Provides that Department of Justice may not enter into settlement agreement that provides for settlement payments owing to state to be paid to third party. Requires settlement payments to be deposited in General Fund.
Directs Department of Corrections to conduct study on sexual assault within women's correctional facilities and to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before February 1, 2018. Requires appointing authority to dismiss department or Oregon Corrections Enterprises employee convicted of sex crime committed against inmate or other employee. Requires department to adopt policy for reduction and prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment, and to publish policy on Internet website. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Department of Education and Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish career and technical education pathways to permit students to easily progress from secondary school to public post-secondary institutions of education. Requires department and commission to present information on pathways to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Community College Support Fund for distribution to community colleges and community college service districts. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Provides that youth offenders sentenced to mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain crimes committed at 15, 16 or 17 years of age are eligible for conditional release hearing if they are in custody of Oregon Youth Authority upon attaining 24 years and six months of age. Prohibits waiver of conditional release hearing by youth offender who attains 24 years and six months of age.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule to specify guidelines for reimbursing students who are residents of this state for tuition expenses that students incur for upper-division classes in mathematics at public university. Specifies conditions for reimbursement. Establishes Task Force on Creating Incentives for Mathematics Teaching in Oregon and prescribes membership. Requires task force to identify, describe and recommend specific and actionable strategies and best practices by means of which Oregon can increase number of teachers that teach mathematics in elementary and secondary schools, with emphasis on rural areas of state, and students who study and obtain degree in mathematics, with emphasis on students who are female or come from underrepresented groups. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Honors John Shilts for his years of service to State of Oregon.
Expands eligibility for Women, Infants and Children nutrition assistance program. Requires additional vouchers for purchase of fruits and vegetables.
Eliminates option of members of individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System to receive distributions as installment payments upon retirement. Requires members retiring on or after January 1, 2019, to receive distributions as lump sum.
Allows paid sick leave to be counted as fringe benefit for purpose of prevailing rate of wage. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Changes water management and conservation plan approval condition for extension of time to construct works or perfect right for municipal use of water. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires State Forester to manage state forestlands to provide for timber sales each year in amounts that equal or exceed 125 percent of 2016 timber sales amount. Provides for moneys from timber sales exceeding 2016 timber sales amount to be used for funding high school and community college career and technical education, STEM Investment Grant Program distribution to public universities and kindergarten to grade 12 education.
