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. ] Directs court to consider, when determining aggravation in imposition of criminal sentence, evidence that defendant committed crime during emergency, evacuation while emergency in effect, or within one year after emergency ceases, provided that emergency is related to natural disaster and defendant took advantage of circumstances related to emergency, evacuation or recovery from emergency. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to include commission of crime under such circumstances as aggravating factor in rules of commission concerning sentencing departure factors.
Rep. Paul Evans
Sponsored bills
Provides worker-funded program to pay emergency benefits during state of emergency declared by Governor to unemployed independent contractors on terms similar to terms under which employees receive regular benefits. Becomes operative January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires electric companies to expend any revenues from participation as credit aggregator or credit generator in clean fuels program on transportation electrification. Requires Public Utility Commission to report annually to Legislative Assembly on programs funded by electric companies with clean fuels program revenues. Requires consumer-owned utilities to expend any revenues from participation as credit aggregator or credit generator in clean fuels program on transportation electrification. Requires governing bodies of consumer-owned utilities to report annually to Legislative Assembly on programs funded by consumer-owned utilities with clean fuels program revenues. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to create and maintain registry of persons able and willing to provide services related to emergency response. Requires that registry be accessible to emergency management agencies and emergency program managers. Directs office to establish procedures for communicating with appropriate entities to gather and update registry information.
Requires medical assistance to include vision therapy. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Amends apprenticeship statutes to permit establishment of firefighter apprentice program. Appropriates money to Bureau of Labor and Industries for purpose of establishing firefighter apprentice program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes issuance of $10 million in lottery bonds for deposit in Levee Project Grant Fund to be used to provide grants for levee projects. Requires at least 60 percent of dollar value of grants awarded from Levee Project Grant Fund to be used to provide assistance with levee projects to rural or distressed areas. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop game fish carcass recovery project.
Provides that individual receiving erroneous payment of unemployment insurance benefits through no fault of individual is liable for repayment of benefits in addition to being liable to having amount of erroneous payment deducted from future benefits.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid. Provides that student who is refugee or special immigrant visa holder and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide mission differentiation funding if specified enrollment threshold is met. Declares emergency, effective on passage.