Rep. Marty Wilde

Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide grants to qualified public safety and healthcare employees to attend community colleges, public universities, or Oregon Health and Science University. Establishes Public Safety and Healthcare Personnel Scholarship Fund for purpose of funding grants. Limits, for purposes of personal income taxation, availability of itemized deductions. Directs Department of Revenue to make annual transfer of amount equal to estimated increase in revenue attributable to restrictions on itemized deductions allowed personal income taxpayers to fund. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits student from enrolling in virtual public charter school located in school district in which student is not resident if student's resident school district or education service district offers appropriate online instruction. Applies first to 2022-2023 school year, with exception for students who are already enrolled in virtual public charter schools and who would be enrolled in grade 12 for 2022-2023 school year.

Directs Bureau of Labor and Industries to study and make recommendations for establishing child care apprenticeship programs to expand child care workforce. Requires bureau to submit report on findings to interim committee of Legislative Assembly by January 1, 2023. Sunsets January 2, 2023.

Prohibits candidate or principal campaign committee of candidate from expending campaign moneys for professional services rendered by certain businesses required to be listed on candidate's statement of economic interest. Creates exceptions.

Requires Department of Environmental Quality to approve at least three businesses to provide water quality permit application review services. Requires department to approve or disapprove water quality permit application with report from review service provider within 30 days. Requires department to report water quality permit wait times to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment no later than September 15 of each year. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires diesel fuel that retail dealers, nonretail dealers and wholesale dealers sell or offer for sale in this state to contain at least five percent biodiesel during period that begins on October 2 of each year and ends on March 31 of following year and to contain at least 20 percent biodiesel during period that begins on April 1 and ends on October 1 of each year.

Modifies membership of State Marine Board. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Modifies definition of radioactive waste for purposes of regulation by State Department of Energy. Requires Energy Facility Siting Council to adopt standards and rules necessary to prevent disposal of radioactive waste in Oregon. Provides Director of State Department of Energy and council additional authority for administration and enforcement of laws related to disposal of radioactive waste.

Requires Department of State Lands to consider potential risks in entering into agreements for authorized use of submerged and submersible lands and allows department to require risk mitigation or insurance. Clarifies rights on state lands regarding abandoned and derelict vessels and structures. Limits time until property is considered abandoned if on state lands and in unauthorized vessels.

Establishes Task Force on Guardianship and Conservatorship Reform. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.