Rep. Mike Nearman

Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to initiate, resume or suspend payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System on first day of calendar quarter following receipt of notice by board that benefit payments are or are not subject to Oregon personal income tax. Directs board to pay increased benefits not paid to person because board determined that payments were not subject to Oregon personal income tax if person later establishes that payments were subject to Oregon personal income tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits statewide elected official, judge of Supreme Court or Court of Appeals or legislator from becoming member of Public Employees Retirement System on or after July 1, 2018, for purpose of service as statewide elected official, judge or legislator. ] Provides that statewide elected official, judge of Supreme Court or Court of Appeals or legislator may not accrue benefits under Public Employees Retirement System for purpose of service as statewide elected official, judge or legislator on or after July 1, 2018. ] Modifies retirement plan options of persons elected or appointed as statewide elected officials or judges. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits dependency jurisdiction on basis of medical child abuse allegation under certain circumstances.

Requires coordinated care organizations to annually report to Oregon Health Authority specified financial information. Requires authority to collaborate with coordinated care organizations to develop plan for full implementation of alternative payment methodologies and to develop metrics for investments in social determinants of health. Requires authority to develop plan to reimburse costs of at least 85 percent of services using alternative payment methodologies. Requires authority to establish structure for collaboration between coordinated care organizations and community mental health programs in each geographical region to improve coordination of behavioral health services. Repeals sunset on Central Oregon Health Council. Requires expenditure of portion of coordinated care organization's annual net income or reserves on services designed to address health disparities and social determinants of health. Modifies composition of coordinated care organization governing body.

Expands prohibition against retroactive rulemaking by Department of Revenue to prohibit department from adopting or amending rule to require change in tax treatment of item. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Department of Human Services to use savings in temporary assistance for needy families program to increase amount of cash grants or to make additional investments in JOBS program . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to biennially report to Legislative Assembly regarding estimated change in wolf population. Requires Legislative Assembly to identify amount of state funding necessary to provide counties with assistance sufficient for carrying out essential features of county programs regarding wolf depredation and financial assistance. Requires Legislative Assembly to review estimate of change in wolf population prior to making appropriation to fund used for wolf depredation and financial assistance grant program. Requires that Legislative Assembly establish, to extent practicable, fund appropriation amount greater than identified necessary funding amount and reflecting estimated change in wolf population.

Directs education provider to provide access to certain personnel records of school employee if another education provider is considering employment of school employee. Prohibits agreements that restrict access to personnel records.

Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency. Prohibits abortion of unborn child with probable post-fertilization age of 20 or more weeks, except in case of medical emergency. Requires physician who performs or induces, or attempts to perform or induce, abortion to file report, within 30 days, with Oregon Health Authority. Requires authority to publish annually statistics relating to abortion.

Establishes retirement benefits payable under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan to persons who establish membership in Public Employees Retirement System on or after effective date of Act. Provides that such persons do not become members of pension program of plan. Requires employers of such persons to make employer contributions to plan in amount equal to 10 percent of member's salary. Allows person to contribute additional two percent of salary, which is matched by employer. Provides break in service and change in service rules for persons who established membership in system before effective date of Act. Requires employer contribution rate set by Public Employees Retirement Board to be at least 18 percent of salary. For years beginning in 2019, caps at $200,000 annual salary used to calculate final average salary for purposes of Tiers 1 and 2 of system. Directs Oregon Investment Council to offer high, medium and low risk options for investment of individual accounts established under system. Directs board to adopt rules allowing members to elect from risk options. Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to recalculate employer contribution rates to reflect savings attributable to Act. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. Declares emergency, effective on passage.