72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. SB 332
 
LC 274/SB 332-A4
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 332
 
            By COMMITTEE ON RULES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
 
                            August 25
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 2, after the
second semicolon delete the rest of the line and insert 'amending
ORS 653.025; and declaring an emergency.'.
  Delete lines 4 through 28 and delete pages 2 through 9 and
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + } ORS 653.025, as amended by section 1,
chapter 2, Oregon Laws 2003, is amended to read:
  ' 653.025. (1) Except as provided by ORS 652.020 and the rules
of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries issued
under ORS 653.030 and 653.261, for each hour of work time that
the employee is gainfully employed,   { - no employer shall - }
 { + an employer may not + } employ or agree to employ any
employee at wages computed at a rate lower than:
  '  { - (1) For calendar year 1997, $5.50 - }
  '  { - (2) For calendar year 1998, $6.00 - }
  '  { - (3) For calendar years after December 31, 1998, and
before January 1, 2003, $6.50. - }
  '  { - (4) - }   { + (a) + } For calendar year 2003, $6.90.
  '  { - (5) - }   { + (b) + } For calendar years after 2003, a
rate adjusted for inflation { + , as provided in subsection (2)
of this section + }.
  ' (2)(a) The Oregon minimum wage shall be adjusted annually for
inflation, as provided in  { + this + } subsection   { - (2)(b)
below - } .
  ' (b)  { + Subject to paragraph (c) of this subsection, + } no
later than September 30 of each year, beginning in calendar year
2003, the commissioner shall calculate an adjustment of the wage
amount specified in subsection (1) of this section based upon the
increase { + , + }   { - ( - } if any { + , + }  { - ) - }  from
August of the preceding year to August of the year in which the
calculation is made in the U.S.  City Average Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items as prepared by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor or its successor.
  '  { +  (c) For purposes of the calculation under paragraph (b)
of this subsection, the commissioner may use only the increases
in the Consumer Price Index that occur during months of full
employment from August of the preceding year to August of the
year in which the calculation is made. + }
  '  { - (c) - }   { + (d) + } The wage amount established under
this subsection shall:
  ' (A) Be rounded to the nearest five cents; and
  ' (B) Become effective as the new Oregon minimum wage,
replacing the dollar figure specified in   { - ORS 653.025
(1) - }  { +  subsection (1) of this section + }, on January 1 of
the following year.
  '  { +  (3) As used in this section, 'full employment' means a
total, not seasonally adjusted, unemployment rate in Oregon that
is less than the total, not seasonally adjusted, national
 
unemployment rate as determined by the United States Department
of Labor or its successor. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + The amendments to ORS 653.025 by
section 1 of this 2003 Act apply to the calculation of an
adjustment of the wage amount specified in ORS 653.025 (1) made
by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in
2003. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + This 2003 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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