Provides that student whose legal residency is not in school district is considered resident of school district if student completed highest grade offered by public charter school located in school district. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Adds status as peace officer or firefighter to list of characteristics of victim of crimes of intimidation in the second degree and intimidation in the first degree.
Requires person that engages in business as vehicle repair shop to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services. Specifies information, fees and other items applicant must submit to director. Permits director to specify expiration date for certificate and to renew certificate. Permits director to petition court for injunction against person that engages in business as vehicle repair shop without certificate and permits court to impose penalty of not more than $15,000 if director proves by preponderance of evidence that person did not possess certificate. Permits department to inspect certificate holder's facility or premises for specified purposes. Permits director to suspend, revoke, refuse to renew or condition renewal of certificate under certain circumstances. Requires certificate holder to maintain corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit in specified amount. Permits person that suffered ascertainable loss of money or property as result of certificate holder's actions to bring action against certificate holder's bond or letter of credit. Specifies limits on certain recoveries against bond or letter of credit. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to increase number of Senators serving in Legislative Assembly to 36 and modifying Senate legislative districts to be coterminous with county boundaries. Refers proposed amendment to people for approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Directs Department of State Lands to conduct study to assess options to address low water levels at Tenmile Lakes. Requires report to be submitted to interim legislative committees related to environment and natural resources no later than November 30, 2017. Sunsets on date of convening of 2018 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes grant program under which Department of Education awards grants to school districts for percentage of certain student transportation costs for which school district does not receive any amount in distributions from State School Fund. Allows school district to transport certain students using public transit. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs Public Defense Services Commission to develop and maintain Parent-Child Representation Program statewide to provide legal representation in juvenile dependency proceedings based on workload model of contracting that provides for caseload limits. Requires public defense services executive director to create plan for implementation of program by January 1, 2022. Requires public defense services executive director to report to Legislative Assembly and interim committees regarding Parent-Child Representation Program on or before September 15 of each year, beginning September 15, 2017, and ending September 15, 2021.
Provides block grants to specified counties for two-year period to assume duties of Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority and Housing and Community Services Department with respect to community mental health services, developmental disability services, alcoholism and substance abuse treatment services, child welfare services and homelessness prevention and assistance services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs court to order suspension of person's driving privileges upon person's conviction for offense related to sexual solicitation.
Allows elector with inactive registration to activate registration by signing and providing mailing address on initiative or referendum petition. Requires that signature of elector whose registration is activated by signing petition counts towards meeting petition signature requirements established by law. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies state educational goals to take into consideration students' aspirations, to provide students with well-rounded education and to provide students with sufficient instructional time to meet students' educational goals. Expands state's mission of education beyond high school.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Office to conduct study and report findings regarding 2017-2019 biennium sources of Oregon Liquor Control Commission revenue related to alcoholic beverages and recipients of revenue distributions. Requires office to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
