Prohibits Department of Education from requiring school districts to align instruction or assessments with common core state standards and from penalizing school districts for failure to align instruction or assessments with common core state standards. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to immediately initiate or resume payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System if recipient shows that benefits were reduced or not increased because recipient failed to provide required statement due to physical illness of recipient or recipient's spouse. Directs board to reimburse recipient for reduced or unincreased benefits.
Allows employer to pay federal minimum wage to youth employee during employee's initial period of employment. Makes unlawful employment practice to displace higher wage-earning employee to pay lower rate.
Allows public charter school to change sponsorship if charter is terminated.
Reimburses school districts for transportation costs from State School Fund based on fixed percentage of approved transportation costs. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Establishes Oregon Industrial Hemp Commission. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Specifies that if county allows production of crops on land zoned for uses other than farm or forest use, county must allow production of marijuana on that land in same manner that county allows production of other crops on that land.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.
Enrolls specified public employees in coordinated care organizations. Authorizes enrollment of other individuals not otherwise eligible to enroll in coordinated care organizations. Abolishes Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Incorporates duties of Oregon Educators Benefit Board into Public Employees' Benefit Board. Removes Public Employees' Benefit Board responsibility for providing health benefits. Temporarily caps hospital reimbursement paid by boards to hospitals at 180 percent of Medicare amount. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates income tax credit for adopting children from foster system. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
