Rep. Julie Fahey

Requires law enforcement agency to notify Attorney General when police officer uses physical force resulting in death or qualifying physical injury. Requires Attorney General to appoint special investigator to lead investigation upon receipt of notification. Directs Attorney General to prosecute violations of law related to use of physical force. Directs Attorney General to release reports from investigation if criminal proceedings are not initiated. ] Establishes Joint Committee on Transparent Policing and Use of Force Reform. Directs committee to examine policies related to use of force and transparency in policing and recommend legislation to committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before December 31, 2020. Sunsets committee on December 31, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits residential and commercial evictions under specified conditions during emergency period. ] Prohibits during emergency period and grace period residential and commercial evictions for nonpayment during emergency period. Tolls statute of limitations for claims for residential nonpayment during emergency period and grace period. Prohibits residential evictions without cause during emergency period. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits law enforcement agencies from using tear gas or from using long range acoustic devices or sound cannons. ] for purposes of crowd control except in circumstances constituting riot. Requires law enforcement agency to follow certain procedure when using tear gas in circumstances constituting riot. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes temporary limitations on lenders being able to enforce default remedies on obligations secured by mortgages, trust deeds, land sale contracts or other instruments. Provides for certain exemptions. Requires lenders to defer payments if lender and borrower do not otherwise agree on loan mitigation, deferral or other foreclosure avoidance measure and permits borrower to pay deferred amounts at end of loan term. Provides that lender may adjust escrow impound payment and take into account deficiencies or shortages that result from deferring borrower's payments. Requires borrower to provide notice to lenders if borrower cannot make periodic installment payment. Specifies notice requirements for residential and commercial borrowers. Prohibits lenders from collecting various fees, penalties and charges during emergency period and from undertaking specified practices. Requires courts to dismiss foreclosure proceedings brought during emergency period without prejudice. Permits borrower that suffers ascertainable loss of money or property because lender took prohibited action to bring action for actual damages. Requires lender to provide written notice to borrower of borrower's rights for accommodation under Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Permits institution to agree through either institution policy or collective bargaining to pay portion of health care benefits paid for by employee. Provides that employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums. Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs State Department of Agriculture to advance design of cannabis business certification program. Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to allocate moneys from Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund to department for purposes of cannabis business certification program. Takes effect July 1, 2020.

Appropriates money to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for deposit in Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund and distribution to CASA Volunteer Programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits spending moneys of State of Oregon or of public body on or for benefit of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows person employed by health care facility to practice surgical technology if person is enrolled in or has completed specified apprenticeship program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish Cannabis Social Equity Program to provide discounted recreational marijuana licensure fees and other support to program participants. ] Becomes operative January 1, 2021. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Establishes Task Force to Promote Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry. Directs task force to identify barriers to entry in cannabis industry, recommend investments in communities impacted by marijuana criminalization and recommend solutions, including legislation for cannabis social equity program. Sunsets December 31, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.