Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon and lack access to affordable dental coverage. Specifies eligibility requirements for program and duties of authority in administering program. ] Appropriates moneys to Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with vendor to conduct demographic study of dental needs and geographic distribution of COFA citizens in this state and to issue request for information to gauge interest and determine capacity of dental care organizations to provide oral health care to COFA citizens. Requires department to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health, no later than April 15, 2020, findings of study and cost of administering program to provide oral health care to COFA citizens residing in this state. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Requires that for person who completes prior educational requirements to participate in Oregon Promise program while confined in correctional facility, six-month period to enroll in courses to participate in program begins after person is first released from correctional facility. Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to waive requirement that person enrolled in program must enroll in sufficient number of credit hours to be considered at least half-time student, under specified circumstances.
Requires Department of Human Services to award grants to refugee resettlement agencies to provide specified services to refugees. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to award grants. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Specifies requirements for Secretary of State to file document in accordance with laws governing business organizations. Provides that if Secretary of State prescribes mandatory form for filing, Secretary of State must make versions of form available in at least five most commonly spoken and written languages in this state used by persons with limited proficiency in English language. Requires Secretary of State to specify Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian and Korean as such languages and to update specification following completion of each decennial United States Census, beginning with 2030 decennial census. Becomes operative on January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Transfers from Department of Human Services to Oregon Community Foundation responsibility for administering Fairview housing trust. Transfers unexpended balance of moneys in Community Housing Trust Account to Oregon Community Foundation for purpose of providing housing to individuals with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities or providing financial assistance to housing or care providers that provide community housing to individuals with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities . Requires Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities to appoint advisory committee to advise and consult with Oregon Community Foundation in making expenditures of moneys transferred to foundation from Community Housing Trust Account. Requires Oregon Community Foundation to annually report to department balance remaining of moneys transferred and uses for expenditures of funds. Requires foundation to repay to department moneys used for unauthorized purpose.
Modifies culpable mental state for crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle when person takes, operates, exercises control over or otherwise uses vehicle, boat or aircraft without consent of owner.
Declares legislative support for survivors of sexual violence. Pledges to work toward creating an Oregon that is safe for all survivors of sexual violence.
Requires manufacturer of prescription drugs to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services planned ] specified increase in price of certain prescription drugs at least 60 days before date of increase. Provides exceptions.
Prohibits school district, community college district and certain education service district and community college district ] elections from being conducted in manner that impairs ability of members of protected class to have equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice as result of dilution or abridgment of rights of electors who are members of protected class. Establishes processes to ensure compliance with prohibition. Requires Secretary of State to ensure that forms used to nominate candidates for elected office to board of school district, education service district or community college district ] give candidate option of providing candidate's race and ethnicity.
Prohibits court from inquiring into defendant's immigration status or requiring defendant to disclose defendant's immigration status at time of plea or at any other time during criminal proceeding. Requires court to allow defendant, upon request, additional time for plea decision after informing defendant about possible adverse immigration consequences of plea. Declares emergency, effective on passage.