70th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--1999 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3806

                        Senate Bill 1114

Sponsored by Senator HANNON; Senators BEYER, BROWN, BURDICK,
  CASTILLO, CORCORAN, COURTNEY, GORDLY, LIM, METSGER, TROW,
  Representatives ATKINSON, BECK, BOWMAN, DECKERT, DEVLIN,
  EDWARDS, HANSEN, HOPSON, LEHMAN, LOWE, MORRISETTE, PIERCY,
  PROZANSKI, ROSENBAUM, STARR, TAYLOR, THOMPSON (at the request
  of Oregon Association of Area Agencies on Aging)


                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Increases wages through training incentives of person who is
employed as housekeeper, homemaker or provider of other
residential services and who is paid by Senior and Disabled
Services Division. Requires division to establish standards and
training and methods to measure consumer satisfaction.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 1999.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to residential services; appropriating money; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + To improve recruitment, retention and wages of
persons described in ORS 411.590, whose compensation is paid in
whole or in part by the Senior and Disabled Services Division,
and to improve the quality of care to senior and disabled
persons, the Senior and Disabled Services Division, in
collaboration with the Oregon Association of Area Agencies on
Aging, shall develop and implement:
  (1) Standards for hiring, developing and certifying persons,
including family members, who are hired to perform residential
services provided by the division.
  (2) An orientation and training program for persons who are
hired to perform residential services provided by the division.
The person shall be fully compensated at the person's regular
hourly rate of pay for participating in the orientation and
training program. The program shall include, but is not limited
to, basic first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and
training related to caring for seniors and disabled persons. The
person will earn a direct care provider certificate upon
satisfactory completion of the program.
  (3) Methods for measuring consumer satisfaction with services
performed by persons who are hired to perform residential
services provided by the division. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + A person described in section 1 of this 1999
Act shall receive compensation according to the following wage
rates:
  (1) Upon obtaining a direct care provider certificate, the
person shall receive an increase of 25 cents per hour in wage;
  (2) Upon completion of six months of continuous employment, the
person shall receive an additional increase of 25 cents per hour
in wage; and
  (3) Upon completion of 12 months of continuous employment, the
person shall receive an additional increase of 25 cents per hour
in wage. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + There is appropriated to the Department of
Human Resources, for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, out of
the General Fund, the amount of $__ for the purposes of
furthering the quality of the department's programs for senior
and disabled persons and for paying the increased wages of the
persons described in section 1 of this 1999 Act. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + This 1999 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 1999 Act takes effect July 1,
1999. + }
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