Limits certain circumstances when child may be taken into protective custody to when there is reasonable cause to believe child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury. Requires court findings of need for removal based on prevention of imminent danger of serious bodily injury to child. Prohibits court from changing case plan for reunifying family and returning ward to parent at permanency hearing unless court determines by preponderance of competent evidence, or parties stipulate, that health and safety of ward requires change in case plan. Permits court order or judgment to be modified or set aside when prospective enforcement is no longer in interests of justice or in best interests of child. Permits order or judgement placing ward to be modified or set aside after granting of adoption petition when adoptive parents subsequently lose or relinquish parental rights. Expands circumstances under which certificate of irrevocability and waiver and release or surrender of child for adoption may be revoked.
Requests that federal government divest all public investments from stocks in private prisons and from corporations that hold more than one million shares in private prisons.
Establishes procedures for electing precinct committeepersons. Requires one committeeperson for every 500 electors, rather than one committeeperson by gender for every 500 electors, who are registered in precinct. Provides that write-in candidate may be eligible for election to precinct committeeperson position if no other candidate for position exists. Requires write-in candidate to signify acceptance of successful write-in candidacy before primary election, rather than after election. Allows person selected to fill vacancy in office of precinct committeeperson to vote on election of county central committee officers on or after 61st day after selection.
Prohibits city from imposing charge on other public bodies for use of city's rights of way that exceed city's actual, direct costs. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Removes sunset on provision that virtual public charter schools may contract with for-profit entity to provide educational services if employee is administrator and meets other requirements.
Provides that county is exempt from applicability of statute banning use of dogs to hunt or pursue cougars if voters approve county measure proposed by initiative petition or referred to people by governing body of county.
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.
Establishes alternate death benefit for surviving spouse of member of Public Employees Retirement System who dies before retirement.
Exempts attorney and law firm that employs attorney or with which attorney is affiliated from regulation as debt management service provider if attorney or law firm provides debt management services in course of practicing law. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Extends sunset for tax credit for biomass production or collection for all types of biomass.
Directs Department of Justice to conduct study on prosecuting facilitation of sex trafficking in locations other than Oregon and to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before February 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to study land value taxation. Defines "land value taxation" to mean property tax system that imposes higher uniform rate of tax on land assessments than on improvement assessments. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
