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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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 August 12, 2011:</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'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Division 10 – Definitions- </span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Revised language to include definitions pertaining to health savings accounts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Division 30 – Plan Design Development and Selection – </span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>Adopts new language pertaining to health savings accounts</span><span style='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'><u><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'>A public hearing on these rules will be held on September 21, 2011 at 10:00 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 <a href="mailto:april.kelly@state.or.us" target="_blank" title="mailto:april.kelly@state.or.us
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mailto:april.kelly@state.or.us">april.kelly@state.or.us</a> or mailed in hard copy to: April Kelly, Oregon Educators Benefit Board, 1225 Ferry Street SE, Suite B, Salem, OR 97301. <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"'>All public comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 30, 2011</span></u><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"'> to be considered during the rulemaking process. Any comments received after September 30, 2011 will not be reviewed or considered by the OEBB unless the 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"'>A copy of these proposed rules are available on the OEBB website at <a href="http://oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/index.shtml">http://oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/index.shtml</a><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"'>Thank you,</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>April Kelly</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Lead Benefits Analyst/Rules Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Oregon Educators Benefit Board</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>P: 503-378-6588; Fax: 503-378-5832</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE<br>This e-mail is a public record of the state of </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><ns0:place><ns0:State><span style='color:gray'>Oregon</span></ns0:State></ns0:place><span style='color:gray'> 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><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>