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Bill would allow selected state agencies to share data with Paid Leave Oregon and unemployment insurance programs
Summary
House Bill 3022 would authorize specified state agencies — including the Department of Revenue, Department of Justice Child Support Division and corrections authorities — to share information with the Oregon Employment Department to improve administration of Paid Leave Oregon and unemployment insurance, agency testimony said.
Chair Taylor opened the hearing on House Bill 3022, described by Whitney as a Department of Employment concept that authorizes specific state agencies to share information with the Oregon Employment Department for administering the Paid Leave Oregon and unemployment insurance programs. The bill applies to disclosures and reports required on or after Jan. 1, 2023, and takes effect on the 91st day after adjournment.
Karen Halalva, director of Paid Leave Oregon at the Oregon Employment Department, told the committee HB 3022 would enable joint audits with the Department of Revenue, automatic sharing of self-employed income information, sharing of employer-reported income details to detect misclassification, alignment of child-support new-hire sharing, and access to confinement data from the Department of Corrections and county jails that the unemployment insurance program already receives. Halalva said the bill was refined after 2023 work with the Department of Revenue and that it does not include employer contribution reporting to the Department of Revenue, a controversial element of a prior 2023 proposal (House Bill 2290).
Halalva said the changes would improve program administration, reduce multiple audits on employers, and provide tools to verify eligibility and detect misrepresentation or fraud. She described the bill as having minimal programming needs that could be handled with existing resources and said the Department of Revenue had withdrawn prior objections.
Chair Taylor closed the public hearing and said she intended to schedule a work session for the following Tuesday; no committee vote occurred at the hearing.
Ending: Supporters characterized HB 3022 as a technical, interagency data‑sharing fix designed to improve efficiency and detection of misclassification or fraud while protecting taxpayer information.
