Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for distribution to Port of Hood River for construction of Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to establish program for source reduction of single-use plastic food ware and single-use packaging and achieve 25 percent source reductions compared to 2023 levels by 2030. Establishes civil penalty for violation of program.
Requires Department of Education to study juvenile detention education programs and youth corrections education programs. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2024.
Requires schools to have at least one panic alarm in each school building. ] Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building. Provides exceptions. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of assisting school districts to purchase and install wireless panic alert devices and systems. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Directs state agencies to distribute moneys to local entities for specified bridge projects. Authorizes general obligation bonding for bridge projects. ] Expresses commitment of Legislative Assembly to support specified bridge projects through investments of specified amounts. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Prohibits, in specified areas of law, discrimination or harassment against persons based on caste. Authorizes enforcement of prohibition through civil action for actual and punitive damages. Authorizes attorney fees in civil proceedings for unlawful discrimination. Includes caste as protected class in bias crimes and incidents. Prohibits profiling by law enforcement agency or officer based on caste. Adds caste to real or perceived factors of motivation or basis for conduct addressed by standards for law enforcement officers. Requires law enforcement agencies to report statistics concerning crimes motivated by prejudice based on perceived caste. Adds caste to classes protected by community engagement plans for planning water projects. Adds caste to classes promoted by affirmative action by state boards, commissions and advisory boards and all branches of state government. Adds caste to types of persecution or well-founded fears of persecution that refugee children are defined to have experienced. Prohibits public charter schools from limiting student enrollment based on caste. Includes caste within cultural competence guidelines developed by System of Care Advisory Council. Prohibits person that sells guaranteed asset protection waiver in sale of motor vehicle from varying terms based on caste. Requires state agencies to eliminate discrimination based on caste. Requires state agencies to adopt any rules related to implementation of provisions of Act no later than January 1, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of consumer electronic equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any documentation, tool, part or other device or implement that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized repair ] service provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing consumer electronic equipment. Provides that person who suffers ascertainable loss of money or property has right to bring action to recover damages for violation of ] seek order requiring compliance with provisions of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Department of Human Services, in consultation with Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement, to award contracts to organizations to provide support services to immigrants and refugees. ] Establishes Welcome and Reception Program within Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to provide immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers with support services. Directs organization that is awarded contract to provide support services under program to report on performance outcomes no later than June 30, 2025. Directs office to provide report on implementation and status of program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services no later than September 1, 2025. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department ] office for support services. Directs office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement ] to convene representatives from state agencies, community-based organizations and other stakeholders to coordinate policy recommendations and to provide outreach, education and training to certain government and nongovernment entities and stakeholders to improve immigrant and refugee access to programs, services and development activities . Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require majority of each house of Legislative Assembly to be present to conduct business. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of consumer electronic equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any documentation, tool, part or other device or implement that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized service provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing consumer electronic equipment. Provides that person who suffers ascertainable loss of money or property has right to bring action to seek order requiring compliance with provisions of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
