Provides that debt management service provider may charge fee of not more than $50 per month during term of agreement between consumer and debt management service provider under which debt management service provider improves or preserves, or offers to improve or preserve, consumer's credit record, credit history or credit rating but does not conduct budget analysis for consumer, act as broker for another debt management service provider or otherwise engage in other activity that constitutes debt management service. Provides that initial fee that debt management service provider charges consumer is fee for first month of service. Permits consumer to void contract and requires debt management service provider to return sums consumer paid if debt management service provider charges more than fees allowed. Provides that consumer may not waive consumer's rights under Act. Permits director to adjust fees to reflect changes in Consumer Price Index. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Columbia River Gorge Commission for biennial expenses. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Provides that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services must act as, or acknowledge another regulatory official as, group-wide supervisor for internationally active insurance group. Specifies criteria for and conditions under which director must assume authority to act as group-wide supervisor or acknowledge other regulatory official's authority as group-wide supervisor. Specifies actions director may take as group-wide supervisor. Requires insurer or insurance group to submit corporate governance annual disclosure to director, or other regulatory official in lead state, in accordance with schedule director specifies by rule. Specifies corporate level of organization at which insurer or insurance group may choose to make corporate governance annual disclosure. Specifies confidentiality requirements for documents, materials and other information that director receives, obtains, creates or discloses to, or receives in disclosure from, another person. Specifies conditions under which director may share documents, materials or other information and requirements for recipients of shared documents, materials or other information. Specifies that if director places insurer under supervision, liquidation or rehabilitation, director retains authority over insurer's operations and over transactions in which insurer engages within insurance holding company system of which insurer is member. Specifies period within which health benefit plan carrier may cancel coverage in identified circumstances. Becomes operative on January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits credit for payments not made to Department of Justice to current balance owed to obligee when obligee and obligor agree in writing that specific payments were made and should be credited. Authorizes department to adopt rules directing how support payments credited by department are to be applied and, if applicable, disbursed.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Land Use Board of Appeals 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. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Authorizes expenditures for obligations incurred by state agencies on or after July 1, 2017, that do not exceed specified levels. Appropriates moneys for expenditures. Authorizes payments for debt service, certificates of participation and other financing agreements during period commencing July 1, 2017. Authorizes specific expenditures for Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority. Applies to any state agency for which no budget has become law on or before July 1, 2017. Sunsets September 15, 2017. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Changes statutes relating to fees for use of electronic government portals to refer to "portal provider fees" rather than "convenience fees." Provides that majority of voting members is necessary for quorum and official action of Electronic Government Portal Advisory Board.
Updates rulemaking procedures to reflect current practices and implementation of electronic database of administrative rules. Requires Secretary of State to electronically transmit to Legislative Counsel rules adopted, amended or repealed by state agency within 10 days of filing. Requires agencies to submit to Secretary of State reports of five-year rule reviews. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Removes requirement that Higher Education Coordinating Commission's annual evaluation of public universities include annual evaluation of each university. Requires that each university be evaluated by commission once every two years. Removes April 1 deadline for public universities to submit biennial funding request to commission. Requires commission to submit budget request including funding for any activities public universities are allowed or required by law to perform. Permits public universities to disclose student Social Security number if required by law to do so. Requires public university governing boards to meet four times per year rather than quarterly. Permits Governor to stagger terms of members of public university governing boards. Removes statutory references to both universities with governing boards and universities without governing boards.
Establishes notification requirements of Department of Human Services regarding reported or suspected abuses, deficiencies, violations or failures of child-caring agency to comply with full compliance requirements and regarding reports of suspected or substantiated abuse of child in care. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows employers to limit number of hours of sick time that employees may accrue per year. Excludes certain individuals from determination of number of employees of employer. Modifies rate of pay for accrued sick time for certain individuals. Applies to hours worked and sick time accrued or used on or after January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Removes requirement that child support administrator provide 10 days prior notice to obligor or obligee that consumer report for obligor or obligee will be requested by administrator. Specifies purposes for which administrator may request that consumer reporting agency provide consumer report.
