Establishes Task Force on Student Mental Health Support. Directs task force to investigate mental health issues and substance abuse disorders among students, with emphasis on college recruitment, retention and completion and how issues and disorders differ across different communities in this state . Requires task force to submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to higher education no later than November 1, 2018. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Educator Advancement Council to provide resources related to educator professional learning and other educator supports. Prescribes duties of council, including establishment of educator networks. Requires council to submit report on progress of council to Legislative Assembly. Phases in transfer of duties of Network of Quality Teaching and Learning to council. Abolishes network on June 30, 2019. Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award moneys to culturally and linguistically diverse teacher candidates to use at approved educator preparation providers. Directs Early Learning Division to establish and implement policies and practices related to comprehensive early childhood professional development systems. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs Department of Human Services to convene work group to develop common client confidentiality release form to be used by public bodies and community organizations to enable and facilitate appropriate sharing of confidential information. Requires department to report to Legislative Assembly in 2018 regular session and to have release form available for use by July 1, 2018. Directs Department of Justice to study state laws and make recommendations on modification of statutes to facilitate communication of presently confidential information between public bodies and community organizations. Requires department to make legislative proposals for modification of statutes for consideration in 2019 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Requires department to develop information sharing guide detailing laws governing release of certain information. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates crime of unlawful use of a global positioning system device. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, or, if person at time of offense has certain previous convictions or is subject of certain court orders, five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to advise and assist in implementing targeted outreach and marketing for Health Care for All Oregon Children program. Permits all children residing in Oregon and meeting financial eligibility requirements to enroll in program. Requires authority, in collaboration with Department of Consumer and Business Services if necessary, to seek necessary federal approval or waiver of federal requirements to secure federal financial participation in costs of outreach and marketing and in expansion of eligibility for program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Education to develop curriculum relating to Native American experience in Oregon and to provide professional development related to curriculum. Requires school districts to implement curriculum. Directs department to make reports related to development of curriculum. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies underground storage tank fees.
Provides that when school district or prekindergarten program causes dental screening to be conducted of all students in one or more classrooms or in one or more grades where students are 14 years of age or younger, school district or prekindergarten program must provide students or parents or guardians of students opportunity to request not to participate in dental screening. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to allow manufacturers or importing distributors of wine, cider or malt beverages to file required statements and pay privilege taxes by electronic means. Applies to statements or privilege taxes due on or after July 1, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt construction standards for homes that have floor area of not more than 600 square feet. Identifies certain matters for inclusion in standards. Requires that initial construction standards for small homes become effective by January 1, 2018. Requires director to report to committee of Legislative Assembly no later than March 1, 2019, regarding implementation and use of construction standards for small homes. Allows inclusion of director's recommendations regarding small home construction standards in report. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that portion of U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as Oregon Medal of Honor Highway. Authorizes Department of Transportation to install memorial markers that recognize and honor Oregon's Medal of Honor recipients in roadside rest areas and turnouts on U.S. Highway 20 . Takes effect on 91st date following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Water Resources Department for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures by department from certain lottery moneys. Limits biennial expenditures for certain purposes from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and specified federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by department. Limits biennial expenditures by department from other federal funds. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
