Establishes minimum education requirements for teachers of certain accelerated college credit program courses. Takes effect July 1, 2022.
Directs Director of Veterans' Affairs to establish Oregon Veterans' Community, to include residential units and medical and social services for veterans and family members. Directs director to contract with nongovernmental entity for construction, operation and management of veterans' community. Authorizes incorporated cities to acquire real property for sale or donation to Department of Veterans' Affairs for purposes of veterans' community and to incur debt for such acquisitions. Allocates lottery moneys for purposes of veterans' community.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to conduct annual multidisciplinary, all-hazards emergency response exercise. Directs certain state entities to conduct annual internal exercise to test elements of emergency preparedness. Directs counties to conduct quarterly tabletop exercises related to emergency response. Directs office to assist state entities and counties in carrying out required exercises. Directs office to consult with Oregon Homeland Security Council to determine priorities for subjects of exercises.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to administer Oregon Hemp State Program for production, processing and sale of hemp. Changes term "industrial hemp" to "hemp." Requires department to conduct criminal records check of applicants for licensure to grow hemp. Allows department to identify and require by rule licensure for other activities related to hemp. Directs department to establish by rule requirements for shipment manifest for commercial hemp shipments. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs State Treasurer to develop and implement small business support loan program that aids in supporting economic activities of small businesses during times in which small businesses cannot conduct business activities at ordinary or customary level because of statewide or regional emergency or other significant disruption of business activity. Specifies structure and funding for program and describes features that program must include. Specifies eligibility for small business support loans. Authorizes State Treasurer to issue bonds to fund program. Establishes Small Business Support Loan Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates crime of criminal defamation of a servicemember. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates crime of unlawful appropriation of the identity of a servicemember. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Permits institution to agree through either institution policy or collective bargaining to pay portion of health care benefits paid for by employee. Provides that unless otherwise agreed through collective bargaining, employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums. Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Imposes surtax on income tax liability. Transfers proceeds of income tax surtax to Resiliency Grant Fund. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes correctional facility staffing committee within each Department of Corrections facility. Directs committee to develop written facility-wide staffing plan. Directs department facilities to implement staffing plan. Directs committee to periodically review and modify staffing plan.
Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program. Directs council to prioritize preparedness equipment necessary for urban search and rescue teams. Directs Office of Emergency Management to seek to prioritize grant requests from certain applicants for search and rescue purposes. Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of Oregon Constitution for grant program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
