Includes nursing technicians as staff that may be considered in establishing hospital staff nursing plans. Exempts rural critical access hospital from requirement to have two nursing staff in unit when patient is present.
Provides that person is automatically qualified to obtain permit to purchase firearm if person holds valid concealed handgun license.
Allows public education provider to identify which locations to make tampons and sanitary pads available to students.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with third party to examine restructuring of authority to improve efficiency and responsiveness. Directs authority to report findings of contractor to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2024.
Increases exempt amount and filing threshold for purposes of corporate activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish program ] Nurse Educator Workforce Stipend Program to provide incentives to nurse instructors. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to provide parents fundamental right to direct upbringing, education and care of their children. Refers proposed amendment to people for approval or rejection at next general election.
Authorizes person to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars on private property owned by person or with consent of property owner or owners. Instructs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to assess cougar depredation of livestock, establish threshold for chronic depredation and reduce cougar populations as needed to address chronic depredation.
Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to award grants to communities ] cities and Oregon Indian tribes with high poverty rate ] rates for purpose of developing local poverty reduction plans. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits insurance company from considering map of wildfire risk when determining insurance rate. Directs State Board of Forestry to adopt new definition of term "wildland-urban interface." Provides that map of wildfire risk must display wildfire risk classes only for properties within wildland-urban interface. Provides that State Forestry Department shall develop map of wildfire risk only after Department of Land Conservation and Development and Department of Consumer and Business Services have taken certain actions.
