Establishes Task Force on Airport Subsidies. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes CTE-STEM Investment Council. Prescribes membership and duties of council. Abolishes STEM Investment Council. Revises method for awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program. Revises method for awarding other grants related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and to career and technical education that can lead to high wage and high demand jobs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017. .
Requires employer of individual with disability to pay a rate no less than the state minimum wage, beginning on January 1, 2022. Creates Wage Equity for Individuals with Disabilities Board to advise Department of Human Services regarding issuance of grants under Wage Equity Grant Program, established to train disabled employees and subsidize disabled employee wages.
Establishes ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care Committee within Oregon Health Authority. Specifies committee membership and duties. Directs committee to establish and implement plan for achieving continuous improvement in quality of ST-elevation myocardial infarction care.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to reimburse certain recipient of reduced payment under Public Employees Retirement System if recipient establishes that payment was subject to Oregon personal income tax. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies provision allowing waiver of qualification for registration as professional engineer if applicant has professional engineering experience in another jurisdiction.
Requires that person who is otherwise required to report as sex offender but who resides in nursing home or assisted living facility, is committed to mental health treatment facility, is confined to person's home or health care facility or moves out of state must report change of residence to Department of State Police by United States mail within 10 days of change of residence. Defines terms related to homeless sex offenders. Modifies reporting obligation for sex offenders following change of residence. Removes requirement that sex offender must have acquired new residence before obligation to report is triggered. Requires sex offender to report within 10 days of legal change of name. Punishes failure to report change of name by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. If sex crime requiring reporting is felony, punishes failure to report change of name by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Provides that each sexual or intimate part involved in act of sexual contact constitutes separate violation of crime of sexual abuse in the first degree.
Designates Border collie as official state dog.
Permits nonaffiliated electors to request major party ballot for primary election by completing, signing and submitting application electronically, in person or by mail. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that Governor may appoint Director of Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with Oregon Business Development Commission. Requires Governor to appoint Director of Department of Environmental Quality and State Fish and Wildlife Director. Requires Senate confirmation of appointments. Requires Senate confirmation of appointments by Governor of directors of Housing and Community Services Department and State Department of Energy.
Requires insurer to reimburse out-of-network women's health care provider at same rate as in-network women's health care provider.
