Directs Department of Education to ensure that standardized summative assessments are administered to minimum extent practicable. Directs department to apply for waiver of federal state assessment requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Oregon Film and Video Office to establish Creative Opportunity Program to promote film, television, interactive, animation and media industries in Oregon. Dedicates two percent of moneys in Oregon Production Investment Fund to making payments to media industry entities for creation and funding of projects under program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires owners or operators of bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals located in Columbia, Multnomah or Lane County to conduct and submit to Department of Environmental Quality seismic vulnerability assessments. Requires department to review and approve seismic vulnerability assessments. Requires owner or operator of existing bulk oils or liquid fuels terminal to submit seismic vulnerability assessment by June 1, 2024. Requires department to submit report on seismic vulnerability assessments and make recommendations on expansion of program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly by November 1, 2024. Requires owner or operator of bulk oils or liquid fuels terminal to properly implement seismic risk mitigation implementation plan approved by department. Directs Environmental Quality Commission to, by rule, adopt seismic risk mitigation implementation program for bulk oils or liquid fuels terminals. Prohibits owner or operator of bulk oils or liquid fuels terminal from retaliating against employee who provides information regarding violation of law or safety risks. Establishes Seismic Risk Mitigation Fund. Requires State Department of Energy to develop energy security plan by June 1, 2024, and provide report on implementation or revision of plan to interim committees of Legislative Assembly by September 15 of each even-numbered year. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to use reasonable efforts to lease certain unused or underutilized state real property owned by department to City of Salem for use as transitional housing accommodations upon certain terms. Requires other state agencies to assist. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits manufacturer or supplier from manufacturing, selling, offering to sell or distributing cosmetic or ingredient developed through use of animal test. Provides certain exemptions. Provides temporary exemption for cosmetic developed through use of animal test, or containing ingredient used in animal test, before effective date of Act. Allows donation of noncomplying cosmetic to homeless shelter, hospital, animal shelter, corrections facility or emergency shelter. Allows receiving entity to distribute cosmetic to individual receiving services from entity. Establishes private right of action for violation of prohibition. Establishes conditions under which aggrieved person may bring action.
Expands duties of Oregon Government Ethics Commission to conduct investigations, make findings and impose penalties for violations of public meetings law. Authorizes any person to file complaint with commission alleging that meetings of governing body were not in compliance with public meetings law. Directs commission to develop and present training sessions to governing bodies and public officials on public meetings law and best practices for compliance with law. Requires governing bodies and specified public officials to attend training sessions. Makes training requirements operative January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Racial Equity and Justice Youth Collaborative. Prescribes membership and duties of collaborative. Directs Department of Education to establish work group to establish standards for selection process of members of collaborative. Sunsets work group on August 30, 2023. Takes effect July 1, 2022.
Directs University of Oregon to conduct study on prevalence of child abuse in this state and to submit report regarding study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for study and report.
Amends requirements for residential landlords accepting applicant screening charge.
Amends provisions of workers' compensation law related to beneficiaries. Expands scope of retaliation provision for workers' compensation benefits. Amends definitions of "beneficiary," "child" and "dependent" and replaces term "invalid" with "incapacitated."
