Extends collective bargaining rights to certain faculty members of public university with academic rather than administrative focus. Applies to bargaining units certified or recognized on or after effective date of Act.
Directs Department of Corrections to include in inmate release plan information concerning transitional housing or treatment programs to which inmate has been accepted. Directs State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to consider eligibility for transitional housing and residential treatment programs when determining whether to waive requirement that person released on post-prison supervision reside in county in which person resided prior to incarceration. Directs Department of Corrections to collect data concerning residency requirement waivers and submit annual report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary. Sunsets reporting requirement February 1, 2022.
Replaces ability of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to place career school on probation with ability of commission to issue career school notice for corrective action. Requires commission to notify career school about investigations and to engage with both career school and any affected students during investigations. When career school requests contested case hearing, prohibits commission from suspending or revoking license of career school prior to determination by hearing officer that there is proper cause. Takes effect July 1, 2018.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and certain federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by Employment Department. Appropriates moneys from certain federal funds to department for certain purposes. Appropriates moneys from Employment Department Special Administrative Fund for certain purposes. Limits biennial expenditures by department from other federal funds. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Provides that court has authority to enter judgment of conviction for Class A misdemeanor at any time after person has successfully completed sentence of probation for criminal driving while suspended or revoked if offense was felony, resulted from habitual offender status and court makes certain findings.
Clarifies that statutes regulating sexual abuse specific treatment apply to provision of sexual abuse specific treatment to any person. Allows Health Licensing Office to issue certification as secondary associate sex offender therapist to qualified applicant. Clarifies that Health Licensing Office may discipline certified clinical sex offender therapist, certified associate sex offender therapist and certified secondary associate sex offender therapist. Prohibits provision of sexual abuse specific treatment services by person not authorized by Sex Offender Treatment Board. Creates exemptions to prohibition. Requires person authorized by board to provide sexual abuse specific treatment services but who did not hold active mental health professional license upon date of authorization to obtain mental health professional license by January 1, 2021. Requires Department of Corrections, Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Youth Authority each to report to Legislative Assembly not later than December 31, 2018, on any steps agencies would need to take to ensure certain employees meet certification requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by State Department of Energy. Limits biennial expenditures by department from lottery moneys. Limits biennial expenditures by department from federal funds. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Employment Relations Board 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 board. Limits biennial expenditures by board from moneys received from assessment against state agencies. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission 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 commission. Limits biennial expenditures by commission from federal funds. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Increases penalty for crime of harassment if offense consists of subjecting another person to offensive physical contact , is committed against family or household member and is committed in immediate presence of or witnessed by minor child in specified circumstances. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify offense as person Class A misdemeanor under rules of commission.
Increases application fee for individual who applies to be included on State Conciliation Service list of qualified arbitrators for labor controversy. Increases annual fee for individual to remain on State Conciliation Service list of qualified arbitrators for labor controversy.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures 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.
