Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for the home and community-based services workforce. Requires the board to submit a written report to the Legislative Assembly regarding any adopted standard that is anticipated to impact the state budget. Provides that any such standard must be ratified by the Legislative Assembly before taking effect. Provides remedies for allegations of violations of the minimum standards established by the board. Requires the board to conduct a biennial comprehensive review, including a labor market analysis to inform the board's decisions to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. Permits the board to establish uniform training standards for the home and community-based services workforce and to establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to workers. Requires the board to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior biennium.
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Modifies the child tax credit by increasing the maximum amount of the credit and increasing income limits. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Makes a public health infrastructure facility an allowed use on any zone if the Oregon Health Authority, Department of Environmental Quality or United States Environmental Protection Agency has established a deadline for the development of the facility. Limits criteria that a local government may apply in approving the development. Applies to certain applications already under review. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Maddy summaryThis concurrent resolution (SCR 9) commemorates the 50th anniversary of Oregon’s Legislative Commission on Indian Services (LCIS), a state commission established in 1975. LCIS serves as Oregon’s first permanent forum for tribal-state government consultation, advising the Legislature and state agencies on American Indian concerns and facilitating communication between Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes and state government. The resolution honors LCIS’s role in addressing tribal needs, monitoring relevant legislation, and promoting intergovernmental cooperation. It does not create new policies or affect specific legislation, as it is purely a ceremonial recognition of the commission’s longstanding service.
Authorizes the governing bodies of certain public entities that own or control public buildings to adopt a policy, ordinance or regulation limiting the affirmative defense for concealed handgun licensees for the crime of possessing a firearm in a public building. Provides that in a prosecution for possessing a firearm in a building or on grounds subject to such a policy, ordinance or regulation, the concealed handgun licensee affirmative defense is not a complete defense, but results in a Class A misdemeanor conviction punishable by 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Requests that the Federal Trade Commission and the National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinate on and provide to manufacturers of electronic devices voluntary criteria for a one through ten repair score that may be displayed to consumers at the point of sale.
Establishes the Task Force on the Perinatal Workforce. Directs the task force to evaluate the existing perinatal workforce and make recommendations for improvement. Directs the task force to report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than December 1, 2026. Sunsets December 31, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows an emergency medical responder and an emergency medical technician to draw up and administer one or more doses of a short-acting opioid antagonist from a container that contains multiple doses of the short-acting opioid antagonist. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
] Modifies what entities may receive restorative justice program grants. Establishes the Restorative Justice Grant Program Account and continuously appropriates moneys in the account to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the grant program. [ Declares an emergency, effective on passage. ].
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require a majority of each house of the Legislative Assembly to be present to conduct business. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.