Establishes universal representation program in Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Directs department to contract with nonprofit organization to serve as fiscal agent to award grants to organizations providing services related to universal representation of persons in immigration matters. ] Appropriates moneys to department to implement program. ] Provides for nonprofit organization that addresses and executes worker relief to serve as fiscal agent to award grants to organizations to provide services related to immigration matters through universal representation program. Requires fiscal agent to report annually to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly, Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Legislative Fiscal Office. Directs Chief Justice of Supreme Court to transfer funds to Oregon State Bar for use by Legal Services Program to provide legal services to individuals on immigration matters and related matters. Establishes Universal Representation Fund in State Treasury. Appropriates moneys to department for purposes of deposit in fund. Appropriates moneys to Judicial Department for purposes of transfer to Oregon State Bar. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and implement programs to make one-time payments directly to certain workers as incentive payments to return to work or as worker retention payments for workers who were frontline essential workers during first year of COVID-19 pandemic. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to establish and maintain uniform rental application system. Requires landlords to accept uniform rental application submitted with uniform tenant screening report. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Permits party to domestic relations proceeding to use party's initials as party's designation.
Establishes shared-equity homeownership pilot program within Housing and Community Services Department. Requires department to report on program to appropriate interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022, and September 15, 2024. Appropriates moneys for pilot program from General Fund. Sunsets January 2, 2025.
Establishes Oregon Public Places Are Safe Places Investment Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Office of Emergency Management for implementation of strategies for identifying and developing staging areas for emergency response. Creates advisory committee within office to provide recommendations and advice regarding expenditures from fund.
Directs State Department of Energy to convene work group to develop program awarding grants for community energy resilience projects and implement program no later than January 1, 2023.
Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to nonpartisan state offices and county and city offices except where home rule charter applies. Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination by major political parties for federal and state partisan offices.
Establishes that certain statements and assertions set forth in legislative subpoena or other process used by Senate President, Speaker of House of Representatives or chair or vice chair of legislative committee are binding on court for purposes of enforcement of process. Authorizes expedited appeal to Supreme Court of court order or other determination regarding legislative subpoena or other process used to compel attendance or production of records.
Prohibits person who has previously been expelled from Legislative Assembly from being appointed to fill vacancy in office of state Senator or state Representative. Declares emergency, effective on passage.