Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to study potential conversion to regional land use planning process. Requires commission to report to interim legislative committee related to land use by January 15, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes Legislative Assembly to direct by joint resolution Attorney General to conduct preliminary investigation of matters involving alleged misconduct of executive branch personnel. Requires Attorney General to report findings of preliminary investigation to Legislative Assembly. Provides reporting exceptions. Authorizes Attorney General to apply to circuit court for appointment of independent counsel if Attorney General determines appointment is warranted. Requires Attorney General to apply to circuit court for appointment of independent counsel if Attorney General fails to report on preliminary investigation to Legislative Assembly. Vests independent counsel with all powers of district attorney for purposes of investigating matters involving alleged misconduct of executive branch personnel. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that any right to sue or to appeal or other judicial review related to public charter schools or provided by other law may not be waived by contract. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate. Modifies amount of credit based on year in which wages are paid. Disallows credit if employer is penalized for failing to comply with Oregon occupational safety and health laws and rules. Prohibits employer from receiving credit if employer has reduced wages with intention to qualify for credit. Limits total amount of credit that may be claimed per fiscal year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits Higher Education Coordinating Commission from placing school or school program on probation, or suspending or revoking approval, unless sanction is authorized by hearing officer.
Establishes Task Force on Use of Surplus Public Lands for Housing. Requires task force to report findings and recommendations to interim committee related to housing on or before December 31, 2017. Sunsets task force December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Removes sunset on authority of institution of higher education to sponsor public charter school. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires transportation network company that operates in this state to obtain license from Department of Consumer and Business Services. Requires department to establish licensing program by rule and specifies conditions for obtaining license. Requires transportation network company to keep certain records and to make certain disclosures to participating drivers and riders. Requires transportation network company to conduct criminal background check on individuals who apply to become participating drivers and to deny applications based on specified criteria. Treats participating drivers as independent contractors under specified circumstances. Requires transportation network company to adopt, and oblige participating drivers to follow, certain policies. Specifies automobile insurance coverage requirements for participating drivers. Permits insurers to exclude coverage for activities in which individual engages as participating driver. Permits department to inspect annually random sample of records that transportation network company maintains. Permits department to impose civil penalty for violation of provisions of Act. Becomes operative on January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Vests sole authority to regulate hunting ammunition and fishing gear with Legislative Assembly with specified exceptions. Prohibits public bodies from regulating hunting ammunition, fishing gear and angling equipment unless authorized by statute. Applies to prohibitions, restrictions and regulations adopted by public bodies before, on and after effective date of Act.
Requires sponsor of public charter school to pay school amount per ADMw that is equal to amount received by sponsoring school district or by school district where public charter school is located. Directs school district to transfer grants to public charter school based on criteria school district uses to transfer grants to other public schools in school district. Considers transportation costs incurred by public charter school to be same as transportation costs incurred by school district. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
