Establishes Task Force on the Transfer of Federal Land Ownership in Oregon. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department and Oregon Housing Stability Council to seek, obtain and renew waivers of certain federal rental subsidy and assistance payment requirements to increase availability of payments under federal rent subsidy program.
Establishes medical assistance eligibility for individuals under age 26 who have aged out of foster care in Oregon or another state. Requires Oregon Health Authority to seek federal matching funds for costs of medical assistance provided to individuals who aged out of foster care in another state.
Adds status as peace officer or firefighter to list of characteristics of victim of crimes of intimidation in the second degree and intimidation in the first degree.
Imposes requirements upon mental health treatment providers and programs to ensure culturally and linguistically appropriate care for individuals who are deaf , deaf-blind or hard of hearing. Authorizes civil penalty for violation of requirements. Prohibits and designates as unlawful practice denial of access to culturally and linguistically affirmative mental health services based on residual hearing ability or previous experience in alternative mode of communication. Requires Oregon Health Authority to appoint Coordinator of Mental Health Services for Deaf , Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Individuals and specifies duties.
Requires legislative measure to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve. Directs Legislative Counsel to prepare statement. Excepts concurrent and single chamber resolutions and memorials from requirement.
Requires Department of Human Services to operate pilot project, subject to approval by United States Department of Agriculture, to prohibit purchase of foods of minimal nutritional value, as defined by United States Department of Agriculture, using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires drug testing for unlawful use of controlled substances of individual making initial application for unemployment insurance benefits if individual was terminated by most recent employer for unlawful use of controlled substances or suitable work is available for individual only in occupation that regularly conducts drug testing. Provides cost of administering drug tests must be paid by Employment Department and may not be charged to applicants for benefits. Disqualifies individual who fails drug test from receipt of benefits. Provides that disqualification lasts until individual meets current law requirements for requalification and passes another drug test. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires labor negotiation with public body to take place in open meeting. Prohibits public body from holding executive session for labor negotiation.
Allows parents to submit petition to school district board to transform school that is in bottom 20 percent of schools of state. Provides process and requirements for transformation.
