Modifies description of marriage. Increases minimum legal marriageable age to 18 years of age. Creates exception for emancipated persons who are at least 16 years of age.
Expands eligibility for certain child care subsidy programs. Transfers rulemaking authority for programs from Department of Human Services to Early Learning Council. Directs council to adopt rules to implement changes to programs. Provides that when federal funds are involved, federal child subsidy program requirements control.
Modifies definition of radioactive waste for purposes of regulation by State Department of Energy. Requires Energy Facility Siting Council to adopt standards and rules necessary to prevent disposal of radioactive waste in Oregon. Provides Director of State Department of Energy and council additional authority for administration and enforcement of laws related to disposal of radioactive waste.
Requires state agencies and third party contractors that collect demographic data on behalf of state agencies to comply with rules adopted by Oregon Health Authority for ] advisory committee to Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services on collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages and disability status to commission study to inventory state agencies' databases used to compile data on race, ethnicity, language and disability status, ability readiness of data systems to collect data, cost to collect data, needed upgrades to data systems and which data systems are priority for upgrades . Requires report on study to Legislative Assembly by July 1, 2023. Requires authority to fund ] provide grants to operate two mobile health units to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate services in every region of state based on recommendations of work groups convened by local health authorities. Specifies services to be provided by mobile health units. Requires mobile health units to collect and report to authority specified data that authority then reports to Legislative Assembly ] as pilot program to serve communities with histories of poor health outcomes. Requires authority to study feasibility of expanding mobile health units statewide and provide interim report on findings to Legislative Assembly by December 31, 2023, and final report by June 30, 2024. Specifies criteria for study. Requires authority, based on recommendations from task forces convened by Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office, to establish and ] develop recommendations on how to fund robust culturally and linguistically specific intervention programs designed to prevent or intervene in health conditions that result in inequitable and negative outcomes for individuals who are Black or indigenous and people of color. Requires office to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly by November 1, 2022 . Requires authority to audit coordinated care organizations, providers of health care to medical assistance recipients and licensed health care facilities to ensure compliance with language access requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ] Requires Legislative Equity Office to conduct racial health equity impact analysis on all legislation passing in originating chamber and report findings to committees of Legislative Assembly related to health. ] Requires Legislative Equity Officer to employ Equity Coordinator to coordinate language access and physical access for individuals with disabilities to enable participation in legislative process. Requires Equity Coordinator to conduct community outreach to promote more diverse participation in legislative process. Requires biennial report to Legislative Assembly of activities of Equity Coordinator. ] Makes appropriations ] appropriation to Oregon Health Authority , Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office and Legislative Equity Office to carry out new responsibilities ] for mobile health unit pilot program . Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes state policy that career and technical education is provided through seamless system that begins at secondary school level and progresses to post-secondary career and technical education institutions, community colleges and apprenticeship programs. Directs Department of Education, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to advance policy. Directs Department of Education, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to regularly examine current system of career and technical education and to annually report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education.
Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat must be less than 4,000 ] 5,000 pounds to obtain towed watersports motorboat certificate. Authorizes State Marine Board to conduct study related to increasing or decreasing prescribed maximum loading weight. Provides that person shall carry towed watersports endorsement if engaged in any towed watersports within Newberg Pool Congested Zone. Modifies definitions of "Newberg Pool Congested Zone," "towed watersports" and "wake surfing." Prohibits person from wake surfing or using devices or individuals to increase wakes in Newberg Pool Congested Zone. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits person from conducting or participating in contest, competition, tournament or derby that has objective of taking coyotes for cash or prizes. Provides that prohibition does not apply to raffle conducted by nonprofit organization if organization does not award raffle prizes based on number, weight or size of coyotes taken. Punishes violation of prohibition by maximum fine of $2,000. Provides that person violating Act forfeits remains of coyote to State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Establishes Organ Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund. Directs Department of Transportation to accept donations to fund. Becomes operative January 2, 2023.
Modifies CASA Volunteer Programs to direct Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services.
Directs Oregon Health Authority, Oregon State Police, State Department of Agriculture and ] State Department of Fish and Wildlife to prepare report concerning Oregon's current framework for preventing, monitoring and responding to zoonotic disease. Directs agencies ] department to present report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to public health not later than December 31, 2021 ] 2022 . Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish and periodically update list of wildlife species and other scientifically recognized categories of wildlife ] update list of prohibited species that may not be imported, possessed, sold, purchased, exchanged or transported in this state due to potential for transmission of zoonotic disease that may compromise public health, native wildlife or agricultural interest ] certain risks to public health . Authorizes commission to issue permits to bona fide scientific or educational institutions. Punishes violation by maximum fine of $6,250. ] Authorizes commission to institute civil suit for recovery of damages for violation of rule related to list of prohibited species . Prohibits person from selling, offering for sale or otherwise participating in sale or offer for sale of wildlife that is not native to Oregon and ] is sold alive for purpose of human consumption. Provides that prohibition does not apply to sale, offer for sale or other participation in sale or offer for sale of livestock or shellfish ] food fish . Punishes violation by maximum fine of $6,250. Requires commission, when adopting rules authorizing holding of wildlife, to consider public health risks, including risks of zoonotic disease transmission. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
