Allows school district and post-secondary institutions of education to apply for funding to form K-20 partnership. Sunsets funding authority June 30, 2019. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires health benefit plan to reimburse cost of treatment for HIV-associated lipodystrophy. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution creating Independent Redistricting Commission to adopt redistricting plans for state Senate, state House of Representatives and United States House of Representatives. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Directs each school district to designate individual or group of individuals to be advocate for educational reforms in school district.
Directs court to award damages of $10,000 for each violation in action involving false statement of material fact relating to candidate, political committee or measure. Authorizes court to further fine defendant up to $10,000 for each violation, with proceeds of fine being deposited into Legal Aid Supplementary Account. Establishes Legal Aid Supplementary Account. Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to make quarterly distributions of moneys earned by account to Oregon State Bar for funding Legal Services Program.
Requires pharmacy to report de-identified information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed naloxone. Requires pharmacy to report certain other identifying information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed controlled substance classified in schedules II through IV. Requires information to be disclosed from prescription monitoring program to medical director or pharmacy director. Requires information to be disclosed from prescription monitoring program for certain other purposes. Requires licensing information of licensees who are authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances to be provided to Oregon Health Authority for purpose of qualifying licensees to report information to, or receive information from, prescription monitoring program. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Changes calculated share of annual energy resource supplier assessment below which energy resource supplier is exempt from payment of assessment from $250 to $2,500.
Requires labor organization to be recertified as exclusive representative every four years. Requires Employment Relations Board to hold election for certain unrepresented employees who petition to be included in bargaining unit. Requires board to adopt rules for hearing requested by unrepresented employees. Prevents parties to collective bargaining agreement from barring certain elections. Prohibits newly elected exclusive representative from renewing existing collective bargaining agreement at time of expiration of existing collective bargaining agreement. Allows newly elected exclusive representative to alter certain terms in existing collective bargaining agreement. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Repeals requirement that person who is not gun dealer obtain criminal background check prior to transferring firearm to another person who is not gun dealer.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to study barriers to development of industrially zoned lands and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 1, 2018.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to limit total amount of biennial appropriations by Legislative Assembly. Allows Legislative Assembly by three-fourths vote to exceed limit if Legislative Assembly declares catastrophic disaster has occurred. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Requires transportation network company or other employer to conduct or have other person conduct criminal records check to determine whether individual that transportation network company or other employer intends to engage as participating driver has committed certain criminal violations. Prohibits transportation network company from permitting individual to connect to digital network and accept requests for prearranged rides from riders if individual has committed specified criminal violations. Permits Director of Transportation to impose civil penalty on transportation network company or other employer for each instance of violation of Act.
