SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
February 02, 2005 Hearing Room C
3:00 P.M. Tapes 11 - 12
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Joanne Verger, Chair
Sen. Doug Whitsett, Vice-Chair
Sen. Floyd Prozanski
Sen. Bruce Starr
MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Rick Metsger
STAFF PRESENT: Judith Callens, Committee Administrator
Gary Roulier, Committee Assistant
MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD & WITNESSES:
SB 72 – Public Hearing
Troy Costales – Transportation Safety Division
SB 73 – Public Hearing
Robin Freeman, Oregon Department of Transportation
SB 74 – Public Hearing
Robin Freeman, Oregon Department of Transportation
SB 373 – Public Hearing
Tricia Smith, Oregon School Employees Association
Kathleen Adamson, Willamette Education Service District
Kathy Bonogofski, Willamette Education Service District
These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.
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TAPE/# |
Speaker |
Comments |
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TAPE 11, A |
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002 |
Chair Verger |
Opens the meeting at 3:04 p.m. Opens a public hearing on SB 72. |
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SB 72 – PUBLIC HEARING |
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007 |
Judith Callens |
Committee Administrator. Explains the provisions of the bill. |
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012 |
Troy Costales |
Transportation Safety Division. Presents EXHIBIT A and testifies in support of the bill. |
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031 |
Chair Verger |
Comments on the building of the skateboard parks. Asks if there are a lot of injuries reported due to skateboarding. |
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044 |
Costales |
Responds that he doesn’t have the data, but will provide to the committee. |
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048 |
Chair Verger |
Points out that the skateboard parks are getting bigger and steeper, and they require more skill with the skateboards. Closes the public hearing on SB 72, and opens a public hearing on SB 73. |
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SB 73 – PUBLIC HEARING |
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051 |
Callens |
Explains the provisions of the bill. |
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061 |
Robin Freeman |
Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Presents EXHIBIT B and testifies in support of the bill. which deals with reinstatement fees. |
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090 |
Chair Verger |
Notes that it is “common sense” that ODOT be able to waive the fees. Closes the public hearing and opens the public hearing on SB 74. |
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SB 74 – PUBLIC HEARING |
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112 |
Freeman |
Presents EXHIBIT C and testifies in support of SB 74. Explains the provisions of the bill which deals with a need for new customer numbers with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). |
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139 |
Freeman |
Notes that the bill will assist in curbing fraud. |
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154 |
Chair Verger |
Asks if the process would remain the same. |
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157 |
Freeman |
Responds that the process would remain the same, except the information would be brought directly to DMV. |
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163 |
Chair Verger |
Asks if the bill is addressing identity theft. |
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166 |
Freeman |
Believes that the term “fraud” in the bill relates to more than identity theft. |
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172 |
Chair Verger |
Closes the public hearing on SB 74 and opens a public hearing on SB 373. |
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SB 373 – PUBLIC HEARING |
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179 |
Callens |
Explains the provisions of SB 373. |
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204 |
Callens |
Continues with an explanation of the bill, to include the -1 amendments (EXHIBIT D). |
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208 |
Tricia Smith |
Government Relations Specialist, Oregon School Employees Association. Presents EXHIBIT E and testifies in support of SB 373. |
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239 |
Smith |
States that the bill will act to protect those who work in non-traditional settings, such as correctional institutions. |
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272 |
Smith |
Continues an outline of the intent of the bill, and notes that the -1 amendments were drafted “too narrowly.” Adds that the intent was not to draft the bill to cover the teachers in standard, i.e., classroom situations. |
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309 |
Kathleen Adamson |
Willamette Education Service District. Presents EXHIBIT F and testifies in support of SB 373. |
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333 |
Adamson |
Relates an experience which led her to realize how easily it is for her clients to amass personal information. |
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360 |
Adamson |
Relates that she was not able to use her employer’s address with the DMV, based on ORS 802.250. |
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372 |
Kathy Bonogofski |
Willamette Education Service District. Presents EXHIBIT G and testifies in support of SB 373. |
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398 |
Chair Verger |
Asks what personal information Adamson was able to find on her internet search. |
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412 |
Adamson |
Responds that there was a substantial amount of information available on the internet. |
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TAPE 12, A |
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002 |
Chair Verger |
Summarizes how much personal information is available on the internet. |
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010 |
Freeman |
Presents EXHIBIT H and testifies that ODOT is neutral on SB 373. Makes two additional suggestions to the amended bill. |
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050 |
Freeman |
Concludes that DMV can implement the bill, but would like to work with the bill’s sponsors to focus on the intended group. |
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058 |
Chair Verger |
Asks if the bill sponsors are willing to work with DMV on meeting the DMV concerns. |
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061 |
Smith |
Responds that they are willing to work on the concerns, but are not sure that they will be able to reach agreement. |
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069 |
Sen. Prozanski |
Asks the committee administrator to work with the sponsors, and expresses a concern about specific definitions within the bill. |
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075 |
Chair Verger |
Closes the public hearing on SB 373, and adds that the committee administer continues to work on coordination for the out-of-office committee meeting on February 11, 2005. Adjourns the meeting at 3:38 p.m. |
EXHIBIT SUMMARY