Requires Department of Education to develop model plan for conducting tests for certain environmental hazards in facilities owned or leased by school districts or public charter schools where students or staff are present on regular basis and for reporting test results. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules regarding testing for certain environmental hazards by school districts and public charter schools. Requires school districts and public charter schools to test for certain environmental hazards in facilities owned or leased by districts or schools where students or staff are present on regular basis. Requires school districts and public charter schools to report results of facility testing and to provide annual statement regarding facility testing conducted under plan. Establishes Healthy School Facilities Fund. Appropriates moneys from fund to Department of Education for purpose of financial assistance to school districts and public charter schools in adoption, administration and enforcement of plans regarding testing for certain environmental hazards in facilities where students or staff are present on regular basis. Authorizes department to transfer to Healthy School Facility Fund up to $2 million during 2019-2021 biennium from State School Fund moneys available to Office of School Facilities for school facility grants. Expands types of assessment qualifying for Office of School Facilities hardship grants to include school district assessment for environmental hazards under plan.
Requires Oregon Wine Board to establish and operate program for wine market access and wine promotion. Provides for Oregon Liquor Control Commission to pay $1.5 million of wine production and distribution tax revenue to board account each year for board use to carry out program.
Modifies percentage of amounts school districts must pay from State School Fund to public charter schools that are not virtual public charter schools. Directs school district or sponsor to transfer federal, state and local moneys to public charter schools on same basis moneys are transferred to nonchartered public schools in school district. Considers transportation costs incurred by public charter school to be same as transportation costs incurred by school district. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Provides that person who has been convicted of driving while under influence of intoxicants shall provide proof to Department of Transportation that person completed treatment program before department may reinstate person's driving privileges. Extends period of time that must elapse before temporary driver permit issued to person is valid proof of driving privileges.
Requires State Forester to establish guidelines for wildfire buffer zones that produce defensible spaces around lands in forestland-urban interface. Provides tax credit to landowner that establishes wildfire buffer zone.
Establishes timelines by which evaluations must be completed to determine eligibility for special education.
Allows governing body of local government to withdraw all or part of territory of local government from Tri-Met. Prohibits increase in payroll tax to extent increase is intended to offset revenue lost due to withdrawal of territory. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies requirements for appearance in small claims department of circuit court or justice court.
Adjusts manner in which attendance is calculated for purposes of State School Fund distributions. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Allows candidate to submit both signatures on petition and payment of fee to receive space in voters' pamphlet. Requires Secretary of State to return payment of fee to candidate if petition contains required number of signatures and to retain payment of fee if petition does not contain required number of signatures.
Allows governing body of local government to address land use emergency by waiving goal, without taking exception, to take land use action or limited land use action. Sunsets June 30, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Exempts certain transferees from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
