Rep. Paul Evans

Congratulates Gladys Moat Pate on her 100th birthday.

Directs Oregon Military Department to study and make recommendations regarding improvements to operations of department. Requires department to submit report on findings by January 1, 2023.

Appropriates moneys to Department of State Police, for State Fire Marshal, for personnel costs related to Oregon Safety Assessment Program (OrSAP).

Establishes Oregon Cash Depository Corporation as independent public corporation and prescribes corporation's purposes and powers. Directs corporation to lease or acquire real property and construct or renovate offices, facilities and business locations throughout state at which corporation receives, handles, stores and dispenses cash and other valuable property. Establishes Oregon Cash Depository Corporation Fund in State Treasury and requires corporation to deposit all moneys corporation receives into fund. Permits corporation to invest moneys in fund and fraction of corporation's deposits in accordance with provisions of Act. Subjects corporation to annual audit by Secretary of State and requires corporation to respond to recommendations in audit report. Requires study of corporation's operations every four years and report to Legislative Assembly. Requires Attorney General to defend corporation and directors, officers and employees of corporation against claim or charge brought for actions in performing duties of corporation. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. 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.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and implement programs to make one-time payments directly to certain workers as incentive payments to return to work or as worker retention payments for workers who were frontline essential workers during first year of COVID-19 pandemic. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Department of Education to establish and administer pilot program to assist school districts in providing age-appropriate instruction on natural disasters. Sunsets pilot program on January 2, 2027. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

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.

Requires board of directors of publicly traded corporation to have specified proportion of female directors and directors who are members of underrepresented communities. Punishes violation of requirement with civil penalty of at least $100,000 ] $10,000 . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Oregon Public Places Are Safe Places Investment Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Office of Emergency Management for implementation of strategies for identifying and developing staging areas for emergency response. Creates advisory committee within office to provide recommendations and advice regarding expenditures from fund.