Chapter 376 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

HB 2963

Relating to strikes by certain public attorneys; amending ORS 243.736.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 243.736 is amended to read:

          243.736. (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 performance of official duties:

(a) Deputy district attorneys;

          [(a)] (b) Emergency telephone worker;

          [(b)] (c) Employee of the Oregon Youth Authority who has custody, control or supervision of youth offenders;

          [(c)] (d) Firefighter;

          [(d)] (e) Guard at a correctional institution or mental hospital;

          [(e)] (f) Parole and probation officer who supervises adult offenders; and

          [(f)] (g) Police officer.

          (2) As used in this section, “emergency telephone worker” means a person whose official focal duties are receiving information through a 9-1-1 emergency reporting system under ORS 401.710 to 401.816, relaying the information to public or private safety agencies or dispatching emergency equipment or personnel in response to the information.

Approved by the Governor June 18, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 18, 2009

Effective date January 1, 2010

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