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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 April 9, 2014:</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 20 – Program Participation – Proposed amendments are to clarify participation requirements for local governments
electing to join the Oregon Educators Benefit Board program.</span></i></b><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 May 22, 2014 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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<span style="color:blue">april.kelly@state.or.us</span></a> 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 May 31, 2014
</span></u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> to be considered during the rulemaking process. Any comments received after May 31<sup>st</sup> 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 notice and proposed rule text are attached. The proposed rule text can also be found on the OEBB website here:
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/administrativerules.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/administrativerules.aspx</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-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:navy">April Kelly</span></b><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Lead Benefits Analyst/Rules Coordinator</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">Oregon Educators Benefit Board</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"">P: 503-378-6588; Fax: 503-378-5832<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB">www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:gray">PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE<br>
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:"Palatino Linotype","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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