Authorizes high school teachers who are employed by education service districts to serve as members of Transfer Council. Directs public universities and community colleges to charge eligible veterans in-state tuition for certain distance education courses. Expands eligibility for in-state tuition to include individuals who are granted humanitarian parole, asylum, conditional permanent residency or temporary protected status by any federal agency, provided that individual has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States or District of Columbia. Requires graduate student employees at public university to sign form allowing university to release specified contact information. Requires school districts and public charter schools to accept credits earned by students in specified educational programs and to apply those credits to high school graduation requirements. Provides that appropriate education for children enrolled in educational program under Youth Corrections Education Program or Juvenile Detention Education Program includes transition services. Allows for modifications to or exemptions from requirements related to provision of menstrual products in certain student bathrooms. Requires provision of menstrual products in alternate location when public education provider does not have control of student bathrooms. Allows high school equivalency student, homeschooled student or student who attends public charter school to meet academic eligibility requirements for participation in interscholastic activities after student demonstrates that student meets specified academic standards and specified amount of time has passed. Expands protections of right to participate in interscholastic athletics to students of all high school equivalency programs. Directs Department of Corrections to develop plan and to provide online access to educational programs for adults in custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility and Snake River Correctional Institution. Modifies eligibility requirements and award amounts for Oregon Promise program. Allows Superintendent of Public Instruction to grant waiver of physical education requirements if school district or public charter school is unable to meet requirements because of human-created disaster or natural disaster. Prohibits marijuana retailer or medical marijuana dispensary from being located within 1,000 feet of building where public prekindergarten or kindergarten program is provided by school district or education service district. Modifies calculation of salary paid to active member of Public Employees Retirement System if member is public charter school employee, member was informed in writing that member was eligible to participate in system and public charter school made contributions to system on member's behalf. Modifies determination of eligibility for part-time faculty member of public institution of higher education for purpose of health care benefits. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows volunteer qualified health care providers to administer health care services in this state during health care emergency. ] Allows Public Health Director to direct and deploy volunteer emergency health care providers during health care emergency ] under specified circumstances . Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide workers' compensation coverage for volunteer emergency health care providers. Defines "health care emergency. ] Requires individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors and multiple employer welfare arrangements to provide reimbursement for at least three primary care visits annually in addition to one annual preventive primary care visit covered without cost-sharing. Exempts commercial plans offered to public employees by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Requires enrollee in individual or group policy or certificate of health insurance and member of coordinated care organizations to be assigned by insurer or coordinated care organization to primary care provider if enrollee has not selected primary care provider within specified timelines. Allows enrollee or member to select different primary care provider at any time. Prohibits individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors, multiple employer welfare arrangements and, beginning January 1, 2024, state medical assistance program from denying coverage for services provided by behavioral health home and patient centered primary care home because services were provided on same day or in same facility. Limits copayments for services provided by behavioral health home and patient centered primary care home on same day or in same facility. Prohibits individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors, multiple employer welfare arrangements and, beginning January 1, 2024, state medical assistance program from requiring prior authorization for specialty behavioral health services provided at behavioral health home or patient centered primary care home. Clarifies that certain contracts between pharmacies or pharmacists and pharmacy benefits managers are subject to specified requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Includes specified documentation, when authorized by victim, in definition of "sexual assault forensic evidence kit" chart prepared by sexual assault nurse examiner ] for purposes of statutes regulating collection, testing and retention of kits.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit allowed to small forestland owner that elects to observe riparian timber harvest restriction applicable to large forestland owner, in lieu of using harvest option available to small forestland owner. Includes no-harvest dry channel portion of small nonfish perennial stream in forest conservation area eligible for tax credit. Prohibits transfer of credit to successor forestland owner. Provides for allowance of credit and retention of harvest restrictions for 50 years. Applies to all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Allows credit to be used against estate tax, in the alternative to use as income tax credit. Applies to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Extends definition of "education employer" for purposes of statutory public service loan forgiveness program responsibilities to include community colleges and public universities. Alters method of calculating who is considered full-time faculty member at community college or public university for purpose of program to include any faculty member who engages in 30 or more full-time equivalent work hours per week, with each hour of lecture time or classroom time constituting 4.35 full-time equivalent work hours. Authorizes community college or public university to alter multiplier used to calculate full-time faculty member through collective bargaining. Makes changes to statutory public service loan forgiveness program responsibilities retroactive to date faculty member began employment at community college or public university September 25, 2021 ]. Alters eligibility requirements for subcommittees established by Transfer Council. Extends date by which Higher Education Coordinating Commission must submit report to Legislative Assembly relating to additional legislation or funding required to develop electronic system for dissemination of information regarding foundational curricula and unified statewide transfer agreements from December 15, 2021, to December 15, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Department of Human Services to allow specified individuals receiving in-home services and supports to receive agency with choice services to perform employment-related functions with respect to direct support professionals employed by individuals to provide in-home services and supports. Specifies criteria for agencies to be certified by department to provide agency with choice services. Includes persons providing agency with choice services as mandatory reporters of abuse. Requires department to adopt rules to ensure fiscal transparency in, and high quality of, services provided to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and specifies minimum requirements for rules. Prohibits department and Oregon Health Authority from requiring single-family dwellings used for residential training homes or adult foster homes to have sprinkler systems if dwelling has been operated as residential training home or adult foster home pursuant to license issued prior to July 1, 2024, and operator meets other specified criteria. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires department to submit various reports to certain committees of Legislative Assembly regarding options for community-based services, licensing fees and civil penalties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Corrects statutory reference from "return identification envelope" to "secrecy envelope." Allows Secretary of State to send recount notice by electronic mail. Extends deadline for recall petition to be filed from 100th day after filing prospective petition to 120th day. Extends deadline for filing officer to verify recall petition signatures from 10 days to 30 days. Extends deadline by which Secretary of State or Attorney General must notify subjects that complaint has been filed from 48 hours to three business days. Extends deadline for when recount demand and supplemental demand must be filed to align with current statute. Extends deadline for individuals nominated or elected by write-in votes to respond to nomination or election to align with current statute. Allows filing officers to send notice to write-in candidates by electronic mail only. Extends deadlines for precinct committeeperson elections to align with current statute. Updates term of office of precinct committeeperson to align with current statute. Requires Secretary of State to ensure that county election officials conduct election recounts in manner that is consistent, transparent, accurate and pursuant to all applicable laws in recounts conducted in statewide ballot measures or involving nomination or election of listed public offices. Requires county clerk to provide notice to Secretary of State of date, time and location of recount and information regarding all aspects of recount process. Requires Secretary of State to ensure consistency in recount processes across counties involved in recount to extent practicable and to be responsible for certification of results of election or nomination. Reduces number of electors who must be registered as member of minor political party in order for minor political party to retain political party status from one-half of one percent to one-quarter of one percent of total number of registered electors in state. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Makes public education providers and federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon eligible for certain grants related to cleaner air spaces and smoke filtration systems. Instructs Department of Human Services to provide support to public education providers and federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon that take lead roles in operating and planning cleaner air spaces. Increases minimum age for participation in Oregon Conservation Corps Program from 13 years of age to 16 years of age. Instructs Department of Land Conservation and Development to identify recommended changes to statewide land use planning program and local comprehensive plans and zoning codes related to wildfire risk, and to report to Legislative Assembly, State Wildfire Programs Director and Wildfire Programs Advisory Council on recommended changes on or before October 1, 2022. Provides that accessory dwelling units must comply with applicable requirements related to defensible space. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Department of Education to ensure that standardized summative assessments are administered to minimum extent practicable. Directs department to apply for waiver of federal state assessment requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires police officer to inform stopped person of right to refuse consent to search. Prohibits police officer from initiating traffic stop based solely on specified traffic violations. Requires certain training for certification and continuing education for parole and probation officers. Modifies general conditions of probation and post-prison supervision. Directs Department of Corrections to adopt rules concerning supervision reporting standards. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for distribution to Northwest Health Foundation Fund II for Justice Reinvestment Equity Program. Specifies types of services to be funded by program subgrants. Directs commission to evaluate program and report on progress of evaluation to Legislative Assembly. Appropriates moneys to commission for evaluation. Extends sunset of certain House Bill 3194 (2013) provisions, consisting of Justice Reinvestment Program, sentencing reductions and limitations and reentry court, from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to collect certain data on imposition of supervision conditions. Directs commission to collect data on expenditure of Justice Reinvestment Program and Justice Reinvestment Equity Program funds and report on data to Legislative Assembly. Increases General Fund appropriation to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for implementation of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits accepting wagers or providing gambling services in connection with greyhound racing. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. ] Prohibits wagering on greyhound racing. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. ] Provides that Multi-Jurisdictional Simulcasting and Interactive Wagering Totalizator Hub licensee may establish account for wagering on greyhound racing for individual unless wagering on live greyhound racing is unlawful in jurisdiction of individual's principal residence. Directs Oregon Racing Commission to provide annual report to Legislative Assembly on greyhound race wagers made in Oregon. Provides that commission may not grant licenses for greyhound race meets after effective date of Act. Takes effect July 1, 2023 ] 2022 .
Authorizes court to waive minimum fine in violation proceedings in certain circumstances. Modifies types of documents that must accompany request for filing fee waiver or deferral by adult in custody. Specifies filing fees that may be charged in protective proceedings when petition requests multiple fiduciaries or multiple protective orders. Prohibits charging of filing fee when amended affidavit is filed in small estate probate case. Modifies manner of requesting filing fee waiver for writ of habeas corpus. Authorizes Chief Justice to direct or permit electronic court appearances. Authorizes presiding judge to order in-person appearance in specified circumstances. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
