Dr. Alan Bates - Oregon State Senator, District 3

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Recent Legislation

Here is a sampling of bills supported by Senator Bates.

SB 196	Foster Care Incentivizes counties that successfully and safely reduce the number of foster care placements. Savings generated from foster care reductions would be used to sustain and enhance services and should be returned to the counties that have demonstrated safe reductions and to the state to provide support for such projects.
SB 238	Reduce Administrative Costs Cuts down on redundant reporting procedures and forms reported to the Oregon Health Authority saving the state millions of dollars and untold hours.
SB 211	Community Focused Plans Requires Oregon Health Authority to give preference in contracting to prepaid managed care health services organizations that are community focused.
SB 3698	Jobs Establishes The BOOST Fund to give loans and grants to help small businesses that create new jobs and hire Oregonians.
SB 1017	Capital for Business The Accessing Business Capital Act makes it easier for businesses to access funds from the Oregon Business Development Fund.
HB 5100	Keeping Families Working Supports Employment Related Day Care by helping 5,500 kids and 2,900 families who would lose their day care subsidy as well as 1,800 providers who would lose their jobs.
HB 3656	Build America Bonds Build America Bonds (BABs) benefit Oregon by helping invest in local communities and create more jobs. Allows for Oregon to take advantage of BABs and expand the type of programs the Oregon Facilities Authority may finance.
SB 863	Oreogon Economic Incentive Dedicates 5% of the Oregon Production Investment Fund to support local filmmakers who use Oregon residents for production.
SB 5563 & SB 5564	Jobs Funds an Oregon Dept. of Transportation project that will create jobs in construction and secondary jobs throughout the economy.
HB 2001	Jobs Oregon’s Jobs & Transportation Act invests $300 million a year to improving and expanding Oregon’s state, county, and city transportation systems.
HB 2116	Jobs Creates 3,600 jobs and covers 80,000 uninsured children and 35,000 adults under the Oregon Health Plan.
SB 338 & SB 5562	Jobs A $174 million job stimulus and investment package, immediately stimulating the economy by creating jobs, while making long term investments in Oregon’s future.