Expands criteria for awarding scholarships to diverse teacher candidates. ] Increases amount of scholarships that may be awarded by Higher Education Coordinating Commission to diverse teacher candidates. Defines "teacher candidate."
Establishes Task Force on Abandoned and Derelict Vessels. Directs task force to examine issues related to seizing and disposing of abandoned vessels and derelict vessels. ] Directs State Marine Board and Department of State Lands to jointly identify and prioritize abandoned vessels and derelict vessels for disposal. ] Directs Department of State Lands to develop web-based mapping tool for receiving information about location of suspected and confirmed abandoned vessel or derelict vessel. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Establishes Oregon Abandoned and Derelict Vessel program in Department of State Lands to address abandoned and derelict vessels. Creates Oregon Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Fund. Provides that moneys in fund may be used to carry out program. Directs department to submit progress report to committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment, land use and natural resources on or before February 15, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits retail pet store from offering to sell or selling dogs or cats. Specifies exceptions. Removes exceptions on September 1, 2028. Provides that violation is subject to civil penalty not to exceed $500. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Extends deadlines for affinity group task forces to complete their work with respect to allocations of resources to address communities' needs and health inequities faced by communities and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly. Extends deadlines for Oregon Health Authority to develop recommendations for linguistically specific intervention programs and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.
Provides for confidentiality of communications made in peer support counseling session conducted by mass transit district.
Provides, for purposes of certain statutes relating to taking of predatory animals, that terms ] term "predatory animal" and "rodent" do ] does not include beavers. Provides that certain takings of beavers do not require permit. Instructs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules related to taking of beavers. Provides that rules do not apply to certain taking of beavers. Instructs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to publish annual report related to taking of beavers and to make report available to public.
Limits terminations and rent increases for three years after tenants' housing is withdrawn from publicly supported housing. Requires owners or landlords to provide notice to new tenants and applicants during notice period before withdrawal from publicly supported housing. Allows Housing and Community Services Department to record extension of affordability restrictions for publicly supported housing if property owner misses certain deadlines. Allows department to record right of first refusal if no qualified purchaser makes an offer. Makes other amendments to publicly supported housing preservation program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Cancels outstanding ad valorem property taxes and interest assessed on property transferred from federal government to port district. Cancels ad valorem property taxes and interest that have been outstanding since before January 1, 2012, assessed on real property owned by port without working waterfront, provided tax collector has exhausted all remedies provided by law for collection. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires hospitals to adopt policies and procedures to ensure provision of human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylactic drugs or therapies following patient's possible exposure to human immunodeficiency virus. Requires Oregon Health Authority, once per year, to provide 30-day supply of prophylactic drugs or therapies to each type A and type B hospital, unless declined by hospital, at no cost to hospital. Prohibits health benefit plan from imposing deductibles, copayments, coinsurance or other cost-sharing on coverage of human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylactic drugs or therapies following enrollee's possible exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.
