Rep. Paul Evans

Authorizes federal firearms licensee to enter into firearm hold agreement with firearm owner. Provides immunity from liability for licensee to store and return firearm pursuant to firearm hold agreement except in specified circumstances. Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish grant program to fund storage of firearms pursuant to firearm hold agreement. Appropriates moneys to authority to fund grants. Requires that training course for concealed handgun license include use of firearm hold agreements for firearm suicide prevention.

Establishes Legislative Oversight and Accountability Committee and directs committee to select Legislative Oversight and Accountability Director. Sets forth duties of director, including investigating, reviewing activities of and oversight of executive branch agencies, taking in and investigating complaints of members of public concerning executive branch agency programs, conducting performance audits of executive branch agencies and reporting to committee on work undertaken by director. Provides that duties director must perform become operative January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Oregon Health Authority to study small community water systems. Requires authority to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to water not later than December 31, 2024. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Oregon Association of Water Utilities to establish water utility training center. ] Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into contract with Oregon Association of Water Utilities to perform, or enter into contract with third party to perform, study of needs and vulnerabilities of small and very small community water systems, design and construct water utility training center and hire three staff to provide related support and resources. Requires association to submit report to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2024. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to carry out contract.

Establishes Oregon Desalination Authority. Directs authority to study development and maintenance of desalination facilities in state. ] Establishes Task Force on Desalination. Directs task force to study creation of statewide desalination program. Requires task force to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues related to employment in this state. Directs bureau to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2024.

Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2026, annual salary or wages paid to officer or employee of certain state agencies may not exceed 10 times lowest annual salary or wages paid to full-time officer or employee of agency. Requires certain agencies, including agencies not subject to limit on salary and wages, to report to Legislative Fiscal Officer.

Removes requirement that amount of net proceeds from Oregon State Lottery allocated to County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually. Allocates eight-tenths of one percent of net proceeds from lottery to County Fair Account and two-tenths of one percent of net proceeds from lottery to Horse Racing Account. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and report master plan for county fairground capital construction. Specifies content and procedural requirements for report. Appropriates moneys to department out of General Fund for consultant services related to report. Establishes Horse Racing Account separate and distinct from General Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Changes composition of governing board for public universities. Adds organizations Governor must elicit recommendations from, or considerations Governor must make, prior to appointing members of governing board. Requires each member of governing board to have official electronic mail address that is publicly available. Requires governing board to make designated times available to present before board for faculty, nonfaculty staff and students and for organizations or unions affiliated with faculty, nonfaculty staff or students. Requires faculty member, nonfaculty staff member and enrolled student to be included in search committee for president of public university. Requires governing board to conduct comprehensive evaluation of president of public university at least once every two years. Prohibits secretary of governing board from also being member of administration of public university. Changes composition of Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Requires that any decision by public university to eliminate major program or minor program constitutes significant change that must be approved by commission. Requires commission to establish process to enable any employee or enrolled student of public university to appeal to commission any decision made by governing board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Oregon Health Authority to administer two-year demonstration project in two counties to test whether expanding scope of compensable services provided by community health workers can improve outcomes for low-income families and children at risk of entering foster care system. Sunsets January 2, 2028. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Legislative Assembly to allocate moneys to members for distribution. Establishes procedure for members of Legislative Assembly to direct distribution of moneys to local governments, special government bodies or certain nonprofit organizations. Establishes restrictions on distributions. Directs Legislative Assembly to appropriate moneys for distributions. Declares emergency, effective on passage.