Rep. Lucetta Elmer

Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish and administer Pregnancy Launch Program to provide certain services to specified persons. Prohibits authority from contracting for provision of program services with organization that directly or indirectly promotes, refers for or assists pregnant persons in obtaining abortions. Directs authority to establish pregnancy resources hotline. Requires hotline to automatically connect pregnant persons seeking abortions with organizations providing services through Pregnancy Launch Program. Exempts specified records and information from public disclosure. Creates exceptions. Requires specified reports. Becomes operative January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Instructs State Forester to analyze certain criteria before adopting rule changing management of state forest lands. Instructs State Forester to annually report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to natural resources on projected revenues from state forest lands and degree to which forest management decisions affect projected revenues. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sets $100 cap each year on sum of contributions that can be received by candidate or committee in cash from any source. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes any person to submit complaint to Department of Environmental Quality if person reasonably believes that camping site of homeless individuals is causing discharge of wastes into state waters. Directs department to remove individuals from camping site and clean camping site as necessary to protect state waters. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat means factory-specified dry gross weight of motorboat. Increases maximum loading weight of boat person may own to obtain towed watersports endorsement. Modifies definition of "Newberg Pool Congested Zone." Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires schools to have at least one panic alarm in each school building. ] Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building. Provides exceptions. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of assisting school districts to purchase and install wireless panic alert devices and systems. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Requires Department of Human Services to study programs and services administered by aging and disability services division of department. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2024. ] Sunsets January 2, 2025. ] Directs President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives to appoint work group to develop framework for multi-sector plan for aging to be administered by Department of Human Services. Specifies membership and duties. Requires work group to submit three reports to committees and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services, by December 1, 2023, during 2024 regular session of Legislative Assembly and by July 1, 2024, respectively. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Exempts rehabilitation facilities from requirement to obtain certificate of need.

Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to develop, implement and administer Oregon Imagination Library Project to improve reading proficiency and high school graduation rates by providing enrolled children with one age-appropriate book per child each month. ] Establishes Imagination Library of Oregon Program to provide free book each month to eligible children, encourage children to develop love of reading and learning, and improve third-grade reading proficiency and high school graduation rates. Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to implement program. Establishes Oregon Imagination Library Account within Department of Early Learning and Care Fund for purposes of funding project ] program . Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Prohibits state from paying costs of travel to or from Oregon for employee in state service who telecommutes from principal worksite more than 60 miles outside this state , unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise or essential requirements of position make it necessary for employee to telecommute from outside this state .