Increases number of members of Higher Education Coordinating Commission representing congressional districts from five to six and decreases number of members of commission representing general public from four to three. Changes state agency required to be notified when mass layoffs occur from Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development to commission. Includes federally recognized tribes as eligible organizations for receiving grants under Oregon Conservation Corps Program. Expands ASPIRE programs to include career pathway options. Requires ASPIRE programs to work directly with community-based organizations and other entities with experience serving historically underserved communities. Permits programs to award grants or other support to these organizations and entities. Expands list of schools and entities included in definition of "diploma mill." Defines "post-secondary accrediting agency" to comply with current federal regulations recommending ending concept of regional accreditation. Expands tuition waiver for foster children to current or former foster children who are not authorized to fill out federal FAFSA form. Reauthorizes commission to resolve student complaints and to refer student complaints to other entities for resolution. Exempts student complaints from disclosure under public records law. Makes reauthorization retroactive to student complaints filed on or after July 1, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires local governments to allow development of certain affordable housing on certain lands within 100-year floodplain or subject to property development constraints under land use regulations related to natural disasters and hazards. ] Authorizes local governments to allow, prohibit, require zone change for or subject to conditional use permit development of certain affordable housing on certain lands within tsunami inundation zones or 100-year floodplains. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board to advise on and oversee implementation and alignment of youth workforce development programs for which Higher Education Coordinating Commission is responsible. Abolishes Oregon Youth Corps Advisory Board and Oregon Conservation Corps Advisory Committee to align governance of youth workforce development programs under single entity. Requires Oregon Youth Corps to operate in consultation with Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board. Makes conforming amendments. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Includes as permissible farm use for purposes of property tax special assessment operation or use of farmland subject to farm-related government program for voluntary in-stream leasing of water rights. ] Provides that specially assessed irrigated farmland may not be disqualified from special assessment if landowner has active in-stream lease for water rights appurtenant to such irrigated farmland and farmland is being used according to accepted farming practices that are mode of operation customarily utilized in conjunction with farm use. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Oregon State University Extension Service to collaborate with Department of Education for purpose of identifying and collecting student data relevant for maintenance of outdoor school programs.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to provide report to appropriate interim committee of Legislative Assembly on department's financial support of dwelling units with certain accessibility features. Requires Oregon Housing Stability Council to undertake certain efforts to increase quantity and quality of accessible dwelling units. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from retroactively denying or reducing payment on claim after adjudication unless pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager agree that payment was incorrect due to clerical error. Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from imposing fees on rural ] pharmacies after point of sale. Requires pharmacy benefit manager, if denying or reducing reimbursement on claim, to provide notice to pharmacy of specific claim that is denied or reduced and explanation for denial or reduction. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes public utility, upon approval by Public Utility Commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by public utility associated with events subject to federal or state declaration of emergency. Establishes criteria and procedures for commission for approving public utility's application to designate rate recovery expenditures as bondable and establish rate schedules to recover rate recovery expenditures. Requires commission to issue financing order if commission approves public utility's application. Requires financing order to include certain provisions. Permits public utility, finance subsidiary or assignee to grant security interest in rate recovery assets as collateral for rate recovery bonds. Establishes requirements and procedures for attaching and perfecting security interest and for perfecting transfer of rate recovery assets to assignee. Limits rights and remedies of secured party in enforcing secured interest to rate recovery assets. Declares that State of Oregon and all public bodies pledge and agree with public utilities, assignees, bondholders and financing parties to not reduce, alter or impair rate recovery assets, rate recovery bonds or security for rate recovery bonds, or rate recovery charges or collection of rate recovery charges. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Secretary of State to establish provision to be included in each nominating petition or declaration of candidacy that allows candidate to check box indicating that candidate does not want candidate's residence address to be publicly disclosed except in response to written public records request. Requires Secretary of State to establish method to allow public office holder to indicate desire not to have public office holder's residence address be publicly disclosed except in response to written public records request. Prohibits Secretary of State and county clerks from disclosing as public record, except in response to written public records request, or including on lists of electors, residence address of candidate or public office holder who indicated desire to limit public accessibility of residence address elector who is candidate for elected office or holder of elected office ]. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires ] Encourages schools to provide instruction on preparing for, and recovering from, fires, earthquakes, safety threats and natural disasters. Directs Department of Education to prepare curriculum ] develop guidance and provide professional development.
Prohibits governing body of local government from granting exclusive right to one operator to develop vertiports or control vertiport operations within local government's jurisdiction.
Establishes Task Force on Tribal Consultation and specifies task force membership. Requires task force to identify and clarify requirements of state agencies to engage in tribal consultation. Requires task force to report findings and recommendations on tribal consultation to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to government by September 15, 2024. Sunsets December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
