Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Ocean Science Trust for deposit in Oregon Ocean Science Fund. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Department of Revenue and Legislative Revenue Office to conduct review of statutory definition of "tax expenditure" as term applies to preparation of biennial tax expenditure report. Requires department and office to report results of review to Legislative Assembly no later than February 28, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Department of Human Services to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits cannot be used to pay bottle deposits.
Creates Joint Legislative Committee to Review Agency Regulation of Oregon Businesses. Directs committee to research, study and compile data regarding processes, requirements and fees imposed by state agencies upon Oregon businesses. Requires report to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2018. Allows committee to introduce legislation to implement recommendations. Sunsets committee on June 30, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Judicial Department and State Court Administrator to conduct statewide study regarding families in judicial system in this state no later than July 1, 2018. Requires department to submit report regarding study to interim legislative committees no later than November 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Justice to conduct study relating to prosecution of crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image and submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2018.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish and operate statewide database for collection and dissemination of orders for rare disease emergency response medical treatment for purpose of ensuring safe treatment of individuals with rare diseases in emergency situations. For purpose of collecting and disseminating orders, provides that authority may use existing electronic database that emergency departments use to exchange information. Creates Oregon ORDER Database Advisory Committee to advise authority on establishment, operation and evaluation of database.
Establishes student loan insurance as class of insurance in Oregon. Instructs Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to authorize insurers to transact student loan business and to facilitate transaction of student loan insurance. Establishes certain limits on student loan insurance. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Extends sunset for tax credit for fish screening devices.
Requires Department of Transportation to study ways to increase amount of funding received by counties with fewer than 200,000 registered vehicles. Sunsets January 2, 2020.
Requires district elections authority to make determination of whether each candidate elected to district office is qualified to hold that office. If elections authority determines candidate is not qualified to hold that office, requires elections authority to apply to circuit court for order confirming elections authority's determination.
Establishes Superintendent of Public Instruction as statewide elected office. Modifies composition of State Board of Education. Prescribes that six members of board shall be elected in statewide election. Modifies rulemaking procedures for State Board of Education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
