Rep. Shelly Davis

Removes requirement that student must receive approval from resident school district before enrolling in virtual public charter school not sponsored by school district if specified percentage of students in school district already are enrolled in virtual public charter schools not sponsored by school district. Removes requirement that school district that does not give approval for enrollment in virtual public charter school not sponsored by school district provide information about other online options available to students. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion. Requires health care practitioner to ensure child born alive is transported to hospital. Allows specified person to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against health care practitioner for failure to exercise proper degree of care. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff. Allows court to order identity or personally identifiable information of specified person protected from disclosure.

Exempts from construction taxes residential housing being constructed to replace residential housing destroyed or damaged by fire or other emergency event or situation. Applies to residential housing destroyed or damaged on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Extends look-back period used to determine Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund solvency level from 10 years to 20 years. Provides that calendar years 2020 and 2021 may not be considered high benefit cost period for purposes of making determinations of solvency level of fund. Provides that employers' experience ratings used to determine 2020 unemployment insurance tax rates shall be used to determine rates for 2022, 2023 and 2024. Provides deferral of up to one-third of 2021 unemployment insurance taxes for employers whose tax rates increased by 0.5 percentage points or more from 2020 to 2021. Authorizes forgiveness of percentage of deferrable taxes according to tax rate increase brackets. Reduces fund adequacy percentages used to determine employer tax rate schedules. Broadens kinds of property that may be received for Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes Department of Human Services to award two-year grants to organizations that provide services to unaccompanied homeless youth and to organizations that operate host home projects for unaccompanied homeless youth. Sunsets grant programs on July 1, 2023. Requires department to submit reports on host home project grant program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly relating to housing, homeless youth services and high school education. Appropriates moneys to department for statewide assessment and grants. ] Increases certain General Fund appropriations to Department of Human Services for purposes of carrying out Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows pharmacist or pharmacy technician to transfer drug containing pseudoephedrine without prescription to person who is at least 18 years of age and presents person's valid government-issued photo identification. Requires pharmacist or pharmacy technician, prior to transfer, to submit specified information into electronic system designed to prevent illegal transfer of drugs containing pseudoephedrine. Requires pharmacist or pharmacy technician to record specified information about transfer of drug containing pseudoephedrine. Specifies maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that person may receive without prescription. Establishes storage requirements for drug containing pseudoephedrine. Clarifies that measure does not apply to drugs transferred pursuant to prescription. Punishes violation by 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Exempts certain types of voluntary service in uniformed service from five-year limit on eligibility for reemployment rights in private and public sectors. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes county to adopt ordinance or resolution authorizing county assessor to waive penalties and ] waiver of interest charged for failure to file property tax return or ] pay taxes when due. Applies only to 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 ] property tax years ] year, to interest on taxes imposed on real property used in taxpayer's business, provided no uncontested delinquent property taxes were outstanding on such property as of February 15, 2020, and to delinquencies substantially due to effects of COVID-19 pandemic or 2020 Oregon fire season. Sets forth criteria for determining that delinquency is substantially due to effects of COVID-19 pandemic or 2020 Oregon fire season. Requires county that adopts ordinance or resolution to submit report to Legislative Revenue Officer that includes findings and statement of financial impact of waiver of interest on county. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes tax collector in county covered by state of emergency declared by Governor due to fire or act of God, or authority of Governor under Emergency Conflagration Act, who knows or has reason to believe property has been destroyed or damaged by fire or act of God to prorate taxes imposed on property. Combines provisions for proration of taxes for property destroyed and property damaged by fire or act of God. Provides new computation for proration of taxes for property other than specially assessed property. Applies to property tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Authorizes governing body of enterprise zone sponsor to adopt resolution suspending enterprise zone employment requirements otherwise imposed on authorized business firms for either or both of property tax years beginning on July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022. Requires resolution to establish direct relationship between factors showing financial distress of business firm and COVID-19 pandemic. Provides resolution may not be adopted after later of June 30 immediately preceding applicable property tax year or 45 days following effective date of Act. Authorizes governing body of enterprise zone sponsor to allow exemption for property tax years beginning on July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, to qualified property of authorized business firm that otherwise does not meet certain requirements during declared public health emergency. Authorizes refunds without interest of all or any part of payments collected with respect to disqualification in certain circumstances, and based on property taxes that would otherwise have been due for property tax ] assessment years beginning on July 1, 2021, or July 1, 2022 ] January 1, 2020, or January 1, 2021 , with respect to qualified property subject to either grant of authority. Sunsets both grants of authority on date that is one year following end of declared public health emergency. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.