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Committee hears support to add OHSU chaplains to PERS taxable housing‑allowance rule
Summary
A public hearing on SB 757 A drew testimony from union and PERS staff seeking a technical fix to include Oregon Health & Science University chaplains in the PERS treatment of housing allowances. Witnesses said the change corrects an omission from 2023 legislation and affects a small number of employees.
The House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards held a public hearing April 28 on Senate Bill 757 A, which would treat housing allowances paid to chaplains at Oregon Health & Science University as taxable income for purposes of calculating PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) subject salary.
Oralis Aguilar, speaking for Oregon AFSCME, told the committee the union supports SB 757 A and described the measure as a technical fix to an oversight. “There’s only…
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