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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Oregon Educators Benefit Board filed the following proposed rules with the Secretary of State on March 13, 2015:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Division 20 – Program Participation, Entities Electing to Join OEBB, 111-020-0010 –
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Amendments clarify participation requirements for the OEBB benefits program and limits Local Governments electing to participate in the OEBB benefits program on or after April 1, 2015 to using
the tiered rate structure.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Division 40–Enrollment, Active Eligible Employees, Qualified Status Changes, 111-040-0040–
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Amendments align rule language with revisions made to the Qualified Status Change (QSC) Matrix.</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A public hearing on these rules will be held on April 22, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the OEBB Boardroom at the DAS General Services
Building, 1225 Ferry Street SE, Salem, Oregon.</span></u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">You can also provide written comments. Written comments can be emailed to April Kelly at
<u><span style="color:blue">april.kelly@oregon.gov</span></u> or mailed in hard copy to: April Kelly, Oregon Educators Benefit Board, 1225 Ferry Street SE, Suite B, Salem, OR 97301.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">All public comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 30</span></u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">
to be considered during the rulemaking process. Any comments received after April 30th will not be reviewed or considered by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board unless OEBB decides to extend the public comment period to everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The notices are attached to this email. The proposed rules are posted to the OEBB website and can be found by clicking: <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/administrativerules.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/administrativerules.aspx</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Andalus",serif;color:#44546A">April Kelly</span></b><span style="font-family:"Andalus",serif;color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Lead Benefits Analyst
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Rules Coordinator</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Oregon Educators Benefit Board</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">P: 503.378.6588; Fax: 503.378.5832<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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This e-mail is a public record of the state of Oregon and is subject to public disclosure unless exempt from disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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