Extends sunset for modified method of apportionment of business income of interstate broadcaster for purposes of corporate excise taxation. Continues use of gross receipts from customers with in-state commercial domicile in numerator of apportionment calculation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires State Department of Energy to conduct study on incentives for residential solar in this state. Requires report to be submitted to interim legislative committees related to environment and natural resources no later than September 15, 2017. Sunsets on date of convening of 2018 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows public charter school to change sponsorship if charter is terminated.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from new facilities generating methane or other toxic gas. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to administer and enforce program. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Requires department to report on program to interim committees on environment and natural resources no later than September 15, 2020.
Allows issuance of electrical permit to electrical contractor contracting for services of general supervising electrician. Allows for part-time employment of general supervising electrician by electrical contractor. Allows general supervising electrician to provide services under contract to electrical contractor.
Changes name of Oregon Global Warming Commission to Oregon Climate Change Commission. Requires commission to appoint executive director. Appropriates moneys to commission for purposes related to executive director of commission. Modifies certain duties of commission and of certain nonvoting members of commission. Modifies certain duties of certain agencies of state government with regard to duties of commission. .
Reimburses school districts for transportation costs from State School Fund based on fixed percentage of approved transportation costs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Department of Revenue to establish program to identify taxpayers that are eligible for, but did not claim, earned income tax credit in preceding tax year and release to qualified nonprofit organization information that would enable qualified nonprofit organization to contact taxpayer, inform taxpayer of eligibility and assist taxpayer, if necessary, to apply for earned income tax credit. Requires department by rule to specify criteria for qualifying nonprofit organization. Requires qualified nonprofit organization that has entered into contract or agreement under terms of which nonprofit organization or any other party to contract or agreement will receive compensation from taxpayer or taxpayer's earned income tax credit to submit contract or agreement to department for review as condition of receiving information from department. Requires department to specify certain amendments to contract or agreement and requires qualified nonprofit organization to submit executed copy of contract or agreement for department to verify that amendments were incorporated. Permits department to impose civil penalty in amount that does not exceed $5,000 for each instance of violation of certain provisions of Act. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires insurers and third party administrators to pay claims for out-of-network health services within 30 days and according to standards identified by Department of Consumer and Business Services. Prohibits balance billing by clinicians for out-of-network services. Requires department to offer mediation procedure for clinicians and guarantors to dispute amount of reimbursement paid for out-of-network services.
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Directs Department of Corrections to enter into interagency agreement with community college and public university for purpose of establishing program that provides post-secondary education to inmates. Sunsets program on June 30, 2021. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Prohibits person employed by state agency from participating in public contract within five years after person ceases to hold position.
