75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2510
 
LC 1632/HB 2510-2
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2510
 
         By COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
 
                            April 23
 
  In line 2 of the printed bill, after 'ORS' insert '408.225
and'.
  After line 4, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + } ORS 408.225 is amended to read:
  ' 408.225. (1) As used in ORS 408.225 to 408.235:
  '  { +  (a)(A) 'Civil service position' means any position for
which a hiring or promotion decision is made or required to be
made based on the results of a merit based, competitive process
that includes, but is not limited to, consideration of an
applicant's or employee's relative ability, knowledge, experience
and other skills.
  ' (B) A 'civil service position' need not be labeled a 'civil
service position.' + }
  '  { - (a) - }   { + (b) + } 'Combat zone' means an area
designated by the President of the United States by executive
order in which, on the dates designated by executive order, the
Armed Forces of the United States are or have engaged in combat.
  '  { - (b) - }   { + (c) + } 'Disabled veteran' means a person
entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, a person whose
discharge or release from active duty was for a disability
incurred or aggravated in the line of duty or a person who was
awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat.
  '  { - (c) - }   { + (d) + } 'Public employer' means   { - the
state or any agency or political subdivision of the state and any
person authorized to act on behalf of the state or any agency or
political subdivision of the state - }   { + a public body, as
that term is defined in ORS 174.109, and any person authorized to
act on behalf of the public body, + } with respect to control,
management or supervision of any employee.
  '  { - (d) - }   { + (e) + } 'Veteran' means a person who:
  ' (A) Served on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United
States:
  ' (i) For a period of more than 178 consecutive days and was
discharged or released from active duty under honorable
conditions;
  ' (ii) For 178 days or less and was discharged or released from
active duty under honorable conditions because of a
service-connected disability; or
  ' (iii) For at least one day in a combat zone and was
discharged or released from active duty under honorable
conditions; or
  ' (B) Received a combat or campaign ribbon for service in the
Armed Forces of the United States.
  ' (2) As used in subsection   { - (1)(d) - }   { + (1)(e) + }
of this section, ' active duty' does not include attendance at a
school under military orders, except schooling incident to an
active enlistment or a regular tour of duty, or normal military
training as a reserve officer or member of an organized reserve
or a National Guard unit.'.
  In line 5, delete '1' and insert '2'.
  In line 6, after 'for a' insert 'civil service'.
  Delete lines 9 and 10 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + The amendments to ORS 408.225 and
408.235 by sections 1 and 2 of this 2009 Act apply to
applications for civil service positions submitted on or after
the effective date of this 2009 Act. + } ' .
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