Rep. Susan McLain

Requires each community college and public university to hire benefits navigator to assist students in determining eligibility and applying for federal, state and local benefits programs. Requires community colleges and public universities to establish statewide consortium to enable benefits navigator to coordinate with benefits navigators at other institutions and to develop best practices. Requires community colleges and public universities to develop internal process to enable students to provide feedback and recommendations on how institution can better assist students in determining eligibility for benefits programs and applying for assistance under benefits programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste. Establishes Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Fund. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Requires initial plans for household hazardous waste stewardship programs to be submitted to Department of Environmental Quality no later than April 1, 2023. Requires household hazardous waste stewardship program developed pursuant to approved plan to be implemented no earlier than January 1, 2024. Imposes penalty for violation by retailer of program provisions not to exceed $100 per day for each day of violation. Imposes penalty for violation by manufacturer or stewardship organization of program provisions not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day of violation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Allows operator of motorcycle to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions.

Grants authority to Public Employees Retirement Board to waive or alter certain statutory requirements during state of emergency.

Recognizes and honors service members of Oregon National Guard.

Urges Congress to enact bipartisan climate change legislation.

Changes composition of governing board for public universities. Adds organizations Governor must elicit recommendations from, or considerations Governor must make, prior to appointing members of governing board. Requires each member of governing board to have official electronic mail address that is publicly available. Requires governing board to make designated times available to present before board for faculty, nonfaculty staff and students and for organizations or unions affiliated with faculty, nonfaculty staff or students. Requires faculty member, nonfaculty staff member and enrolled student to be included in search committee for president of public university. Requires governing board to conduct comprehensive evaluation of president of public university at least once every two years. Prohibits secretary of governing board from also being member of administration of public university. Changes composition of Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Requires that any decision by public university to eliminate major program or minor program constitutes significant change that must be approved by commission. Requires commission to establish process to enable any employee or enrolled student of public university to appeal to commission any decision made by governing board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances. Authorizes court or probation or parole agency to order convicted person to engage in education, counseling, treatment, community service or other alternative to incarceration. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.

Defines "instructional capacity" to exclude instructional assistants from scope of statutes prohibiting payment of unemployment insurance benefits to professional employees of educational institution for weeks of unemployment commencing during period between two successive academic years or terms. Declares emergency, effective on passage ] September 1, 2021 .

Removes prohibition on payment of unemployment insurance benefits to nonprofessional employees of educational institution providing school food services , or services as employee of federal Head Start program ] early intervention services or prekindergarten services for weeks of unemployment commencing during period between two successive academic years or terms. Declares emergency, effective on passage ] September 1, 2021 .