Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to conduct study on fines related to convictions of criminal mischief for activities occurring in state parks. Directs department to report on study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
Requires seller of real property to disclose seismic risk in seller's property disclosure statement.
Modifies law regarding requirement that public employer grant preference to veteran or disabled veteran in selection process for civil service position. Limits eligibility for preference to veteran who applies for position within 10 years of discharge or release from service in Armed Forces of United States. Requires evidence of eligibility and disability to be provided at time of application. Sets forth processes for granting one or more preferences. Allows public employer to exercise discretion to not appoint qualified veteran or disabled veteran to civil service position based solely on veteran's or disabled veteran's merits or qualification in final stage of selection process. Requires public employer to provide written reasons for not appointing veteran or disabled veteran to position under certain circumstances. Requires aggrieved veteran or disabled veteran to exhaust nonjudicial remedies with Bureau of Labor and Industries before filing civil action for unlawful employment practice.
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college attendance and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses. Directs department to establish grant program for purpose of funding extended duty contracts to agricultural and science educational programs during summer months. Directs expenses of grant program to be paid from High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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.
Establishes Ocean Beach Fund. Directs amount of transient lodging tax revenues from state recreation area lodgings along ocean shore received by State Parks and Recreation Department to Ocean Beach Fund. Directs department to spend moneys from fund for expenses of managing state recreation areas along ocean shore. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution. Applies to individual income tax returns for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies provision allowing waiver of qualification for registration as professional engineer if applicant has professional engineering experience in another jurisdiction.
Renames crime of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal to interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal in the second degree. Expands crime and increases penalties to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Creates crime of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal in the first degree. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Increases penalties to maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Adds crime to list of offenses for which instrumentalities of crime may be criminally forfeited. Specifies costs and expenses included in economic damages for purposes of restitution for conviction of interfering with an assistance, a search and rescue or a therapy animal.
Repeals statute authorizing payment of support for child attending school. Limits obligation to pay child support to child under 18 years of age or, if child is still in high school, 19 years of age or younger. Voids that part of any existing judgment or order that requires payment of support for child attending school.
