Prohibits peace officer from using deceit, trickery or artifice during interview of youth concerning act that, if committed by adult, would constitute crime.
Requires all candidates for partisan office, regardless of political party affiliation or nonaffiliation, to appear on same unified primary election ballot, with two candidates receiving most votes advancing to general election ballot. Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election held throughout this state.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to establish Homeownership Grants for Grads Program to provide grants to individuals who are first-time home buyers and who have obtained post-secondary degrees. Delineates program requirements. Establishes Homeownership Grants for Grads Program Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution prohibiting campaign contributions or donations from foreign nationals. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Directs Department of Transportation to create program by which certain persons may apply for reduction or waiver of moneys owed to department. Creates process by which person on supervision after conviction for crime may petition court for order reinstating driving privileges or reversing revocation of occupational or professional license in certain circumstances. Directs Department of Transportation to reinstate person's driving privileges upon receipt of court order. Directs licensing board, commission or agency to reverse revocation of license upon receipt of court order.
Authorizes appointment of guardian for person with disability who is in need of guardianship. Requires guardian to enforce right of protected person who is person with disability to receive visitors, telephone calls, personal mail and electronic communications. Requires guardian of protected person who is person with disability to notify certain persons and entities of protected person's hospitalization, death, funeral arrangements and final resting place.
Specifies standards for review of driving record and criminal record that Department of Education must conduct for applicant to become driver of school bus or school activity vehicle.
Directs Department of Transportation to offer extended weekday hours and Saturday operating schedules at field offices.
Directs State Land Board to study affordable housing development options for certain Department of Transportation property and to report results of study to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires State Board of Forestry to establish criteria for preserving natural resource values on forestland. Requires forest management plan for certain forestlands. Requires that plan include provision for establishment of late successional and old-growth forest area. Establishes certification program for preparers of forest management plans. Requires timber harvest plan prior to commencing timber harvesting operation on forestland. Establishes riparian management area requirements for waterways on forestlands. Prohibits or limits forest operations within riparian management areas. Declares policy regarding forest roads. Imposes criteria for forest roads. Requires road plan for roads on other lands necessary to make timber harvest on forestland practicable. Restricts timber harvest and forest road construction in areas with landslide risk. Allows local government to impose public trust resource protections on forestland exceeding protections provided under state law. Changes geographic basis for board standards regarding forest practices. Expands list of resources to be maintained under standards. Expands list of resources board must inventory for protection purposes.
Removes sunset on authority of institution of higher education to sponsor public charter school. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to require by rule, with respect to testing cannabis and cannabis-derived products for pesticides, inspection of usable marijuana in batches of 15 pounds or less from same harvest lot, and inspection of cannabinoid concentrates or extracts in batches of amount identified by authority by rule from same processing lot. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
