Requires insurer, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to reimburse specified amount to noncontracting individual health professional for services provided to health benefit plan enrollee in contracting health facility. Prohibits noncontracting individual health professional from balance billing for services furnished in contracted health facility.
Directs Department of Education to hire and place in schools licensed clinical social workers and to report to Legislative Assembly on certain findings related to social workers in schools. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purposes of Act. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Requires state agencies to report findings of mandated five-year review of administrative rules to specified interim committees of Legislative Assembly. Authorizes interim committees to make recommendations to Emergency Board or Joint Committee on Ways and Means concerning reductions in agency funding.
Prohibits Legislative Assembly from funding new bulk coal or oil terminals for biennium beginning July 1, 2017. Requires certain railroad carriers to submit financial responsibility statement to Department of Environmental Quality. Conditions issuance of certain Department of State Lands permits on balancing test that weighs potential environmental harm of proposed project against public need. Requires Department of State Lands to consider risks of oil spill when issuing or amending certain leases. Prohibits construction, extension or use of wharf for receipt and discharge of crude oil. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows local government to create residential PACE programs to assist owners of single-family dwellings in financing utilities improvements and seismic rehabilitation.
Requires landlord to deposit and maintain security deposit in separate account from all other funds and inform tenant of financial institution in which security deposit is held. Requires landlord to pay tenant accrued interest with return of security deposit. Applies to security deposits paid on or after effective date of Act.
Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from recovering state's share of overpayment of medical assistance for prescription drug unless overpayment resulted from fraud.
Repeals prohibition on city or county ordinance or resolution controlling rent charged for rental of dwelling unit. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Repeals prohibition on pledging homestead as security for reverse mortgage in property tax deferral program for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Provides that liens for deferred property taxes are prior to lien for reverse mortgage. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires water appropriator to install device at point of diversion or appropriation to measure amount, and allow determination of rate and duty, of water being used. Creates exception for water being used for exempt purpose. Requires reporting measurements to Water Resources Department. Allows civil penalty for violation, not to exceed $500 per day.
Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send to Department of Consumer and Business Services each calendar quarter names of children born in Oregon to residents of this state. Establishes Oregon Bright Futures Fund. Directs department to create cohort account within fund for all children born each calendar quarter. Permits financial institutions to opt in to participation. Directs department to establish designated beneficiary account at participating financial institution for each child. Directs department to deposit moneys into each designated beneficiary account. Allows use of moneys in designated beneficiary accounts for payment of qualified post-secondary education expenses. Allows contributions to cohort and designated beneficiary accounts. Allows linkage to private financial accounts. Establishes Financial Institution Community Education Fund. Specifies purposes of fund. Permits participating financial institutions to contribute to fund. Directs department to report to Legislative Assembly in 2018 and 2019 on implementation of Act. Exempts funds maintained by department under Act from public funds depository requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
