Expands and provides funding for coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. Establishes 9-8-8 Trust Fund. Imposes 9-8-8 tax on consumers and retail subscribers who have telecommunications service or interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service and who have prepaid telecommunications services, to pay for crisis services system. Exempts from taxation telecommunications services provided, based on need, under plan of assistance. Applies to subscriber bills issued and retail transactions made on or after January 1, 2024 , and before January 1, 2030 . Requires city to enter into memorandum of understanding with county regarding provision of mobile crisis intervention services. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health rights. Modifies provisions relating to access to reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Modifies provisions relating to protections for providers of and individuals receiving reproductive and gender-affirming health care services. Creates crime of interfering with a health care facility. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates right of action for person or health care provider aggrieved by interference with health care facility. Makes statutory change to achieve gender neutral language with respect to unlawful employment discrimination because of sex. Declares public policy regarding interstate actions arising out of reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Prohibits public body from participating in interstate investigation or proceeding involving reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Creates exceptions. Prohibits clerk of court from issuing subpoena if foreign subpoena relates to reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment. Declares that Oregon law governs certain actions arising out of reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment provided or received in this state. Repeals criminal provisions relating to concealing birth. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to Office of Rural Health, for purposes of providing grants through rural qualified health center pilot project. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for specified expenses. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits post-secondary institutions of education that are based in Oregon from refusing to provide transcript to current or former student because student owes debt to institution. Requires institutions to submit report to Higher Education Coordinating Commission by September 15, 2024, detailing policies relating to providing transcripts and transcript holds ] number of current and former students who owe debt to institution and institution's policy and procedures on phasing out transcript holds .
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to City of Grants Pass to build water plant. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows person who submits application for compensation under wolf depredation compensation and financial assistance grant program to amend application. Provides that compensation rates for probable or confirmed loss or injury to livestock or working dogs must be based on 100 percent of fair market value of certain animals and 200 percent of fair market value of certain other animals.
Requires Legislative Policy and Research Office to study water service rates and rate schedules. Directs office to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to utilities no later than September 15, 2024. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Legislative Policy and Research Committee for purposes of funding study. Sunsets January 2, 2025.
Directs Oregon Department Office of Emergency Management to administer grant program in support of projects to consolidate and modernize or upgrade public safety answering points. Sunsets January 2, 2043.
Directs Oregon Solutions at Portland State University to provide grant to nonprofit organization to establish collaborative center in Harney County. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Makes permanent county safety corridor program.
Provides that unit of government may not assess toll on state highways or interstate highways located in tri-county area unless Department of Transportation conducts and submits equity plan for approval by affected counties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.