Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide notice and opportunity for comment for statewide human resource policy and to submit policy to Legislative Counsel for review.
Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate. Modifies amount of credit based on year in which wages are paid. Disallows credit if employer is penalized for failing to comply with Oregon occupational safety and health laws and rules. Prohibits employer from receiving credit if employer has reduced wages with intention to qualify for credit. Limits total amount of credit that may be claimed per fiscal year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that right and privilege to construct, maintain or operate water, gas, electric or communication service line, fixture or other facility along public roads, free of charge, does not extend to county roads. Prohibits governing bodies of counties from charging other public bodies fees for construction, maintenance or operation of such lines, fixtures and facilities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that language-based computer coding may satisfy any world language requirements in public schools and second language requirements in community colleges and post-secondary institutions of education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows labor arbitrator to consider county economic factors such as cost of living in addition to population in establishing base pay for employees.
Removes sunset on authority of institution of higher education to sponsor public charter school. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires State Forestry Department to remove forestlands owned by county from Forest Resource Trust programs if forestlands owned by county comprise less than 10 percent of lands in trust. Requires management of removed forestlands to be transferred to county forester.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires communications made in support of or opposition to candidate or measure to identify whether candidate, petition committee or political committee authorized communication.
Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
