Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study Medicaid supplemental reimbursement for ground emergency medical transportation services. 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.
HB 3530 requires Oregon public bodies to remove the term "squaw" from highway names and replace it with a name in an Indian tribe's language. It directly affects state and local agencies managing highways, mandating name changes for any route using the term. The bill provides exceptions if federal law requires "squaw" or if the highway is a federally named geographic feature. Public bodies must consider tribal language terms for replacements, but the rule doesn't apply to federally mandated names.
Directs the State Department of Agriculture to establish a wildfire risk and impact reduction initiative program that awards grants to eligible local stakeholders.
Requires the Department of Education to study career and technical education. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Requires the Employment Department to study issues related to employment. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to study loans. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to lending not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to the Rogue Siskiyou Regional Training Center.
Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study trade. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to trade not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Requires at least one member of the Research Vessel Council to be a trained scientist from the University of Oregon. Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to the Oceangoing Research Vessel Program and the University of Oregon for purposes related to the University of Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Changes the requirements to qualify for the Oregon Promise program by removing the requirement that a person must receive the person's highest level of education six months prior to enrolling in a community college, removing the requirement that a person must complete high school in this state, removing the requirement that a person must have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in high school and specifying that a person may qualify by enrolling in a program to earn an applied baccalaureate degree or a Bachelor of Science: Nursing degree.
Urges Congress to pass legislation to prevent a future shutdown of the federal government from lasting more than 50 days in the event of an impasse between Congress and the President.
Allows chambers of commerce, community-based organizations, industry trade associations, corporations and nonprofit organizations to sponsor a public charter school.
