Establishes automatic restraining order against petitioner in Family Abuse Prevention Act proceeding that restrains petitioner from directly or indirectly causing respondent to violate certain terms of Family Abuse Prevention Act order. Violation by petitioner may result in finding of contempt and provides respondent with affirmative defense in contempt proceeding.
Exempts work performed on recreational vehicles from plumbing and electrical licensing requirements.
Requires gun dealer to substitute alternative fingerprint for criminal background check if firearm purchaser is unable to provide thumbprint. Restricts transfer of firearm by gun dealer or private party if Department of State Police is unable to determine whether recipient is qualified to receive firearm. Authorizes transfer after 14 days as long as gun dealer or transferor does not know or have reason to believe recipient is disqualified from completing transfer. Requires Department of State Police to notify United States Attorney for District of Oregon and all state and local law enforcement agencies and district attorneys with jurisdiction when, during criminal background check performed by gun dealer prior to transfer of firearm, department determines that recipient is prohibited from possessing firearm. Requires department to notify attempted unlawful purchaser's probation officer or court that issued protective order, if applicable. Requires department to make notification within 24 hours unless investigation would be compromised. Requires law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney's office receiving notification to report to department on action taken after notification and outcome of action. Requires department to publish written report detailing attempted unlawful purchases, including information on investigations and criminal prosecutions. Specifies requirements for course or class taken to demonstrate competence with handgun for person applying for concealed handgun license or renewing concealed handgun license. Modifies definitions relating to relationship status that pertain to types of court orders and misdemeanor convictions that cause person to be prohibited from possessing firearms. Provides that conviction for stalking causes person to be prohibited from possessing firearm unless person obtains relief from prohibition. Punishes unlawful possession by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Directs Department of State Police to enter into Law Enforcement Data System information concerning conviction disqualifying person from possessing firearm. Makes applicable to honorably retired parole and probation officers defenses to firearm offenses available to honorably retired law enforcement officers. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Limits application of tiered minimum wage rate to employer that employs more than 50 employees. Freezes wage rate applicable to employer that employs 50 or fewer employees at July 1, 2016, rate, adjusted annually for inflation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Human Services to accomplish various objectives to improve skills of and provide ongoing support for child welfare services employees. Directs department to provide child care to all foster parents for foster children in foster parents' care. Directs department, in accordance with collective bargaining negotiation process and agreement, to increase amount of compensation paid to employees who provide child welfare services.
Prohibits person from engaging in business as debt buyer unless person first obtains certificate of registration from Department of Consumer and Business Services. Prescribes procedures for applying for certificate and basis on which Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue certificate. Requires debt buyer to send certain information to debtor who requests information in writing. Requires debt buyer that brings action to collect debt to be able to produce information. Provides that debt buyer or debt collector is not liable for unlawful collection practice if preponderance of evidence shows that unlawful collection practice was not intentional and resulted from bona fide error. Exempts debt buyer from definition of collection agency. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows local governments, charter schools, school districts and education service districts located in Idaho border counties to freeze minimum wage at rate in effect on July 1, 2016, and opt out of future increases, with annual adjustment based on consumer price index. Allows qualifying local government to opt out on behalf of all employers under jurisdiction of local government. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows person to carry concealed firearm on person or in vehicle if person can legally possess firearms under Oregon law and person is protected by court order and has pending application for, or appointment to submit application for, concealed handgun license.
Authorizes local law enforcement authority to issue written waiver, within authority's jurisdiction, of requirement that person engaged in business of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring firearm provide duplicate sheet of register of transfer of used firearm to local law enforcement authority. Requires person to retain copy of waiver. Authorizes local law enforcement authority to accept copy of firearms transaction record form in lieu of duplicate sheet of register.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law. Applies during 2017-2019 biennium. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs Department of Education to establish school-based student threat assessment system to support school personnel in conducting threat assessments of students who are at risk of engaging in violence or destructive behavior or committing self-harm or suicide. Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules requiring schools to establish school-based student threat assessment teams and school districts to establish community-based multidisciplinary threat assessment teams.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at special election held throughout this state on same date as next primary election.
