Makes technical changes in Oregon tax statutes. Adjusts grammar and syntax. Repeals and deletes obsolete statutes and provisions. Conforms language and structure to existing statutes.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by office. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Reverses amendments to statute made by Enrolled Senate Bill 1534 (2016) that were determined by United States Secretary of Labor to be out of conformity with federal law.
Authorizes Employment Department to disclose information in department records to public universities and Oregon Health and Science University to extent necessary to carry out planning, performance measurement, program analysis, socioeconomic analysis or policy analysis functions. Authorizes department to disclose to any person establishment level information secured from public universities and Oregon Health and Science University. Updates citation to controlling federal law. Updates definitions for purposes of specifying certain administrative duties of Director of Employment Department with respect to workforce information. Repeals Occupational Program Planning System. Deletes provision related to discontinued Shared Information System.
Provides that court has discretion over selection of alternate jurors and when alternate jurors are informed of alternate status. Authorizes court , with prior agreement of parties, to replace discharged juror with alternate juror in either guilt or sentencing phase of criminal case after jury begins deliberations.
Directs Oregon Housing Stability Council, with advice of Community Action Partnership of Oregon, to develop policy for awarding grants to organizations that shall use funds in Emergency Housing Account to align with federal strategies and resources available to prevent and end homelessness.
Requires each post-secondary educational institution that provides housing for students to provide to each student enrolling or registering at institution for first time information on vaccine-preventable diseases known to occur in individuals between 16 and 21 years of age.
Authorizes person specified in family law judgment as court-ordered beneficiary to recover against third-party beneficiary named by obligor in separate civil action. Provides that entry of family law judgment serves as constructive notice of court-ordered beneficiary's entitlement to life insurance proceeds to any named third-party beneficiary .
Provides that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries may apply certain considerations to determine whether to divide public works project into separate contracts. Requires all contracts for public works and all subcontracts related to public works contract to specify that contractor or subcontractor must have filed public works bond with Construction Contractors Board unless contractor or subcontractor is exempt from requirement. Specifies that disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business must file public works bond if commissioner finds that enterprise or business violated prevailing rate of wage law or rules commissioner adopts under prevailing wage law. Specifies circumstances in which contractor or subcontractor violates provision against any other person paying all or portion of prevailing rate of wage or fringe benefits. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes legislative findings and intent regarding State Workforce and Talent Development Board. Prescribes duties and responsibilities of State Workforce and Talent Development Board consistent with requirements of federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Requires board, in coordination with certain state agencies and key industry partners, to identify workforce development needs and create Workforce and Talent Development Plan. Requires board to update plan every biennium and submit annual report to Governor and Legislative Assembly. Makes conforming changes. Repeals provisions relating to Oregon Talent Council. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority from seeking payment from amounts in ABLE account. Specifies that Oregon 529 Savings Network, Oregon 529 Savings Board, board members and State of Oregon may not insure or guarantee rate of return on ABLE account and are not liable for loss incurred by any person as result of establishing or contributing to ABLE account. Specifies that only board or financial institution in which network moneys are held may direct investment of amounts held in trust by network. Provides that board may enter into agreements with other states to provide services related to ABLE programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to, on annual basis, work with Department of Human Services, each public university and each community college to determine number and graduation rates of former foster children and current foster children at each college or university. Requires commission to make information available to public and to use information when conducting annual evaluation of public universities.
