Authorizes law enforcement agency to transfer marijuana items forfeited to agency as result of conviction to nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary. Authorizes nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary to dispense marijuana items received by law enforcement agency to registry identification cardholder with annual income at or below federal poverty guidelines or designated primary caregiver of that registry identification cardholder. Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring person responsible for operating nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary to test marijuana items before dispensing.
Moves up sunset date for authority of school districts to establish post-graduate scholar programs to June 30, 2019. Directs Department of Education to make recommendations for legislation to fund post-graduate scholar programs with moneys that are not distributed from State School Fund. Prohibits school districts from receiving or expending moneys distributed from State School Fund to pay for community college costs incurred by, or on behalf of, post-graduate scholars. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing independent redistricting commission to adopt redistricting plans for state Senate, state House of Representatives and United States House of Representatives. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Requires Department of Corrections to adopt rules that prohibit correctional facilities, and requires cities and counties to adopt ordinances that prohibit local correctional facilities, from having contract with provider of telephone services under which department, city, county or facility receives payment for telephone services provided to inmates of facility.
Eliminates limitations on hours that may be worked by retired member of Public Employees Retirement System without suspension of retirement benefits.
Provides that certain small cities that imposed grandfathered local transient lodging tax may use net revenue from newly imposed or increased local transient lodging tax in same percentages and for same purposes as net revenue from grandfathered local transient lodging tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Increases threshold for estimated cost at which construction project sites must provide sanitary facilities by changing amount that triggers requirement from $1 million to $2 million. Requires Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adjust threshold amount based on change in Consumer Price Index. Replaces requirement for warm water and soap with requirement for method to wash or sanitize hands.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution that establishes Personal Investment in Education Fund in State Treasury, and directs that moneys determined to be excess revenues under excess revenue "kicker" process be deposited in fund rather than refunded to personal income taxpayers. Dedicates fund moneys to kindergarten through grade 12 education. Establishes three-fifths majority vote in each house of Legislative Assembly in order to appropriate moneys in fund. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at special election held on same date as next primary election.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for deposit in Community College Support Fund for distribution to community colleges and community college service districts for career and technical education programs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Allows local government to inhibit or prevent production or use of seed or seed products for purpose of protecting seed or products that are not genetically engineered from adverse impacts of genetically engineered seed or products or if enforcing local measure approved by county voters on May 20, 2014.
Requires health care practitioner, before administering vaccination to child, to provide written notice of each vaccination that child is required to receive as condition of attending school or children's facility in this state and of each exemption to that requirement.
Requires student to correctly answer specified number of questions on naturalization test required for United States citizenship before being eligible to receive high school diploma. Takes effect on July 1, 2018.
