Rep. Nathan Sosa

Includes insurance in definition of real estate, goods and services that are subject to penalties for unlawful trade practices. ] Provides that violation of prohibitions against unfair claim settlement practices with respect to insurance is subject to enforcement action under Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Permits person to obtain, and court to award, appropriate equitable relief in addition to monetary damages under Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to request action before prosecuting attorney may take action under Unlawful Trade Practices Act against act or practice related to insurance.

Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish project connecting adults in custody and former adults in custody to community colleges, public universities and apprenticeship programs. Sets forth project requirements. Establishes Oregon Rebound Fund to support project. Requires commission to work with Bureau of Labor and Industries and community corrections agencies to establish statewide network to assist adults in custody and former adults in custody in enrolling in appropriate post-secondary classes, post-secondary programs and apprenticeship programs. Requires commission to hire five regional navigators to run statewide network. Details requirements of network and navigators. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides insured with cause of action for insurer's unfair claim settlement practices, other than practices related to settling workers' compensation or medical malpractice claim. Provides that insured may not bring action against attorney in attorney's personal capacity for act or practice that attorney undertakes on behalf of insurer, insured, beneficiary or other person in advising, presenting or negotiating insurance claim.

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.

Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award "Hunger Free Campus" designation to public universities and community colleges that demonstrate required actions taken to combat hunger. Requires commission, when moneys are available, to administer grant program to provide moneys for funding student hunger programs and innovations at public universities and community colleges. Establishes how commission must prioritize recipients of grants. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to commission to fund grant program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law. Designates as unlawful employment practice for employer to seek age of applicant prior to completing initial interview or making conditional offer of employment and to include certain words or phrases in job application that suggest age preferences. Permits employer to seek age of applicant under certain circumstances. Removes provision that includes apprentices within scope of unlawful employment discrimination statute.

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 Department of Human Services to study programs and services administered by aging and disability services division of department. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services not later than September 15, 2024. ] Sunsets January 2, 2025. ] Directs President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives to appoint work group to develop framework for multi-sector plan for aging to be administered by Department of Human Services. Specifies membership and duties. Requires work group to submit three reports to committees and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services, by December 1, 2023, during 2024 regular session of Legislative Assembly and by July 1, 2024, respectively. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to study nutritionist licensing. Directs authority to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2024.

Establishes Community Information Exchange Board and specifies membership and duties.