1) A majority decision of the arbitration panel, under ORS 243.706, 243.726, 243.736, 243.742 and 243.746, if supported by competent, material and substantial evidence on...
• 243.756   Employment conditions during arbitration.
  During the pendency of arbitration proceedings that occur after the expiration of a previous collective bargaining agreement, all wages and benefits shall remain frozen at...
• 243.760   [1963 c.579 §6; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.762   Alternative arbitration procedure under collective bargaining agreement.
  Nothing in ORS 240.060, 240.065, 240.080, 240.123, 243.650 to 243.782, 292.055 and 341.290 is intended to prohibit a public employer and the exclusive representative of...
• 243.766   Board duties in administration of collective bargaining laws; rules.
  The Employment Relations Board shall: (1) Establish procedures for, investigate and resolve any disputes concerning the designation of an appropriate bargaining unit. (2) Establish procedures...
• 243.770   [1965 c.390 §5; 1971 c.582 §10; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.772   Effect of collective bargaining laws on local charters and ordinances.
  Any provisions of local charters and ordinances adopted pursuant thereto in existence on October 5, 1973, and not in conflict with the rights and duties...
• 243.775   [1995 c.600 §2; renumbered 243.800 in 1997]
• 243.776   Rights and responsibilities of public employees.
  The rights and responsibilities prescribed for state officers and employees in ORS 292.055 shall accrue to employees of all public employers. [1973 c.536 §32]
• 243.778   Student representation when bargaining unit includes higher education faculty; duties of student representatives; confidentiality requirements.
  (1) When an appropriate bargaining unit includes members of the faculty of an institution of higher education, the duly organized and recognized entity of student...
• 243.780   [1965 c.543 §§2,3,4; 1969 c.80 §35b; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.782   Representation by counsel authorized.
  (1) For purposes of proceedings commenced pursuant to ORS 240.060, 240.065, 240.080, 240.123, 243.650 to 243.782, 292.055 and 341.290, a person may be represented by...
• 243.785   [1969 c.671 §7; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.787   [1969 c.671 §8; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.789   [1969 c.671 §11; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.791   [1969 c.671 §12; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.793   [1969 c.671 §9; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.795   [1969 c.671 §10; repealed by 1973 c.536 §39]
• 243.800   Optional retirement plan for certain academic and administrative higher education employees.
  (1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS chapter 238 or 238A or ORS 243.910 to 243.945, the State Board of Higher Education shall establish and administer...
• 243.810   [1965 c.606 §1; 1979 c.227 §1; 1981 c.407 §2; 1995 c.162 §66; repealed by 2007 c.704 §2]
• 243.820   Agreement for payment of annuity premium or investment in stock of regulated investment company.
  (1) In order to obtain the advantages of 26 U.S.C. 403(b), or any equivalent provision of federal law, an employer may agree with an employee...
• 243.830   Effect of agreement on retirement contributions and benefits.
  An agreement executed pursuant to ORS 243.820 by an employee who is subject to ORS chapter 238 or 238A, or a similar retirement program for...
• 243.850   Qualified football coaches plan; participation; salary deduction.
  (1) An eligible football coach and the State Board of Higher Education may enter into an agreement to provide that: (a) The coach’s salary will...
• 243.860   Definitions for ORS 243.860 to 243.886.
  As used in ORS 243.860 to 243.886, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Benefit plan” includes but is not limited to: (a) Contracts for insurance...
• 243.862   Oregon Educators Benefit Board; members; term; expenses; officers; quorum; meetings; confirmation.
  (1) There is established in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services an Oregon Educators Benefit Board consisting of 10 members appointed by the Governor, including:...
• 243.864   Duties; rules; contracts; personnel.
  (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board: (a) Shall adopt rules for the conduct of its business; and (b) May adopt rules not inconsistent with ORS...
• 243.866   Benefit plans; criteria; coverage options; payroll deductions; rules.
  (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board shall contract for benefit plans best designed to meet the needs and provide for the welfare of eligible employees...
• 243.868   Benefit plans for other than health and dental benefits; premiums; district plans.
  (1) In addition to contracting for health and dental benefit plans, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board may contract with carriers to provide other benefit plans...
• 243.870   Long term care benefit plans.
  (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board shall make available to eligible employees and family members one or more fully insured long term care benefit plans....
• 243.872   Board to develop methods to make long term care benefit plans available; educational materials.
  (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board shall develop effective and cost-effective ways to make available the long term care benefit plans described in ORS 243.870....
• 243.874   Flexible benefit plans; rules.
  (1) In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided by law to provide benefit plans for eligible employees, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board may...
• 243.876   Payroll deductions; reports.
  (1) Upon receipt of a request in writing from an eligible employee, the payroll disbursing officer may deduct from the salary or wages of the...
• 243.878   Board authority with respect to health benefit plans; termination of participation of district.
  (1) The Oregon Educators Benefit Board may employ whatever means are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of ORS 243.860 to 243.886. This authority...
• 243.880   Oregon Educators Benefit Account; continuing appropriation; monthly deposits.
  (1) There is created the Oregon Educators Benefit Account, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the...
• 243.882   Monthly assessment of participating districts; purposes; maximum account balance.
  Subject to legislative budgetary authorization for operation of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the board’s administration of benefit plans and other duties under ORS...
• 243.884   Oregon Educators Revolving Fund; continuous appropriation to board; purposes; rules; moneys paid into fund.
  (1) There is created the Oregon Educators Revolving Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Oregon Educators Revolving Fund are continuously...
• 243.886   Limitations on district participation in benefit plans; exceptions.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section: (a) A district may not provide or contract for a benefit plan unless the benefit...
• 243.910   Definitions for ORS 243.910 to 243.945.
  As used in ORS 243.910 to 243.945: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Higher Education for all institutions under the jurisdiction of that board...
• 243.920   Assisting employees to obtain supplemental benefits; employee contribution.
  (1) The board may, in its discretion, assist its employees who are members of the Public Employees Retirement System and who elect to be so...
• 243.930   Board contributions; investment; purchase of benefits.
  (1) If an employee assisted under ORS 243.920 (1) has made contributions to the Public Employees Retirement Fund during each of five calendar years, the...
• 243.935   Employer assumption of full amount of employee contributions.
  Pursuant to the provisions of ORS 238.205, an employer may “pick-up,” assume or pay the full amount of contributions which would otherwise have been made...
• 243.940   Employee election; cancellation of election.
  (1) Employees may elect to be assisted by the board under ORS 243.920 (1), or may cancel that election, only as provided in this section....
• 243.945   Employees not eligible for assistance.
  Notwithstanding ORS 243.910 to 243.945, any person who is hired on or after September 9, 1995, is not eligible to be assisted by the Oregon...
• 243.950   Public Safety Memorial Fund.
  The Public Safety Memorial Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned, if any, shall inure to...
• 243.952   Public Safety Memorial Fund Board; officers; quorum; meetings; staff.
  (1) There is established within the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training a Public Safety Memorial Fund Board consisting of six members appointed by...
• 243.954   Definitions for ORS 243.954 to 243.974.
  As used in ORS 243.954 to 243.974: (1) “Child” means a person who is a natural child, adopted child or stepchild of a public safety...
• 243.956   Eligibility for benefits from fund; types of benefits.
  (1) A person is eligible for an award of benefits from the Public Safety Memorial Fund if the person: (a)(A) Is a family member, parent...
• 243.958   Initial application for benefits.
  (1) An applicant for benefits under ORS 243.956 (4) must file an initial application under oath on a form furnished by the Public Safety Memorial...
• 243.959   Supplemental application for benefits.
  An applicant for benefits under ORS 243.956 (5) to (10) shall file a supplemental application under oath on a form furnished by the Public Safety...
• 243.960   Application information public record.
  All information submitted to the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board by an applicant is a public record under ORS 192.410 and is open to public...
• 243.962   Determination of award amount.
  (1) In determining the amount of benefits for which an applicant is eligible, the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board shall: (a) Consider the facts stated...
• 243.964   Order.
  After processing an initial application filed under ORS 243.958 or a supplemental application filed under ORS 243.959, the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board shall enter...
• 243.966   Reconsideration; no review.
  (1) If an applicant disagrees with the order entered under ORS 243.964, the applicant may request reconsideration by the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board by...
• 243.968   Payment of awards.
  (1) When a person eligible to receive an award under ORS 243.956 is younger than 18 years of age or is incompetent, the board may...
• 243.969   Payment of lump sum benefits.
  (1) If the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board awards lump sum benefits under ORS 243.956 and no designation of beneficiary form has been completed under...
• 243.970   Authority of board; rules; report.
  To carry out the provisions and purposes of ORS 243.954 to 243.974, the Public Safety Memorial Fund Board may: (1) Request from law enforcement officials...
• 243.972   Gifts; requirements for tax deductibility.
  The Public Safety Memorial Fund Board shall investigate whether gifts made to the board under ORS 243.970 are, or could be, tax deductible contributions for...
• 243.974   Designation of beneficiary form; notice required when public safety officer suffers qualifying death or disability.
  (1) At the time a public safety officer is hired or utilized as a volunteer, the agency employing or utilizing the public safety officer shall...

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