Rep. Court Boice

Establishes Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Board. Directs board to, in collaboration with Oregon Business Development Department, formulate and implement strategies and practices for strategic investment in workforce housing, workforce development and economic development in Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Region and to make grants or loans to eligible applicants in region. Sets forth duties, functions and responsibilities of department and board. Allows county to partition and rezone up to 50 acres of lands within region from resource use to residential uses. Sunsets January 2, 2035. Establishes Wallowa Rural and Recreational Economic Development Board Fund and continuously appropriates moneys to department for distribution to board for purposes set forth in Act. Appropriates moneys to department for deposit in fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes cities and counties within Rural Oregon Continuum of Care to establish campgrounds for homeless individuals that are protected against civil liability provided campgrounds have certain characteristics and provide certain services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits late-term abortions in this state except in medical emergency or to terminate pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.

Authorizes county tax collector to withhold from property tax distributions to taxing districts within county amount equal to three percent of such distributions. Applies during period in which county is listed in audit report of Secretary of State as being at high risk of financial distress. Requires county to use withheld amounts to fund office of county assessor. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Revises definition of term "sexual conduct" for purposes of certain laws involving students. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses. Increases crime classification when person, in order to facilitate commission of offense, knowingly causes other person to ingest controlled substance without other person's consent. Punishes aggravated version of sexual abuse in the third degree by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Punishes aggravated version of rape in the third degree, sodomy in the third degree and sexual abuse in the second degree by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Punishes aggravated version of rape in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree and sexual abuse in the first degree by maximum of 20 years' imprisonment, $375,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine impact, cost and feasibility of implementing Salem-Keizer Threat Assessment System in school districts , to conduct study to identify costs and possible funding sources to improve school safety and to conduct study to identify sources of funding to pay for costs of establishing secure, single point of entry for each public school . Directs department to submit report ] reports related to studies to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits individual from collecting and returning ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions.

Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs to distribute moneys for veterans' service officers to counties that have population of less than 30,000 and are or will be unable to maintain operations of veterans' service officers due to budget decreases. Requires counties to apply for moneys. Establishes requirements for application. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs State Department of Agriculture to establish grant program for purpose of facilitating eradication of gorse for wildfire mitigation in southwest Oregon. Establishes Southwest Oregon Gorse Wildfire Risk Reduction Fund to support grant program. Appropriates moneys to department for deposit into fund. Sunsets grant program and fund on December 31, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.