Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grants to local governments ] for regional housing coordinators ] coordination and to local governments to support development of needed housing . Requires department to provide grants to Association of Oregon Counties and League of Oregon Cities for specific purposes relating to planning for housing. Requires department to analyze local governments' costs in planning for housing. Appropriates moneys to department to award grants and conduct analysis. Sunsets January 2, 2034. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Authorizes driver improvement course as alternative to conviction of traffic violation for person 18 years of age or less whose driving record shows no prior convictions of traffic offenses.
Prohibits Department of Environmental Quality from imposing effluent limitations or other requirements in seafood processing wastewater permit that are more stringent than requirements established under federal law or that would result in substantial and widespread economic and social impacts on coastal communities. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study disposal of electric vehicle batteries. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment not later than September 15, 2024.
Revises definition of term "sexual conduct" for purposes of certain laws involving students. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses. Increases crime classification when person, in order to facilitate commission of offense, knowingly causes other person to ingest controlled substance without other person's consent. Punishes aggravated version of sexual abuse in the third degree by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Punishes aggravated version of rape in the third degree, sodomy in the third degree and sexual abuse in the second degree by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Punishes aggravated version of rape in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree and sexual abuse in the first degree by maximum of 20 years' imprisonment, $375,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine impact, cost and feasibility of implementing Salem-Keizer Threat Assessment System in school districts , to conduct study to identify costs and possible funding sources to improve school safety and to conduct study to identify sources of funding to pay for costs of establishing secure, single point of entry for each public school . Directs department to submit report ] reports related to studies to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs to distribute moneys for veterans' service officers to counties that have population of less than 30,000 and are or will be unable to maintain operations of veterans' service officers due to budget decreases. Requires counties to apply for moneys. Establishes requirements for application. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Public Utility Commission to investigate status of renewable projects in Oregon, including project failures. Directs commission to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than September 15, 2024.
Removes requirement for Higher Education Coordinating Commission to include family share of cost of education when calculating student's potential award from Oregon Opportunity Grant.