Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the funding formula under Ballot Measure 110 (2020). Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Creates statewide preparedness offices in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Imposes duties on the offices relating to statewide coordination of emergency management. Creates the Commission on Statewide Intergovernmental Emergency Response Training Facilities and Programming. Directs the commission to develop and carry out a strategic plan for investments to improve statewide emergency preparedness. Creates the Statewide Regional Training Office within the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Directs the office to manage and operate facilities for emergency response training. Creates the Task Force on Twenty-first Century Emergency Management Local Governance. Directs the task force to evaluate models for conducting local and regional emergency management operations. Requires all state agencies to designate employees to act as liaisons for emergency management operations or for preparing continuity of governance plans. Requires each county to submit biennial reports on the state of the county's emergency preparedness. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to study the implications and necessary changes of law to establish merit-based compensation for the workforce in kindergarten through post-secondary education in this state. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than September 15, 2026.
Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study compensation for public service. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to rules not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Changes who can request veteran discharge papers from county clerks and exempts veterans' discharge papers from the 25-year statute of limitations for public record disclosure.
Permits a collective bargaining agreement to prescribe due dates for the payment of wages upon termination that do not require interpretation. Provides that penalty wages may be imposed against employers who fail to pay such wages by the prescribed due date.
Increases the penalty for operating an unmanned aircraft system over a critical infrastructure facility that is a correctional facility or youth correction facility. Makes the crime punishable by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Provides that, upon conviction, the court shall order that the unmanned aircraft system be forfeited. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires school districts to develop, implement and annually update a health services plan for the students of the school district. Prescribes standards for the health services plans. Modifies the categories of students requiring school nursing services and the ratios for students in those categories. Directs the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to offer professional development on school health services and apply any hours taken toward the renewal of an administrative license.
HB 2638 modifies Oregon courts' authority during pending divorce, annulment, or separation cases. It grants courts power to order temporary spousal support, establish child custody arrangements, require one spouse to leave the family home (especially for safety reasons like domestic violence), and restrict property sales without court approval. The bill also clarifies that limited judgments on support can't be appealed until a final judgment is entered, and adds provisions allowing courts to include firearm restrictions in certain restraining orders. These changes directly affect individuals navigating family court proceedings involving property, housing, and safety.
Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish a collaborative center in Harney County. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
] Appropriates moneys to and limits expenditures by the Department of Human Services , the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of State Police for implementation of programs related to criminal records checks, including the Rap Back program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Requires the Department of Education to study the adequacy of assessments administered in public schools. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026.
