Urges President and Congress to enact and sign legislation that extends certain benefits to Reserve and National Guard units deployed under 10 U.S.C. 12304b that are comparable to benefits received by Reserve and National Guard units under other mobilization authority.
Establishes Oregon Constitutional Convention Delegation to represent Legislative Assembly at any constitutional convention convened pursuant to Article V of United States Constitution to consider balanced budget amendment to United States Constitution. Limits scope of authority of delegation. Permits delegation to participate in convention only if convention is called by Congress of the United States on or before December 31, 2018. Establishes Article V Convention Oversight Committee to monitor and advise delegation and to discipline or replace delegates or alternates to delegation that do not comply with authority and limits placed on delegation. Directs Legislative Policy and Research Director to supply administrative support to delegation and oversight committee. Establishes Constitutional Convention Fund to provide funding to carry out duties of delegation and oversight committee. Sunsets June 30, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Department of Building Codes. Transfers duties, functions and powers of Department of Consumer and Business Services Building Codes Division to Department of Building Codes. Establishes Department of Building Codes Fund. Appropriates fund moneys for use by Department of Building Codes.
Directs school districts to establish procedure by which to resolve complaints regarding administrators of school districts.
Repeals statute authorizing payment of support for child attending school. Limits obligation to pay child support to child under 18 years of age or, if child is still in high school, 19 years of age or younger. Voids that part of any existing judgment or order that requires payment of support for child attending school.
Allows construction contractor or subcontractor to post retainage bond as substitute for moneys being withheld as retainage.
Establishes Task Force on Public Boarding Schools. Requires task force to submit report to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that electric company may use electricity to comply with renewable portfolio standard only if electricity is generated by facility that procures electricity in accordance with certain delivery requirements.
Appropriates moneys for 2017-2019 biennium to State Department of Agriculture for purpose of carrying out weed control programs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Clarifies that for purposes of crime of coercion, person compels or induces another person to engage in conduct from which other person has legal right to abstain if person compels or induces woman to terminate woman's pregnancy.
Allows labor arbitrator to consider reasonable alternative to last best offers by each party during labor negotiation.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish program under which authority oversees establishment of kiosks for purpose of collecting from consumers and disposing of certain drugs. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
