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Committee hears support for allowing public officials to accept pay for college teaching
Summary
A public hearing on House Bill 2932 drew testimony from the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, Oregon Health Authority and nursing educators supporting an exception to the prohibited-use statute so judges, state nurses and other public officials can teach for pay at postsecondary institutions.
The Senate Committee on Rules held a public hearing on House Bill 2932, a proposal to create an exception to ORS 244.04 so public officials may accept compensation for teaching one or more courses at Oregon postsecondary institutions.
Susan Myers, executive director of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, said the change is intended to remove uncertainty and allow highly qualified judges, justices, state-employed nurses and other officials to teach without risking a prohibited use‑of‑office finding. "This exception…
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