For purposes of determining the salary, as defined in ORS 238A.005 (17), of an active member of the Public Employees Retirement System, a housing allowance paid to a member in return for services as a prison chaplain or a chaplain at the Oregon Health and Science University shall be treated as if it were includable in the member’s taxable income under Oregon law.

Note: The amendments to 238A.134 by section 8, chapter 101, Oregon Laws 2024, become operative January 1, 2030. See section 18, chapter 101, Oregon Laws 2024. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2030, including amendments by section 2, chapter 171, Oregon Laws 2025, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

[2023 c.170 §2; 2025 c.171 §1]