Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 700 - Environmental Health Specialists; Waste Water Specialists

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Articles of organization: means the document described in ORS § 63. See Oregon Statutes 63.001
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Board: means the Environmental Health Registration Board, established within the Health Licensing Office. See Oregon Statutes 700.010
• Environmental health specialist: means a person who by education, training and experience in the sanitary, biological and physical sciences is qualified to perform duties in environmental sanitation, including but not limited to scientific investigation and education and counseling in environmental sanitation. See Oregon Statutes 700.010
• Environmental health specialist trainee: means a person who lacks the combination of training, education and experience required for a registered environmental health specialist, but who is engaged in meeting the requirements. See Oregon Statutes 700.010
• Environmental sanitation: means the art and science of applying sanitary, biological and physical science principles and knowledge to improve and control the environment and factors therein for the protection of the health and welfare of the public. See Oregon Statutes 700.010
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Incompetency: means the entry of a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating the member incompetent to manage the member's person or estate. See Oregon Statutes 63.001
• local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
• Manager: means a person, not necessarily a member, that the members of a manager-managed limited liability company designate to manage the limited liability company's business and affairs. See Oregon Statutes 63.001
• Manager-managed limited liability company: means a limited liability company that is designated as a manager-managed limited liability company in the limited liability company's articles of organization or the articles of organization of which otherwise expressly provide that a manager will manage the limited liability company. See Oregon Statutes 63.001
• Member: means a person with both an ownership interest in a limited liability company and all the rights and obligations of a member specified under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 63.001
• Membership interest: means a member's collective rights in a limited liability company, including the member's share of profits and losses of the limited liability company, the right to receive distributions of the limited liability company's assets and any right to vote or participate in management. See Oregon Statutes 63.001
• Operating agreement: means any valid agreement, written or oral, of the member or members as to the affairs of a limited liability company and the conduct of the limited liability company's business. See Oregon Statutes 63.001
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Registration: means written authorization issued under ORS § 700. See Oregon Statutes 700.010
• Science courses relating to environmental sanitation: include courses in public or community health or in sanitary, biological or physical sciences. See Oregon Statutes 700.010
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Trainee registration: means written authorization issued under ORS § 700. See Oregon Statutes 700.010
• United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Waste water specialist: means a person who by education, training and experience in the sanitary, biological and physical sciences is qualified to perform duties in the field of waste water treatment, disposal and reuse where soil is used in the final stage of the treatment process. See Oregon Statutes 700.010
• Waste water specialist trainee: means a person who lacks the combination of training, education and experience required for a registered waste water specialist, but who is engaged in the process of meeting the requirements. See Oregon Statutes 700.010