Directs Department of Human Services to find public education program responsible for founded reports of abuse in specified circumstances. Modifies definition of "abuse" for purposes of child abuse to include violations of existing laws prohibiting infliction of corporal punishment on students. Modifies definition of "abuse" for purposes of child abuse to include violations of existing laws prohibiting use of restraint and seclusion on students. Restores definition on July 1, 2028. Directs department to submit quarterly reports to Legislative Assembly regarding investigations of abuse involving child and school employee, contractor, agent or volunteer. Prohibits department in specified circumstances from substantiating allegation of abuse against personnel of public education program who have not been appropriately trained. Repeals prohibition on June 30, 2028. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Eliminates State School Fund distributions for facility grants. Carves out amount from State School Fund to be used by Department of Education in supporting school districts, education service districts and public charter schools before, during or after threat or hazard to help improve safety and security of students and staff. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Requires state ] certain executive department boards or commissions that conduct public meetings through electronic means to record and promptly publish recording on website or hosting service so that public may observe or listen to meetings free of charge. Excepts meetings lawfully conducted in executive session from requirement that meetings be published.
Amends definition of high-value farmlands ] Modifies requirements for residential rezoning of lands within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.
Allows Department of Education to adjust amounts charged related to distribution of agricultural products received from United States Department of Agriculture for school food programs. Modifies provisions related to certain reimbursements for breakfasts and lunches provided by school district, government agency or community group, as identified by State Board of Education by rule. Modifies requirements for participation in program to increase number of licensed speech-language pathologists and certified speech-language pathology assistants employed in education service districts and school districts. Authorizes Department of Education to issue subpoenas related to certain investigations. Specifies confidentiality requirements for information obtained by department during investigation. Modifies required notification by Department of Education at completion of investigation of suspected sexual conduct. Requires persons and entities that receive certain confidential materials related to sexual conduct investigation to retain confidentiality of materials. Directs Department of Human Services to report outcomes of certain investigations to Department of Education if investigations involve conduct committed by certain persons who may be subject to actions taken by Department of Education. Directs education service districts to provide technical and other assistance to school districts, certain public charter schools or, as applicable, to Youth Corrections Education Program or Juvenile Detention Education Program. Clarifies status of student success teams and responsibilities of school district boards and superintendents of school districts related to participating in intensive program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to study access to behavioral health treatment in rural and medically underserved areas of this state. Directs authority to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2024. ] major barriers to workforce recruitment and retention in publicly financed behavioral health system in this state and to develop recommendations on specified topics. Specifies membership. Requires authority to report work group's initial recommendations, no later than January 15, 2025, to interim subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means related to human services and report final recommendations, by December 15, 2025, to subcommittee and to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health care. Sunsets January 2, 2025 ] 2026 . Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Adds outdoor child care program to definition of "child care facility." Requires Early Learning Council to adopt rules governing the operation of outdoor child care programs. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Early Learning and Care to certify outdoor child care programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that qualifying agency must require as material provision of public improvement contract that contractor establish and implement plan for outreach to and recruitment and retention of women, minority individuals and veterans to perform work under public improvement contract, with aspirational target of having individuals in one or more of these groups perform at least 15 percent of total work hours that workers perform under public improvement contract. Specifies requirements for plan of outreach, recruitment and retention. Requires contractor to report information concerning contractor's and subcontractors' compliance with provisions of Act to qualifying agency as part of or as supplement to certified statements required for reporting compliance with prevailing wage requirements. Specifies required contents of reports. Requires qualifying agency to report information collected from contractors to Bureau of Labor and Industries and requires bureau to make specified reports to Legislative Assembly. Provides that qualifying agency may reduce payment due to contractor for failure to comply with requirement to employ apprentices on public improvement project and specifies formula for calculating amount of penalty. Requires qualifying agency to pay to State Treasury to credit of bureau amount equivalent to reduction of payment to contractor. Increases utilization of apprentices for work on public improvement projects from 12 percent of all work hours performed on the public improvement to 15 percent on January 1, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Health Licensing Office to establish guidelines for professional methods and procedures used by registered behavior analysis interventionists. Allows applied behavior analysis professional to provide outpatient treatment for mental or emotional disorder or chemical dependency to certain patients without parental consent. Requires applied behavior analysis professionals to report child abuse and to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct of another applied behavior analysis professional. Prohibits applied behavior analysis professional from practicing conversion therapy. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes requirements for approving recovery schools. Prescribes standards and funding provisions related to approved recovery schools. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Establishes pilot program at Portland State University and Eastern Oregon University to enhance hiring of public university students by nonprofit organizations. Requires Portland State University and Eastern Oregon University to submit reports to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to higher education by September 15 of each year. Appropriates moneys for purposes of conducting program. Sunsets program on January 2, 2028. Declares emergency, effective on July 1, 2023.
Prohibits landlords from terminating lease or taking other specified actions due to status of tenant as victim of bias crime. Provides that tenant who is bias crime victim is not responsible for damages resulting from commission of bias crime. Provides that perpetration of bias crime by tenant constitutes cause for termination of tenancy. Establishes process for victim of bias crime to be released from lease without penalty. Provides that release assistance officer and court enter order prohibiting defendant charged with crime involving bias from contacting victim. Provides that information reported to hate crimes hotline that might reveal identity of individual is confidential. Provides that victims of bias crime in the first degree must be consulted during plea negotiations. Expands Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of bias. Expands eligibility for protected leave to bias crime victims. Provides that Department of Justice employee who staffs hate crimes hotline is eligible to request that records kept by Department of Transportation contain employer address instead of home address. Directs Department of Justice to develop and deliver training program for district attorney victim assistance programs to assist with providing services to bias crime victims.
