Establishes Oregon Public Utility Homeland Security Commission in Office of Emergency Management. Establishes Oregon Public Utility Homeland Security Fund. Establishes grant program for purpose of providing financial assistance to consumer-owned utilities for developing projects associated with mitigating damage resulting from natural disasters or responding to or recovering from natural disasters. Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance projects associated with mitigating damage resulting from natural disasters or responding to or recovering from natural disasters.
Allows person issued hardship permit to provide necessary services to person or to member of person's family. Modifies laws related hardship permits issued to persons whose driving privileges are suspended for driving while under influence of intoxicants or failure to comply with implied consent law. Increases penalty for violation driving while suspended. Punishes by maximum of 30 days' imprisonment, $1,250 fine, or both. Renames offense of violation driving while suspended or revoked to driving while suspended or revoked in second degree. Increases penalty for criminal driving while suspended or revoked for certain crimes. Punishes by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Renames offense of criminal driving while suspended or revoked to driving while suspended or revoked in first degree.
Authorizes reserve officers sponsored by law enforcement unit to pay for training as police with cash and G.I. Bill education benefits. Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to increase training class sizes by up to 25 percent as necessary to train sponsored reserve officers. Requires reserve officer to remain with law enforcement unit for at least three years after certification and allows Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to suspend or revoke certification if reserve officer fails to comply without good cause. Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to conduct study of impact of measure on state and local public safety budgets and recruitment and maintenance of public safety and to submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to public safety.
Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amount of gain attributable to sale or exchange of taxpayer's principal residence and excluded from federal taxable income, if in excess of certain threshold. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Includes school class size as mandatory collective bargaining subject.
Exempts from requirements of removal-fill laws removal or fill, or both, of any lot or parcel not shown as having wetlands on Statewide Wetland Inventory.
Directs Arts Program to study issues relating to arts and culture.
Allows skilled nursing facilities to temporarily employ nurses holding license issued by another state while license from Oregon State Board of Nursing is pending.
Imposes additional tax on qualified dividend income treated as net capital gain and taxed at lower rate on personal income taxpayer's federal return. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes governing body of local government or special government body to notify Governor when local government or special government body is insolvent. Authorizes Governor in certain circumstances to take certain actions to help resolve state of fiscal emergency in insolvent local government or special government body. Authorizes Governor to establish Fiscal Emergency Oversight Board for local government or special government body in state of fiscal emergency. Authorizes board, on behalf of local government or special government body in state of fiscal emergency, to file petition and seek all relief available to municipality under federal bankruptcy law. Provides circumstances in which Governor may terminate board's oversight of local government or special government body. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Limits certain attorney fee awards to employee who prevails on claim against employer in wage and hour and employment cases.
Directs Department of Revenue to disclose corporate excise and income tax returns to chairpersons and vice chairpersons of legislative committees related to revenue. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
