Directs Early Learning Council to adopt rules to establish eligibility for certain children to participate in Employment Related Day Care subsidy program.
Authorizes Early Learning Council to adopt by rule reasonable requirements for landlords of tenants who operate certified family child care home in tenant's dwelling. Provides that rules adopted by Early Learning Council related to certified or registered family child care homes may not take into consideration providers' children if children are between 10 and 12 years of age, unless children have special need or disability and require heightened level of care. Requires Department of Early Learning and Care to make payments to subsidized care facilities by date specified by rule or to pay additional amount. Requires that prior to adoption, amendment or repeal of any specialty code that may affect child care provider, notice be given of proposed change to Department of Early Learning and Care.
Requires Department of Education to study matters related to ventilation and energy efficiency in schools. Requires department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2024. ] Requires school districts undertaking HVAC infrastructure improvements for which state and federal funds are made specifically available to expend such funds on certain activities aimed at improving indoor air ventilation quality in schools. Requires that school district require contractor performing work on school HVAC infrastructure improvements to meet certain standards. Requires school district that completes ventilation adjustments, improvements or repairs recommended by mechanical engineer to submit HVAC verification report to Department of Education. Requires department to retain copy of report for five years. Provides that verification report is subject to public inspection under public records laws.
Allows conversion of building from commercial use to housing within urban growth boundary under certain conditions. Prohibits, for such conversions, local governments from enforcing parking minimums and limits collection of system development charges.
Requires state contracting agency that procures ] Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Department of Transportation, in procuring public improvement contract or contract for public works with estimated contract price of $150,000 ] $250,000 or more , to include in solicitation documents conspicuous notice that resulting public improvement contract or contract for public works will require contractors to use iron, ] steel, iron, coatings for steel and iron and steel ] and manufactured products that are made ] produced in United States. Requires public improvement contracts and contracts for public works to require use of iron, ] steel, iron, coatings for steel and iron and steel ] and manufactured products made ] produced in United States in public improvement or public works unless Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services or Director of Transportation, as appropriate, waives use under specified circumstances. Requires each department to reject bid or solicitation that does not affirmatively attest that bidder or proposer read and understood requirement. Specifies duties of director in making findings and granting waiver. Requires periodic review of waiver. Permits Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to delegate duty. Requires department ] Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish technical assistance and grant program to enable businesses certified by Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity to become familiar with and meet obligations of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires that dental and vision are included in health benefits available to part-time faculty members. Requires public institutions of higher education to notify potentially eligible part-time faculty members of eligibility requirements and details of health care benefits available to part-time faculty no later than 30 days before application deadline. Reduces amount of time part-time faculty must work to qualify for health care benefits from 50 percent of full-time equivalent employee to 30 percent of full-time equivalent employee. Requires institution to include noninstructional work when making eligibility determination. ] Alters requirement for part-time faculty to qualify for health care benefits from 50 percent of full-time equivalent employee to part-time faculty member being eligible for membership in Public Employees Retirement System or comparable retirement plan. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires state agency that authorizes or funds, in whole or in part, installation of electric vehicle charging system located on customer's side of meter to require installing contractor or contractors to hold all legally required licenses and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certification, and one or more electricians who hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certification to supervise or participate in installation. Requires state agency to require 25 percent of electricians who are present and working on installation to hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certifications when installation is for electric vehicle charging port on customer's side of meter that will supply 25 or more kilowatts to vehicle. Becomes operative when 500 or more individuals in this state have completed Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program and passed certification exam, or equivalent training program and certification exam. Requires Electrical and Elevator Board to approve Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, and consider equivalent training programs, as continuing education program. Requires board to review cost to take Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program course and certification exam and ] track number of electricians who have signed up for and completed course and passed certification exam. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish program to reimburse individuals who successfully complete Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program and pass certification exam, or equivalent training program and certification exam, for amount of cost of course and exam incurred by individual. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to bureau for purposes of payments of grants made under program established by bureau. ].
Requires state ] certain executive department boards or commissions that conduct public meetings through electronic means to record and promptly publish recording on website or hosting service so that public may observe or listen to meetings free of charge. Excepts meetings lawfully conducted in executive session from requirement that meetings be published.
Establishes requirements for approving recovery schools. Prescribes standards and funding provisions related to approved recovery schools. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Prohibits landlords from terminating lease or taking other specified actions due to status of tenant as victim of bias crime. Provides that tenant who is bias crime victim is not responsible for damages resulting from commission of bias crime. Provides that perpetration of bias crime by tenant constitutes cause for termination of tenancy. Establishes process for victim of bias crime to be released from lease without penalty. Provides that release assistance officer and court enter order prohibiting defendant charged with crime involving bias from contacting victim. Provides that information reported to hate crimes hotline that might reveal identity of individual is confidential. Provides that victims of bias crime in the first degree must be consulted during plea negotiations. Expands Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of bias. Expands eligibility for protected leave to bias crime victims. Provides that Department of Justice employee who staffs hate crimes hotline is eligible to request that records kept by Department of Transportation contain employer address instead of home address. Directs Department of Justice to develop and deliver training program for district attorney victim assistance programs to assist with providing services to bias crime victims.
