Rep. Paul Evans

Urges the President, the United States Secretary of Education and Congress to continue to expand public funding for kindergarten through 12th grade public education and to refrain from siphoning off public school funding to support school voucher and private charter school programs.

] Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to an organization and Polk County for [ expanding a program ] programs for providing free drop-in childcare for people with business at a county courthouse or with other governmental business and data collection regarding the [ program ] programs . Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Requires the Department of Human Services to study the workloads of case managers in the aging and disability services division of the department. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

Grants the Governor authority to declare an economic emergency. Authorizes state agencies to reclassify management service employees to at-will employment status and to adjust staffing levels of management service employees. Requires a state agency that reclassified management service employees to at-will employment status to review personnel adjustments made during the economic emergency to determine the value of those adjustments and to report findings to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.

Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop a registry of small businesses interested in receiving communications relating to emergency management. Directs the department to use the registry to communicate information relating to emergency management to small businesses. Directs the department to develop and implement a program to provide grants and assistance to small businesses to strengthen emergency resilience. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify theft of a firearm as a crime category 8 offense on the sentencing guidelines grid of the commission.

Provides that a percentage of dividends paid by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation are redirected to a fund for catastrophic disaster preparedness. Creates an advisory board to advise on expenditures from the fund and on other policy improvements. Directs the advisory board to make recommendations on or before February 1, 2027.

Maddy summaryHB 2718 allows vehicle dealers to submit vehicle-related documents (like title transfers and registrations) directly at Department of Transportation field offices, rather than mailing them. It sets a $250 maximum document processing fee for dealers using third-party "integrators" or $200 without them, and requires dealers to disclose fee options to buyers. The bill directly affects vehicle dealers (who can now submit documents in person) and buyers (who pay capped fees for document processing). Key provisions include fee limits, disclosure requirements, and clarifying that document fees are separate from state privilege taxes.

Establishes the Oregon Cash Depository Corporation as an independent public corporation and prescribes the corporation's purposes and powers. Directs the corporation to lease or acquire real property and construct or renovate offices, facilities and business locations throughout the state at which the corporation receives, handles, stores and dispenses cash and other valuable property. Establishes the Oregon Cash Depository Corporation Fund in the State Treasury and requires the corporation to deposit all moneys the corporation receives into the fund. Permits the corporation to invest the moneys in the fund and a fraction of the corporation's deposits in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Subjects the corporation to an annual audit by the Secretary of State and requires the corporation to respond to the recommendations in the audit report. Requires a study of the corporation's operations every four years and a report to the Legislative Assembly. Requires the Attorney General to defend the corporation and the directors, officers and employees of the corporation against a claim or charge brought for actions in performing the duties of the corporation. Becomes operative January 1, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Requires each community college and public university to have at least 65 percent of the total number of credit hours offered to be taught by full-time employees of the college or university during the 2026-2027 academic year and at least 75 percent of the total number of credit hours offered to be taught by full-time employees every academic year thereafter. Requires each community college and public university to report annually to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission on compliance with the full-time employee requirement. Requires the commission to report annually to the Legislative Assembly on compliance with the full-time employee requirement by each community college and public university.