Requires Department of Education to develop form for public education programs to use when student has been diagnosed with concussion or other brain injury.
Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination. Directs task force to identify and evaluate impacts of age discrimination in workplace and report to interim committees relating to business and labor. Sunsets December 31, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes Health Licensing Office to issue license to practice genetic counseling to qualified applicant. Defines "genetic counseling." Prohibits unlicensed use of "licensed genetic counselor" title and practice of genetic counseling. Provides exemptions to prohibition. Allows office to impose discipline for certain violations. Requires licensed genetic counselor to refer patient as necessary to appropriate licensed health care practitioner for diagnosis and treatment. Requires licensed genetic counselor to practice genetic counseling in culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. Directs office to provide administrative and regulatory oversight to genetic counseling program. Imposes civil penalty for violation of licensure requirements. Becomes operative January 1, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada. Specifies conditions and requirements. If authority estimates program would produce substantial cost savings for Oregon consumers, requires authority to seek federal approval and, with federal approval, to implement program. Authorizes administrator of Oregon Prescription Drug Program to contract with pharmacy benefit manager and to establish state-managed wholesale or retail drug distribution or dispensing system. Modifies duties of Task Force on the Fair Pricing of Prescription Drugs and extends sunset on task force. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires electric companies to expend any revenues from participation as credit aggregator or credit generator in clean fuels program on transportation electrification. Requires electric companies to invest no less than one percent of total rates collected annually from retail electricity consumers in programs to accelerate transportation electrification. Requires Public Utility Commission to report annually to Legislative Assembly on programs funded as required by Act. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Authorizes commission to allow electric companies to recover costs for prudent investments or expenses in infrastructure measures that support transportation electrification if certain criteria are met. Requires consumer-owned utilities to expend any revenues from participation as credit aggregator or credit generator in clean fuels program on transportation electrification. Requires consumer-owned utilities to invest no less than one percent of total rates collected annually from electricity customers in programs to accelerate transportation electrification. Requires governing bodies of consumer-owned utilities to report annually to Legislative Assembly on programs funded as required by Act. Sunsets January 2, 2026.
Makes routine staying of Water Resources Commission or Water Resources Department final order upon filing of petition for judicial review inapplicable if order enforces terms and conditions of use of water or priority of use of water. Establishes conditions for court stay of commission or department order that enforces terms and conditions of use of water or priority of use of water. Provides that if petitioner files undertaking, and court rules against petitioner or petitioner voluntarily withdraws petition regarding order enforcing terms and conditions of use of water or priority of use of water, court may award commission or department attorney fees and costs out of undertaking. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Commemorates 50th anniversary of Portland Trail Blazers.
Appropriates money to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for deposit in Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund and distribution to CASA Volunteer Programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits spending moneys of State of Oregon or of public body on or for benefit of industry-recognized apprenticeship programs. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct inquiries and investigations, including criminal records checks, to determine whether employer and any employees of employer have adequate character and fitness to employ minors in compliance with provisions relating to employment of minors. Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to adopt rules no later than January 1, 2021. Requires submission of attestation form before bureau may issue annual employment certification to employer. Authorizes commissioner to deny, revoke or refuse to issue employment certification and impose civil penalty if employer falsifies or misrepresents information in attestation form or permits employee who is required to report as sex offender to have direct contact with minor who is employed by employer. Allows minor who is employed by employer and who claims to be aggrieved by employer's failure to comply with requirements to file civil action. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
