Rep. Paul Evans

Modifies requirements for health insurance coverage of hearing-related items and services. Requires Oregon Health Authority, through medical assistance program, and Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board, through health benefit plans offered by boards, to provide hearing-related items and services specified for health insurance coverage.

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 issue grants to assist or support disaster response efforts. Requires Legislative Revenue Officer to study granting tax benefit to emergency management volunteers. Directs officer to submit report of findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than September 15, 2024. Establishes Compliance Division within Oregon Department of Emergency Management to ensure compliance with requirements and regulations relating to moneys received from federal government. Expands statute allowing certain public bodies to grant paid leave of absence to public employee who volunteers to participate in disaster relief or recovery services in state. Directs department to provide technical assistance to local entities that are active in emergency preparedness, response or recovery. Directs department to issue grants for support of community organizations active in disaster in Oregon. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits cost-sharing on certain health insurance coverage of supplemental and diagnostic breast examinations.

Requires Department of Education to convene advisory group to review physical education requirements for certain students in grades six through eight. ] Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than December 31, 2023. ] Modifies calculation of required minutes of physical education for middle school students to be based on weekly calculation. Declares emergency, effective on passage ] July 1, 2023 .

Directs Department of State Fire Marshal to coordinate urban search and rescue function of this state. Requires department to study needs of state related to urban search and rescue. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to emergency management no later than September 15, 2024.

Creates Oregon tax subtraction for amounts of personal casualty loss that are barred from deduction on federal tax return because loss is not attributable to federally declared disaster. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Extends time during which recreational vehicle may be sited on lot with single-family dwelling that was damaged by natural disaster. Extends allowance until December 30, 2030, for dwellings destroyed in 2020 wildfires.

Requires Department of Justice to study services for crime victims. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary not later than September 15, 2024. ] Directs district attorney to petition court for order requiring defendant charged with certain crimes to submit to testing for HIV and other communicable diseases. Specifies when testing must be done and when results must be provided to victim and defendant.

Preserves additional funding for small school districts that merge with one or more school districts if certain conditions are met.

Requires official ceremony or other event held by state government to commemorate Memorial Day or Veterans Day to be held on legal holiday. Provides exception. Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs to ensure that members of public have access to attend or participate in official ceremony or other event. Requires Director of Veterans' Affairs to ensure ] Declares expectation of Legislative Assembly that state-owned or state-maintained veterans' facilities, memorials for honoring veterans and war memorials , except highways, are ] be in clean condition and good repair for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and any ceremony or other event that may be held to commemorate Memorial Day or Veterans Day. Requires Director of Veterans' Affairs to communicate expectations to all state agencies in advance of every Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Requires department to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15 of each year on conditions of state-owned or state-maintained veterans' facilities, memorials for honoring veterans and war memorials. ].