Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to limit awards of noneconomic damages against religious organizations to $500,000. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Requires physician to discuss issues related to fertility with adolescent oncology patient. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Extends sunset for tax credit for electronic commerce in enterprise zone or city designated for electronic commerce.
Modifies annual salaries of judges of Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Oregon Tax Court and circuit courts. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to limit awards of noneconomic damages in medical liability actions to $500,000. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Establishes Task Force on Behavior Health. Requires task force to report findings and recommendations to interim committee related to health care on or before December 31, 2017. Sunsets task force December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Education to conduct evaluation related to consideration of economies of scale when calculating State School Fund distributions.
Voids noncompetition agreements except to extent that former employee may not contact former customer or client to provide similar product, process or service for six months after employee's date of separation. Defines "trade secret" for purposes of noncompetition agreement.
Directs Department of Justice to study effect of increasing maximum fines for violations and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before February 1, 2019.
Adds grants and loans for replacements to permissible uses of moneys in Clean Diesel Engine Fund. Makes other modifications to provisions for grants and loans from fund for purpose of reducing emissions from diesel engines. Authorizes State of Oregon to receive moneys pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement, deposit agreement moneys in Clean Diesel Engine Fund and use moneys to award grants for reducing emissions from diesel engines. Specifies allocation of grants from agreement moneys. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to hire or contract with third-party organization to complete inventory of nonroad diesel engines used in Oregon. Sets forth required qualifications of third-party organization, requirements for inventory and required uses of inventory by department. Requires completion of inventory no later than July 1, 2019. Sunsets requirement to obtain inventory from third-party organization January 2, 2020. Requires department to make inventory publicly available in aggregate form. Appropriates moneys to department to cover costs of hiring or contracting with third-party organization for purposes of inventory. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Department of Human Services to pay agencies that contract with department to provide comprehensive services to adults with physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities amounts sufficient for agencies to pay 150 percent of minimum wage to direct support professionals. Requires department to provide online training to direct support professionals and offer grants based on need to enable individuals to access online training. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies requirements for coordinated care organizations. Specifies grounds for renewal of coordinated care organization contracts in 2019 and 2024.
