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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
04/15/2025
04/15/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/27/2025
06/27/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act would tell an agency to conduct a study related to health care workers at the Department of Corrections. The Act sets minimum staffing levels for some health care workers at the department. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Digest: The Act tells the Department of Corrections to study health care staffing by the depart- ment. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires the Department of Corrections to study health care staffing by the department. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026. Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Corrections and the labor union representing staff employed in health ser- vices at the Department of Corrections, to conduct a market study biennially related to the wages and benefits of health services job classifications at the Department of Corrections institutions. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to submit a report on the results of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health services, the Department of Corrections and the labor union representing staff employed in health services at the Department of Corrections. Establishes minimum staffing requirements that apply to the Department of Corrections for certain state employees at Department of Corrections institutions. Phases in minimum staffing ratios between certain state employees and the number of adults in custody to which the employees can be assigned at any time. Provides that violation of the minimum staffing requirements constitutes an unfair labor practice.
AI Summary
This bill addresses health care staffing at the Oregon Department of Corrections by establishing comprehensive measures to improve staffing levels and workforce conditions. The bill requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct biennial market studies comparing wages and benefits for health services job classifications at corrections institutions, with the goals of ensuring competitive compensation, mitigating staffing shortages, and reducing reliance on contractors. The legislation introduces detailed minimum staffing requirements for clinical units, infirmary units, and specifically the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, which include precise ratios of medical professionals to adults in custody. These ratios will be progressively implemented over several years, starting with more lenient staffing levels in 2025 and becoming increasingly stringent by 2031, ultimately limiting the number of patients assigned to each type of health care worker. The bill also mandates that staff have supportive colleagues within sight or hearing distance during medical care and declares that violations of these staffing requirements constitute an unfair labor practice. Additionally, the bill amends existing labor relations law to explicitly include violations of these new staffing requirements as an unfair labor practice, providing a legal mechanism to enforce the new staffing standards.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (7)
Courtney Neron Misslin (D)*,
Deb Patterson (D)*,
Anthony Broadman (D),
Wlnsvey Campos (D),
Sara Gelser Blouin (D),
Chris Gorsek (D),
Lisa Reynolds (D),
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment. (on 06/27/2025)
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