Oregon Revised Statutes
As used in ORS 408.010 to 408.090, unless otherwise required by the context, “beneficiary” means any person who served in the active Armed Forces of the United States on or after June 25, 1950, who was relieved or discharged from that service under honorable conditions and who was also a resident of Oregon at the time the person applied for benefits under OR…
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may provide financial aid to beneficiaries who desire to pursue an approved course of study or professional training in or in connection with any accredited state or other public school or accredited private school or accredited college consistent with ORS 408.010 to 408.090. Financial aid under this section may not excee…
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Any beneficiary who desires to pursue a course of study or professional training may file, upon a form approved by the Director of Veterans’ Affairs, an application with the executive head of the institution in which the beneficiary desires to pursue such course. In the application the beneficiary shall set forth the date of enlistment or induction into the …
The person to whom an application is made pursuant to ORS 408.030 shall examine and pass upon such application and shall, within 10 days after its receipt by the person, indorse approval or disapproval thereof. If the application is approved it shall be forthwith forwarded to the Director of Veterans’ Affairs, who shall check it. The director shall determine…
On or before the 10th day of each calendar month the executive head of the institution of learning or authorized representative, shall render a duly certified statement to the Director of Veterans’ Affairs, setting forth the names of the beneficiaries attending the institution during the preceding calendar month and the amount of schooling or training furnis…
The monthly payments provided in ORS 408.020 shall be allowed to any beneficiary who is enrolled in an approved full-time or part-time course of study or professional training. Upon receipt of the monthly statement provided for in ORS 408.050, the Director of Veterans’ Affairs, if the director finds that the monthly statement is correct, shall issue a vouch…
The Director of Veterans’ Affairs shall investigate from time to time the institutions or other places where financial aid is being furnished to any beneficiary under ORS 408.010 to 408.090 to ascertain whether the spirit of ORS 408.010 to 408.090 is being complied with. If the director determines, after such investigation as the director deems necessary, th…
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The Director of Veterans’ Affairs, acting on behalf of the State of Oregon, is authorized to accept any donation, gift, grant, bequest or devise made in furtherance of the purposes of ORS 408.010 to 408.090 and 408.115. A donation, gift, grant, bequest or devise that is made in cash or its equivalent or reduced thereto, shall be promptly paid by the director…
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The Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program is established within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Under the program, the department shall conduct outreach and provide grants to veterans who: Are pursuing and enrolled in a course of study that is in or part of: Any program for which United States Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits may b…
The Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The moneys in the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for the purpose of making grants under the Veteran Educational Bridge Grant Program establishe…
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As used in ORS 408.225 to 408.237: “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. A “civ…
A public employer shall grant a preference to a state servicemember, former state servicemember, veteran or disabled veteran who applies for a vacant civil service position or seeks promotion to a civil service position with a higher maximum salary rate and who: Successfully completes an initial application screening or an application examination for the po…
A veteran is eligible to use the preference provided for in ORS 408.230 for a civil service position for which application is made at any time after discharge or release from service in the Armed Forces. An individual is treated as a veteran for purposes of the preference provided for in ORS 408.230 if the individual: Meets the definition of “veteran” unde…
As used in this section: “Eligibility list” means a list of ranked eligible candidates for a civil service position who have become eligible for the position through a test or series of tests and who will be considered for the civil service position in ranked order. “Transferable skill” means a skill that a veteran has obtained through military education o…
As used in ORS 408.240 to 408.280, “military duty” means training and service performed by an inductee, enlistee or reservist or any entrant into a temporary component of the Armed Forces of the United States, and authorized time spent reporting for and returning from such training or service, or, if a rejection occurs, from the place reported therefor; but …
Whenever a public officer or employee leaves a position, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, in order to perform military duty, the office or position may not become vacant, nor shall the officer or employee be subject to removal as a consequence of leaving the position. Unless the officer or employee dies, resigns or is relieved or discharged from such du…
ORS 408.240 (4)(a) does not apply to a public employee who leaves a position under ORS 408.240 (1) to enter or reenter the Active Guard Reserve Program under 32 U.S.C. 502(f). Note: 408.242 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 408 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Orego…
During the period any public officer is absent on leave pursuant to ORS 408.240, a substitute shall serve in the place and stead of the public officer. Such substitute shall be appointed by the authority having power to have appointed the substitute as successor had such office become vacant. The substitute shall qualify by taking an oath of office, and by g…
When the absence on leave of a public officer, granted by ORS 408.240, has terminated, or a successor has been duly appointed and qualified to fill the vacancy created by the death or resignation of such officer, the appointment of the substitute shall terminate, and the substitute immediately shall deliver to such officer or successor all records and other …
Upon the termination of any leave granted by ORS 408.240, every public employee shall be restored to the position without loss of seniority or other benefits. It is the intention of the Legislative Assembly that such employee shall be restored in such manner as to give the employee the status in employment that the employee would have enjoyed if the employee…
Whenever the term of office of an elected public officer expires during military service in the Armed Forces of the United States for which a leave of absence has been granted pursuant to ORS 408.240 and the officer is reelected to such office, the officer shall continue in such office and on such leave of absence. The pro tem officer acting in the place and…
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section: An officer or employee of the state, or of any county, municipality or other subdivision of the state, who is a member of the National Guard, National Guard Reserve or of any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the United States Public Health Service, is entitled, upon applic…
ORS 408.305 to 408.340 shall be known and may be cited as the Oregon Vietnam Veteran Benefits Act of 1983.
As used in ORS 408.305 to 408.340, unless the context requires otherwise: “Agent Blue” means the herbicide composed primarily of cacodylic acid (organic arsenic) and inorganic arsenic. “Agent Orange” means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. “Agent White” means any herbicide composed primarily of…
A physician, physician associate licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525 or nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390 who has primary responsibility for the treatment of a veteran who may have been exposed to causative agents while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States or for the treatment of a veteran’s spouse, surviving spouse or mi…
ORS 408.310 applies to all veterans, spouses, surviving spouses and minor children of veterans treated by a physician, physician associate, nurse practitioner, hospital or clinic after January 1, 1982. Physicians, physician associates, nurse practitioners, hospitals or clinics shall submit the reports and study required under ORS 408.310 for veterans, spouse…
The Oregon Public Health Advisory Board created under ORS 431.122 shall: Order the compilation of statistical data from information obtained under ORS 408.310 and determine the use and dissemination of that data. Make recommendations to the Director of the Oregon Health Authority or the Director of Veterans’ Affairs concerning the implementation and operat…
The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Public Health Advisory Board shall institute a cooperative program to refer veterans to appropriate state and federal agencies for the purpose of filing claims to remedy medical and financial problems caused by exposure to causative agents. The Director of the Oregon Health Authority, after receiving the recommenda…
If the Oregon Public Health Advisory Board determines that any federal agency is adequately performing the referral functions described in ORS 408.325, the advisory board may suspend or terminate any program or duty required under ORS 408.300 to 408.340 in order to avoid duplication of services.
When requested to do so by the Director of Veterans’ Affairs, the Attorney General shall represent, on behalf of all of the members of the class, one or more members of the class of veterans, spouses and surviving spouses of veterans and minor children of veterans who allege injuries caused by exposure to or contact with causative agents, and appear for them…
A physician, physician associate, nurse practitioner, hospital or clinic subject to ORS 408.300 to 408.340 shall not be subject to any criminal or civil liability for providing information required under ORS 408.300 to 408.340. Nothing in this section shall prevent, however, any action for negligence by a physician, physician associate, nurse practitioner, …
As used in this section, “veteran” means a person who is: A resident of Oregon; and A veteran as defined in ORS 408.225. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall provide, in written or electronic format, educational materials on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of hepatitis C in veterans who are at high risk of contracting the disease. The depart…
The Rural Veterans Healthcare Transportation Grant Program is established within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Under the program, the department shall provide grants to entities to provide transportation to veterans in rural areas to access services for physical, mental or behavioral health care. The department shall consult with, and may enter into …
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As used in ORS 408.365 to 408.385 and this section: “Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home” means the veterans’ home located in Lebanon. “Fourth Oregon Veterans’ Home” means the veterans’ home authorized under ORS 408.385 (3). “Oregon Veterans’ Home” means the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home, The Dalles Oregon Veterans’ Home, the Roseburg Oregon Veterans’ H…
Moneys to pay for the expenses of operating an Oregon Veterans’ Home may be appropriated from: The General Fund; The Oregon War Veterans’ Fund pursuant to Article XI-A, section 1 (1)(e), of the Oregon Constitution; and Moneys donated to the trust fund established under ORS 406.050 for the purpose of paying for the expenses of operating an Oregon Veterans’…
There is created in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Oregon Veterans’ Home Account. Moneys credited to the account are appropriated continuously to the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to pay expenses that the director determines are appropriate for developing, operating and maintaining each Oregon Veterans’ Home including, b…
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The Director of Veterans’ Affairs shall enter into a contract with a nongovernmental entity for the operation and management of each Oregon Veterans’ Home. The director shall contract with an entity that is experienced in the operation and staffing of long term care facilities, as defined in ORS 442.015. The contract executed under this section is subject t…
As used in this section, “long term care facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, an Oregon Veterans’ Home is subject to all state laws and administrative rules and all federal laws and administrative regulations to which a long term care facility operated by a nongovernmental entity is …
The Director of Veterans’ Affairs shall establish the Roseburg Oregon Veterans’ Home. The director may seek federal grant funds from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of establishing the Roseburg Oregon Veterans’ Home. If the director determines that The Dalles Oregon Veterans’ Home, the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home and …
When such power is conferred or contained in their charters or Acts of incorporation, incorporated cities may purchase, receive, take and acquire by eminent domain, or otherwise, and within or without corporate limits, land and necessary or convenient means of access thereto by roads, ways, streets, railroad spurs, bridges, or the like, and sell or donate th…
In connection with the exercise of the powers granted by ORS 408.390, such incorporated cities may incur such indebtedness and issue such bonds, warrants or other evidences of debt as their respective charters may authorize.
For the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by ORS 408.390, any incorporated city may bring and maintain any suit or action for the appropriation, condemnation or taking of real property within or without its corporate limits, in fee simple or otherwise, including riparian rights, rights of way and other easements. The city may proceed to have such pr…
The county governing body in each county may appoint a service officer who shall give aid and assistance to any veteran, the spouse or dependents of the veteran or the survivors of the veteran, in applying for all benefits and aid to which they are entitled by federal, state or local laws, rules and regulations. The county governing body shall fix the compen…
Each county clerk shall maintain in the office a special book in which the county clerk shall, upon request, record the final discharge of any veteran. A recording fee may not be collected when the veteran requesting the record is an actual resident of the county or was a resident at the time of entrance into the service of the United States. In all other ca…
Each county clerk who receives a request to inspect veteran discharge papers that are recorded under ORS 408.420 shall produce the recorded discharge papers for inspection if: The request for inspection is made in writing; The request sets forth the name, address and telephone number of the requester; The request sets forth the name and the date of birth …
The county clerk or a court clerk or court administrator shall administer all oaths required in matters of pensions, certify pension vouchers, affix the seal of the court whenever required, and make and prepare copies of any documents of record in the office and certify thereto any matter required by veterans seeking benefits from any agency or department of…
No suit or action shall be commenced or maintained, during the period provided for in this section, to foreclose any mortgage upon real property, or to collect the debt secured thereby, if the land covered by the mortgage is owned, wholly or in part, by an enlisted person in the Army or Navy of the United States, who enlisted therein in the volunteer forces …
No person in the military or naval service of the United States, or any auxiliary corps thereof, while exercising any privilege in this state by virtue of having paid an annual license or privilege fee to any state board or commission for the right to practice a profession or engage in a trade, shall lose such privilege because of failure to pay any such fee…
Lawful claims payable from the Memorial Fund, 116th Engineers, or the fund entitled Unclaimed Back Pay Due Second Oregon Volunteers, shall be paid, upon approval of the Adjutant General, from the General Fund.
All honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the forces of the United States during the Spanish War or Philippine Insurrection at any time between April 23, 1898, and July 4, 1902, who are now deceased or may hereafter die in Oregon or who being residents of Oregon die outside of Oregon, may be interred in the burial plot established …
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The Legislative Assembly finds that: The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration should be encouraged to export its expertise in military sexual trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions associated with military service to health care providers outside of the administration; and Health care providers ou…
The county court or board of county commissioners of each county is authorized annually to budget and pay such amount of money as it may deem reasonable for the purpose of purchasing flags of the United States for placement, by any nationally chartered organization or organizations of war veterans, annually on or prior to Memorial Day, upon the graves of dec…
An employer shall provide an employee who is a veteran as defined in ORS 408.225 with paid or unpaid time off for Veterans Day if: The employee would otherwise be required to work on that day; and The employee provides the employer with: At least 21 calendar days’ notice that the employee intends to take time off for Veterans Day; and Documents showing t…
As used in this section, “service” and “uniformed service” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 659A.082. A private, nonpublic employer may give preference in the hiring and promotion of employees to: A person who is performing, or has performed, service in the uniformed service; If a person has performed service in the uniformed service and has bee…
The Oregon Veterans’ Emergency Financial Assistance Program is created. The purpose of the program is to provide emergency financial assistance to Oregon veterans and their immediate families for needs that include but are not limited to: Emergency or temporary housing and related housing expenses, such as expenses for utilities, insurance, house repairs, …
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall establish a website that allows members of the public to request information about veterans’ benefits and services and enter contact information. The department shall coordinate outreach to individuals who request information through the website established under subsection (1) of this section or in any other manner…
An agency, as defined in ORS 183.310, shall include on the agency’s website a link to the website established by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs under ORS 408.503. Note: See note under 408.503.
As used in this section, “agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 183.310. In order to assist veterans in claiming federal benefits, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Oregon Military Department shall provide agencies with materials to inform individuals how to contact the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the reintegration team within the…
The Department of Human Services, the Department of Transportation, the Housing and Community Services Department, the Employment Department, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Department, public universities listed in ORS 352.002, the Bureau of Labor and Industries, the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and the Department of Vetera…
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Oregon Military Department shall make available to establishments operated to provide food to indigent or needy persons information on how to contact the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the reintegration team within the Oregon Military Department to request information about veterans’ benefits and services. An…
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As used in this section: “Incarcerated veteran” means a veteran sentenced to a period of incarceration in a prison or other correctional facility until such time as a lawful release authority authorizes the release of the veteran. “Veteran” has the meaning given that term in ORS 408.225. The Director of Veterans’ Affairs shall establish a program to provi…
Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person who sends or serves a document listed in subsection (2) of this section shall include the following information with the document: A statement that if the recipient is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency; a…
When determining an applicant’s eligibility for benefits or services that are offered by or through a state agency, the state agency may use a summary of benefits letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Note: 408.518 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 408 or any series th…
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All buildings acquired or constructed by county courts pursuant to chapter 595, Oregon Laws 1947, shall be made available for the use of any veterans’ organizations and their auxiliaries located in the city, town or community where any such building is located.
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In counties where there is no armory belonging to or under control of state authority, the county courts or boards of county commissioners, upon written application of the commander or president of any organized unit of war veterans or its auxiliary, shall allow its unit organized in such county, free of cost, to occupy a portion of the courthouse or any oth…
When a veteran who has been adjudged under ORS 426.130 to be a person with mental illness is eligible for treatment in a United States veterans facility and commitment is necessary for the proper care and treatment of such veteran, the Oregon Health Authority or community mental health program director, as provided under ORS 426.060, may, upon receipt of a c…
Upon receipt of a certificate of eligibility and available facilities, the Oregon Health Authority may cause to be transferred any veteran from any facility to which the veteran has been assigned to a United States veterans facility. No veteran under sentence by any court, or committed by any court after having been charged with any crime and found guilty ex…
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As used in ORS 408.710 to 408.740, “indigent veteran” means any veteran who is without means of procuring the necessities of life. A person may not be deprived of the benefits provided for in ORS 408.720 to 408.740 by reason of the fact that the person owns property that is not of such a character that it may be used to give assistance to the person, or own…
The governing body of a county may set apart in the county treasury a special fund for the purpose of financing the employment and the activities of the service officer appointed under ORS 408.410. If an unobligated balance remains in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year, the unobligated balance may be carried forward to the next fiscal year and expe…
The commander or executive head of any veterans organization organized under a charter issued by an Act of Congress, proposing to undertake the relief provided for under ORS 408.720, shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the veterans organization may be situated, the names of its commander or executive head and its relief committee, if any.…
The relief fund may be disbursed by an officer to be appointed by the county court or board of county commissioners. The commanders or executive heads of the various veterans organizations shall constitute an advisory board to consult and advise with the court or board relative to administration and disbursement of the fund. Such officer shall investigate al…
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On or before December 1 of each year, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Housing and Community Services Department shall jointly submit a written report on veterans’ housing programs to the interim House committee related to veterans. The report must describe: Expenditures relating to veterans’ housing programs, including how moneys were expended a…