Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution allowing person who files initiative petition for proposed law or amendment to Constitution to choose to place initiative petition on ballot at primary election, rather than meeting signature requirements to place petition on general election ballot. Treats each vote for initiative petition cast at primary election as equivalent to signature for purposes of placing petition on general election ballot. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Modifies requirements for local community right to know regulatory programs for toxic substances and harmful substances.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule complaint process to report school district policy in violation of state law prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying and cyberbullying. Directs board to adopt rules relating to complaint investigation and standards to determine whether school district policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying and cyberbullying complies with and is applied in accordance with state law. Directs Department of Education to establish system to track number of reported incidences of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying that occur in each school district. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for six months. Prohibits filling of vacant position if director determines, after state agency has opportunity to submit specific and valid reasons for retaining position, that insufficient reasons exist for retaining position. Instructs director to report each quarter on actions taken to President of Senate, Speaker of House of Representatives, members of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Fiscal Officer.
Makes English official language of state.
Repeals Department of State Lands leasing requirements for kelp harvesting. Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt permit program by rule for small-scale commercial hand harvests of seaweed from ocean shores and tidal submerged lands. Requires department to consult with Department of State Lands and State Parks and Recreation Department before adopting rules. Allows State Department of Fish and Wildlife to enter into memorandum of agreement with Department of State Lands and State Parks and Recreation Department to assign sole responsibility for permitting to State Department of Fish and Wildlife when harvesting of seaweed would occur on ocean shores or over tidal submerged lands. Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to deposit moneys received from permit fees into Seaweed Harvest Permit Program Account. Continuously appropriates moneys in account to department for purposes of administering permit program.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from dairy confined animal feeding operations. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to administer and enforce program. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Requires department to report on program to interim committees on environment and natural resources no later than September 15, 2020.
Authorizes counties to withhold from taxing districts costs to county of assessing property and collecting property taxes. Limits withheld amount to two percent of tax distribution to taxing district. Excludes moneys distributed for bonded indebtedness from withholding. Phases in provisions over four years. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires all information provided as part of candidate's statement for voters' pamphlet to be true. Punishes violation by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to pay increased benefits not paid to person who failed to file statement indicating that payments were subject to Oregon personal income tax if person later establishes that payments were subject to Oregon personal income tax. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for purpose of upgrading Crescent Sanitary District sewer system.
Appropriates moneys to Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Land Conservation and Development to employ two full-time equivalent employees to perform services relating to increasing availability of affordable housing. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
