PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 3, 2017
KT: There are widespread
reports that the E-Verify sys-
tem is cumbersome and diffi -
cult to use, would it be better
to wait until those issues have
been corrected? Concerns
have also been raised about
E-Verify registering “false
positives” for people without
residency issues.
Brecht: This bill only ap-
plies to state agencies, not
private employers. In that
regard, it is a test program
to ensure the state is able to
navigate the system properly
and follow federal rules about
the employment of undocu-
mented workers. As far as
the “false positives” are con-
cerned, there are due process
steps already implemented
within E-verify.
SB 548 authorizes Oregon
sheriffs to issue concealed hand-
gun licenses (CHLs) to any Ore-
gon resident regardless of whether
they live in the county where the
license is issued. Currently, sher-
iffs can only issue CHLs to those
who live in their county.
KT: What barriers is this
removing, if any?
Brecht: This simply al-
lows someone trying to get
their CHL, to be able to apply
in a county that they do not
reside. One of the problems
that varies from county to
cerned.
SB 540 would require com-
munity college or public universi-
ty to expel any student convicted
of riot.
KT: What was the motiva-
tion for taking up this issue?
Were other punitive avenues
considered such as restricting
fi nancial assistance to such
students?
Brecht: Sen. Thatcher
introduced this bill in the
2015 session. I think part of
the motivation for this bill is
that there have been a couple
constituents that asked for
this bill. There is a clear dis-
tinction between riot and
peaceful protesting. This is
about making the law clear:
If you are a student and incite
or participate in a riot, you
can expect to be expelled,
period. Inciting violence, and
damaging or thieving pri-
vate property does not refl ect
the values of any institution
of higher learning that I am
aware of and students should
be held accountable to live
up to those values.
SB 545 would require state
agencies to use the federal E-
Verify program to check on the
eligibility of job applicants to
seek employment. Essentially, it
is a check on legal residency in
the U.S.
THATCHER,
continued from Page A1
years once the initiative has
become law.
SB 534 would increase the
percentage of money that school
districts must transfer to charter
schools for students in special
education programs. An Oregon
Department of Education rule
currently requires school districts
to pay at least 20 percent less
for each student at an alterna-
tive school. Approval of this bill
would appear to create equal pay-
ments for at least those students
in special education programs.
KT: Is there a specifi c on-
going problem you are seek-
ing to address or was there
another motivation behind
this bill?
Brecht: The goal here is
to provide charter schools
with a similar funding mech-
anism the public schools re-
ceive when admitting stu-
dents with special needs, and
help students and whatever
school they choose to at-
tend. Oregon and Federal
law mandates that all schools
admit students with special
needs. This bill puts charter
schools on similar footing as
far as state funding is con-
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Some of Sen. Kim Thatcher’s other sponsored
bills submitted before the start of the 2017 ses-
sion include:
SB 533 – Would require those with a pending insur-
ance claim or seeking damages for injury resulting from
an accident or crime submit a written notice to the
health care providers owed debts.
SB 535 – Would require that just compensation for
condemned property not be less than the real market
value determined by the Department of Revenue.
SB 536 – Would require that school districts al-
low students from charter schools and virtual charter
schools to participate in interscholastic activities.
SB 542 – Would make it a crime to patronize a traf-
fi cked child. Punishable by a maximum of 10 years’ im-
prisonment, $250,000 fi ne, or both, if victim is child
under 18 years of age. Punishable by maximum of fi ve
years’ imprisonment, $125,000 fi ne, or both, if convic-
tion is based on offer by or to law enforcement offi cer
posing as child under 18 years of age.
SB 543 – Creates a tax credit for employers that
provide paid family leave. Eligible employers would
have to have at least 50 employees with a credit ceiling
amounting to 50 percent of the paid family leave wages
paid during a given tax year.
SB 544 – Would permit the state to render void
benefi t requirements imposed by cities, counties, dis-
tricts or other public corporations. Salary and wages
are excluded from the state’s ability to exempt a private
employer.
SB 550 – Would create a rebuttable presumption
that equal parenting time is always in the best interest
of a child when child custody is in dispute.
county is backlogs with issu-
ing CHLs. This gives citizens
the ability to go to a county
that may not have a backlog.
Keizer/Salem Area Se-
niors has announced day trips
and longer excursions for its
spring 2017 travel offers. The
trips are designed for seniors
and are primarily promoted to
members of K/SAS. For in-
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call 503-390-7441.
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