Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator services free of charge, in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, or as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Requires that written request be made to Legislative Administrator by specified date before translator services will be provided.
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Requires transportation network company to make certain disclosures to participating drivers. Specifies automobile insurance coverage requirements for participating drivers. Permits insurers to exclude coverage for activities in which individual engages as participating driver. Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to impose civil penalty on transportation network company or participating driver who fails to maintain required automobile insurance policy or fails to comply with other provisions of Act.
Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable.
Honors Oregon's working dogs.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program for regulating air contaminant emissions from new facilities generating methane or other toxic gas. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to administer and enforce program. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Requires department to report on program to interim committees on environment and natural resources no later than September 15, 2020.
Specifies that amateur athlete is not employee for purpose of certain employment-related provisions.
Directs Department of Corrections to enter into interagency agreement with community college and public university for purpose of establishing program that provides post-secondary education to inmates. Sunsets program on June 30, 2021. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Increases from $40,000 to $100,000 amount of bond or letter of credit that certain vehicle dealers are required to purchase.
Requires children under two years of age to be properly secured in car seat in rear-facing position.
Requires Office of Rural Health to conduct study and develop recommendations on whether to allow health care practitioner students who do not attend Oregon Health and Science University to participate in Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative. Requires office to submit report detailing recommendations by December 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.