Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Multnomah County for Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Directs Department of Human Services to maintain inventory of luggage carriers for use when transporting personal effects of foster children. Directs department to maintain record of each instance when trash bags are used to transport foster child's personal effects and explanation of use of trash bag. ] Directs department to submit annual reports regarding transportation of personal effects of foster children to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services. Sunsets January 2, 2029.
Prescribes timelines and redacting requirements for records related to provision of special education. Provides that school district bears burden of proof related to special education and determinations and appropriateness regarding identification, evaluation, individualized education program or educational placement and provision of free appropriate public education. ] Prohibits school district from preventing or discouraging school employee or volunteer from taking certain actions related to special education and violation of related laws. Prohibits certain nondisclosure agreements between school district and student, parent, school employee or school volunteer related to provision of special education. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies procedure for expunction of certain juvenile records. Directs juvenile department to apply for expunction of juvenile records if juvenile was found to be under jurisdiction of juvenile court for acts that, if committed by adult, would constitute violation or misdemeanor. Creates exceptions. Reduces number of years that must have elapsed since most recent termination before person is eligible for certain expunctions. Extends time frame for agencies to comply with certain expunction judgments. Modifies eligibility for court-appointed counsel for persons seeking expunction of juvenile records. Directs district attorney or juvenile department to notify victims of automatic expunction process. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies definition of "communication facilitator."
Authorizes board of directors of rural fire protection district to annex to district, under certain circumstances, lands that are within coverage area of district. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs State Department of Agriculture and Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules allowing consumers to use own containers for refilling with food at food establishment. Directs department and authority to adopt rules allowing food establishments to reuse take-home food containers returned to restaurant by consumer. ] Requires department and authority to adopt rules that take effect no later than December 31, 2023. ] Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules allowing restaurants to allow consumers to fill consumer-owned container with food. Requires authority to adopt rules that take effect no later than June 30, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Oregon Housing Needs Analysis in Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Requires cities outside Metro to plan for housing needs as allocated by analysis. Requires Metro to adopt similar methodology to allocate housing needs to cities within Metro. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to develop housing production dashboard and housing equity indicators. Allows Department of Land Conservation and Development to audit, and to enter into housing acceleration agreement with, certain cities that are not adopting or implementing housing production strategies or that are lowest performing as measured by dashboard and indicators. Allows department to seek, and Land Conservation and Development Commission to issue, specific enforcement orders for certain continued noncompliance by cities in addressing housing. Amends land use requirements for local governments related to urbanization, including by requiring cities to measure and plan for development-ready lands, requiring Metro to adopt housing coordination strategy and allowing cities outside of Metro to adopt rural reserves. Requires commission to adopt or amend implementing rules. Modifies emergency housing assistance program and state homeless assistance program to provide services and assistance to school-aged children experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Modifies eligibility requirements for applicants for grants from homeless youth services enhancement program and host home project program. Makes programs permanent. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants or loans for modular housing and components. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires Oregon Facilities Authority to provide financing for infrastructure and predevelopment costs for moderate income housing. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires residential landlords to extend notice periods for terminations of tenancy based on nonpayment of rent and to include additional notices. Requires landlords and clerk to also include notice with summons for nonpayment of rent. Postpones dates for first appearance and trial for evictions based on such termination notices. Requires landlord to attest to belief that tenant who is absent at first appearance remains in possession of premises before default eviction judgment. Requires public bodies and grantees to inform tenants and landlords regarding rental assistance applications. Requires courts to annually set aside and seal certain inoperative residential eviction judgments. Requires State Department of Agriculture to provide grants to improve certain existing agriculture workforce housing. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Allows certain moneys appropriated to Housing and Community Services Department for use in Oregon Balance of State Continuum of Care to be spent under emergency procurement authority. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Housing and Community Services Department, Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Land Conservation and Development Commission, Oregon Facilities Authority and State Department of Agriculture for purposes of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
In memoriam: Former state Representative Ralph Davis Brown, 1944-2022.
Requires Department of Education to conduct survey related to academic assessments administered to students by school districts and to develop recommendations and best practices related to assessments. Directs department to report results of survey and recommendations and best practices to State Board of Education and to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education no later than May 1, 2024. Requires department and board to review standards related to disclosure and transfer of information in student education records. Directs department to report results of review to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education no later than September 15, 2023.
