Rep. Ron Noble

Directs Department of Education to provide moneys for payment of costs of education of students in qualified treatment programs. ] Expands definition of term "eligible residential treatment program" for purpose of determining which programs Department of Education will provide payment for costs of education of students in program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Directs Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with Department of Consumer and Business Services, to create implementation plan for public health plan to be made available to individuals and families in individual health insurance market and to small employers. Requires authority and department to conduct analyses of specified subjects regarding public health plan. Requires authority and department to report to Legislative Assembly by January 1, 2022, on implementation plan, results of analyses and recommendations for structure, design and other elements of public health plan. Requires authority to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health, by July 1, 2022, recommendations for regional global budget health care delivery model pilot. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Authority as public corporation. Prescribes duties of authority. Modifies duties of Willamette Falls Locks Commission. Sunsets commission on June 30, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Modifies crime of interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer. Removes refusal to obey officer order as manner of committing crime. Provides that person may not be arrested for or charged with interfering with a peace officer or parole and probation officer for conduct that would constitute any ] if person is arrested or charged for other criminal offense based on same conduct . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes electric utility ] cooperative to use or allow for use of electric easement in provision of broadband services , subject to certain conditions and exceptions . Provides process for property owner to bring action for damages if use in provision of broadband services results in expanded use of easement.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region , Oregon coast and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness or trauma response symptoms who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain that may lead to need for higher level of care. Provides that at least one peer respite center receiving funding must participate in pilot project designed specifically to provide culturally responsive services to historically underrepresented communities. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt criteria for peer respite centers that receive funding and to monitor compliance. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Repeals ] Modifies statute authorizing law enforcement officers to command dispersal of unlawful assemblies and arrest participants who do not disperse. Removes requirement to go among persons unlawfully assembled and arrest persons. Authorizes arrest for unlawful activity constituting offense.

Limits certain restrictions by local governments on use of property for child care facilities. Allows development of certain uses for children as conditional use on lands zoned for exclusive farm use.

Requires school district to provide information about certain services and placements available for children who are deaf or deafblind or who are hard of hearing and to ensure that representative of Oregon School for the Deaf is present for certain meetings related to individualized education programs or 504 Plans. ] Requires parents of child who is deaf or deafblind or who is hard of hearing to be provided information about relevant services and placements offered by school district, education service district, regional programs and Oregon School for the Deaf whenever individualized family service plan or individualized education program is developed, revised or reviewed.

Defines "emergency shelter." Requires local governments to allow siting of qualifying emergency shelters by qualifying entities notwithstanding land use laws and regulations. Sunsets requirement July 1, 2022. Expands description of transitional housing accommodations to include motor-vehicle camping. Removes three-vehicle limit on motor-vehicle camping on religious institution property. ] Expands motor-vehicle camping that political subdivisions may allow. Expands uses of Emergency Housing Account to include developing technical assistance regarding emergency shelters or transitional housing accommodations. Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to use Emergency Housing Account to fund grants and technical assistance for organizations to develop or operate low-barrier emergency shelters, develop supportive facilities or provide rapid rehousing services and support. Authorizes Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute funds to develop navigation centers that must be operating on or before July 1, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.