Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study impacts of waste from solar or wind renewable energy facilities. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment not later than September 15, 2024.
Adds registered nurse who is nursing faculty member to types of providers who are eligible for income tax credit allowed to rural medical providers. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires that pardon, commutation and remission actions by Governor be initiated by application and follow specified procedures.
Requires Southern Oregon University, subject to appropriation of sufficient moneys, to address state's behavioral and mental health needs by materially increasing number of mental health practitioners who graduate in southern Oregon and teaching behavioral and mental health competencies through alternative academic pathways. Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to Southern Oregon University. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish Oral Health Advisory Committee and Office of Oral Health. Directs dental director to oversee office and to publish on website and submit to Legislative Assembly and other entities annual oral health summary surveillance report. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Changes name of Health Care Cost Growth Target program to Premium Cost Growth Target program. Restricts scope of program to reducing growth in premium costs.
Requires business entity that receives public funds from state agency to develop and submit emergency preparedness plan to Secretary of State along with annual report. Provides that Secretary of State's duty with respect to emergency preparedness plan is ministerial. Permits state agency that provides public funds to business entity to condition provision of public funds on business entity's submitting emergency preparedness plan to Secretary of State. Permits state agency to evaluate adequacy of emergency preparedness plan under specified standard. Becomes operative January 1, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates process for charging aggravated version of certain sex offenses when defendant, in order to facilitate commission of offense, knowingly causes victim to ingest controlled substance without victim's consent. Directs court to sentence defendant to mandatory minimum of 24 months' imprisonment, or to add 24 months to presumptive or mandatory minimum term of imprisonment. Provides that defendants sentenced for aggravated offense are not eligible for temporary leave from custody or reduction in term of incarceration. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires certain recipients of grant or loan moneys distributed by state agencies to submit annual reports to committees of Legislative Assembly. Directs state agencies to notify recipients of requirements of Act. Requires persons required to file reports under Act to disclose amount and recipient of political contributions made within specified time frame. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Enacts interstate Nurse Licensure Compact. Permits Oregon State Board of Nursing to disclose specified information to Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. Exempts individuals authorized to work as nurses under multistate licensure privilege from requirement to obtain license from board and from restrictions on use of titles. Allows board to use moneys to meet financial obligations imposed on State of Oregon as result of participation in compact. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
