Prohibits imposition of step therapy protocol for prescription drug prescribed to treat stage four advanced metastatic cancer if drug meets specified criteria.
Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates. Authorizes public utilities to enter agreements to provide financial assistance for organizations to represent in regulatory proceedings before commission interests of low-income residential customers and residential customers that are members of environmental justice communities. Establishes Office of the Low-Income and Environmental Justice Advocate within commission. Authorizes office to intervene in certain proceedings. Requires Low-Income and Environmental Justice Advocate to convene advisory group to advise office in discharge of duties. Requires office to report on activities of office to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than December 1, 2021. Directs commission to establish public process for investigating ways to address and mitigate , through nonbypassable means, differential energy burdens on classes of electric company ] public utility customers and other inequities of affordability and environmental justice . Requires commission to report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy and business no later than September 15, 2020 ] incorporate findings into commission's 2020 report to Environmental Justice Task Force and Governor . Sunsets public process January 2, 2021.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for Title IX enforcement and compliance, sexual harassment prevention and gender discrimination prevention. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry Health District for purposes of acquiring ambulance for maternity care and opening ] emergency room in Curry Medical Center. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities if student meets other tuition equity requirements ] and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid . Provides that student who is refugee or special immigrant visa holder and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid . Declares emergency, effective on passage. .
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of Oregon Constitution for construction of veterans' home in Roseburg, Oregon. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to design question allowing each student to identify whether student is parent or person acting as parent or legal guardian that will be placed on all forms used ] one or more forms used on annual basis to collect demographic information by public post-secondary institutions of education. Requires each public post-secondary institution of education to make data available to commission. Requires commission to establish format and time frame for collection and reporting of demographic data, to evaluate public post-secondary institution of education compliance with collecting and providing data and to report to each regular session of Legislative Assembly on status of collecting and providing data.
Directs Youth Development Division to administer pilot program to coordinate delivery of youth development services through Youth Development Hubs. Requires division to submit reports on pilot program to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education. Sunsets pilot program on December 31, 2025.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include physical injury to health care worker performing official duties. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both, if defendant has certain previous diagnoses. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies requirements for carrying dog on external part of vehicle.
