Directs schools or school districts to provide electronic communication to parents and guardians of students attending, and to school district employees employed at, school at which safety threat action occurred. Prescribes requirements of communication.
Establishes program within Apprenticeship and Training Division of Bureau of Labor and Industries to make grants to local service districts and local joint committees that develop and administer pilot projects for firefighter apprenticeship training. Directs bureau to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly on effectiveness and success of pilot projects not later than December 31, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.
Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Provides that delivery of fentanyl may be charged as commercial drug offense in specified circumstances. Increases sentencing guidelines crime category level for delivery of fentanyl for consideration. Adds alternative manner of measuring fentanyl for purposes of calculating crime category level for certain offenses involving possession, delivery or manufacture of fentanyl. Provides that misdemeanor-level unlawful possession of fentanyl is designated drug-related misdemeanor for purposes of supervising entity and supervision funding, justice and municipal court jurisdiction and eligibility for earned reduction of supervision. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission. Provides that commission must consist of one member from each of five regional river basin management areas in state, one member from west of Cascade Mountains and one member from east of Cascade Mountains. ] Makes certain changes to qualifications of members of commission.
Authorizes peace officer to issue investigative subpoena or request order from circuit court for information regarding missing individual if specified standards are met . Removes authority for peace officer to request investigative subpoena from circuit court. Provides that person may respond to subpoena or court order by asserting right against self-incrimination or any other right . Provides that person receiving subpoena or court order may apply to circuit court for relief. Requires that subpoena or court order provide notice of certain rights. Provides that immunity applies only to criminal investigation or prosecution of missing individual.
Requires institution or research facility that performs research, testing or studies involving nonhuman primates to annually report certain information to State Veterinarian. Provides that each day of violation is specific fine violation punishable by fine of not more than $____. ] Requires Oregon Health and Science University to annually publish on website of university certain information related to research using nonhuman primates.
Modifies definition of "compensation," for purposes of pay equity requirements, to exclude hiring bonuses and retention bonuses. ] Permits employer to pay employees at different compensation levels pursuant to retention bonus provided that employer does not discriminate in payment of retention bonus, and that retention bonus accounts for entire compensation differential. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that county court or board of county commissioners has authority to fill vacancy in office of district attorney, rather than Governor.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to identify sources of funding to pay for costs of establishing secure, single point of entry for each public school. Directs department to submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
