Prohibits public institution of education or educational employee from requiring, compelling, coercing or otherwise directing student to acknowledge, affirm, declare, confess, state or in any way act in accordance with belief that any race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender, religion or national origin is inherently superior or inferior to another, that individual may be discriminated against or treated in different manner on basis of individual's membership in particular group or classification, or that any individual, by virtue of individual's membership in particular group or classification, endorses, benefits uniquely from or is inherently responsible for actions that other individuals with membership in same group or classification have taken. Prohibits public institution of education from providing, withholding or conditioning grading, academic credit or other educational benefits on basis of student's compliance with prohibited actions. Prohibits distinguishing between, classifying or assigning benefits or detriments to student on basis of student's membership in particular group or classification. Prohibits using public moneys for prohibited purposes. Permits any person to bring action to enjoin educational employee or public institution of education from taking prohibited action. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Establishes Oregon Disaster Response Assistance Matching Fund. Provides that moneys in fund may be used to issue grants to local governments to make matching contributions necessary to access federal aid or to assist or support disaster response efforts.
Prohibits public body from issuing COVID-19 vaccine passport. Prohibits person or public body from requiring individual to state or document vaccination against or immunity to COVID-19 in order to access certain amenities. Prohibits person or public body from requiring individual to wear face covering if individual does not state or document vaccination against or immunity to COVID-19 in order to access certain amenities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates Land Use and Wildfire Policy Advisory Committee. Sunsets advisory committee July 1, 2022. Requires State Forestry Department, Oregon State University and Department of Land Conservation and Development to conduct study of regional wildfire risk within state. Requires departments and advisory committee to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than February 1, 2022, regarding possible means for implementing final recommendations produced by Governor's Council on Wildfire Response. Requires inclusion of regional wildfire risk information in report. Authorizes assignment of council to assist state and local agencies and officials regarding implementation of wildfire risk reduction programs. Requires council to report to Legislative Assembly no later than October 31, 2021, with detailed recommendations regarding sustainable financing model for funding comprehensive wildfire strategy. Requires State Department of Energy to commission study of feasibility of using materials from wildfire fuel reduction projects for renewable energy generation. Requires appointment of advisory committee to assist with study. Requires study to be completed by January 15, 2022. Appropriates moneys to Department of Land Conservation and Development, State Forestry Department, Oregon State University and State Department of Energy for 2021-2023 biennium to carry out Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to study and make recommendations regarding improvements to operations of office. Requires office to submit report on findings by January 1, 2023. ] Directs court to consider, when determining aggravation in imposition of criminal sentence, evidence that defendant committed crime during emergency, evacuation while emergency in effect, or within one year after emergency ceases, provided that emergency is related to natural disaster and defendant took advantage of circumstances related to emergency, evacuation or recovery from emergency. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to include commission of crime under such circumstances as aggravating factor in rules of commission concerning sentencing departure factors.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to create and maintain registry of persons able and willing to provide services related to emergency response. Requires that registry be accessible to emergency management agencies and emergency program managers. Directs office to establish procedures for communicating with appropriate entities to gather and update registry information.
Limits Governor's ability to exercise authority conferred on Governor during declared state of emergency to no more than 60 days' duration, unless Legislative Assembly authorizes continued state of emergency. Requires continued authorization of state of emergency by Legislative Assembly every 60 days. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to establish program to create Oregon Critical Emergency Preparedness Stockpile to ensure robust stock of emergency supplies and equipment. Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council, in consultation with Oregon Health Authority and relevant state agencies, to develop list of essential equipment, materials, supplies, distribution channels and manufacturing capabilities for stockpile, including personal protective equipment, communicable disease testing equipment and all-hazards emergency surge supplies. Requires council to report to Legislative Assembly. Directs department to establish and administer Oregon Emergency Partnership in consultation with other entities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits types of restrictions that Governor may impose on certain businesses during state of emergency related to COVID-19 pandemic. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires health care facilities, health care providers, local public health authorities and public and private safety agencies to maintain capacity, including sufficient amounts of certain supplies, to continue in normal operation for 120 days at 25 percent mortality rate. Defines "25 percent mortality rate." Directs Oregon Health Authority and health professional regulatory boards to report to Office of Emergency Management. Directs office to report annually to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to emergency preparedness. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.