Appropriates moneys to Bureau of Labor and Industries for purposes of program to inform veterans about trade careers and connect veterans with apprenticeship opportunities. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Establishes Central Oregon University as separate public university, distinct from Oregon State University. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes Governor, if necessitated by emergency, to require any person in this state to accept and fulfill orders for manufacture, sale or distribution of certain goods. Specifies conditions under which person may reject such orders. Provides that person that accepts order is not liable for contractual damages resulting from act or omission necessary for compliance with Act.
Provides that veteran must provide evidence of eligibility for veterans' preference in public employment at time of application for civil service position. Provides that evidence may include any documentation demonstrating preference eligibility. Modifies law relating to interviews of veterans for vacant civil service positions. Provides that public employer that does not interview veteran must provide written explanation of reasons for decision.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Fire Protection District Community Development to study and develop recommendations for developing, enhancing or expanding ability of rural fire protection districts to facilitate community development efforts following natural disaster. Requires task force to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022. Sunsets task force December 31, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for 2021-2023 biennium for purposes of resource prosecutor position dedicated to assisting prosecution of offenses involving detriment or risk of detriment to animals. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Establishes procedure for charging aggravated version of certain assault and attempted murder offenses when defendant causes permanent physical injury to victim during commission of crime. Provides that if defendant is convicted of aggravated offense, court shall sentence defendant to 300 months' imprisonment. Authorizes court to impose lesser sentence in certain circumstances.
Requires public post-secondary institutions to grant 12 academic credits to veterans who have served two or more years on active duty.
Prohibits local government, local contracting agency or local contract review board from enacting, adopting or enforcing ordinance, resolution, rule or other law that prohibits, restricts or limits evaluation, comparison or use of pipe or piping materials for water project if pipe or piping materials meet current standards or performance specifications of specified organizations and moneys appropriated from State Treasury directly or indirectly provided funding for water project. Becomes operative on January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to prescribe in appropriate specialty codes standards, safeguards and guidelines for incorporating fire prevention and fireproofing or fire resistance measures into construction, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, retrofitting or maintenance of buildings and other structures that are located in areas of this state that are subject to or susceptible to wildfires. Requires director to provide by rule that owners of buildings and structures located in areas of this state that are subject to or susceptible to wildfires must obtain and maintain fire insurance policy that would enable owner to rebuild or replace building or structure and that as condition of coverage building or structure must implement specific fire prevention or resistance measures, including, but not limited to, maintenance of space between building or structure and sources of combustion that would be sufficient to reduce likelihood of fire damage and increase effectiveness of firefighting efforts. Provides that building or structure significantly damaged or destroyed by fire in area that was subject to wildfires during period beginning August 1, 2020, and ending November 30, 2020, may be reconstructed or rebuilt within three years after destruction by fire. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
