Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell

Designates May 22, 2019, as Oregon Kind Is Better Day.

Modifies crime of promoting prostitution to include knowingly recruiting, persuading or encouraging, or attempting to recruit, persuade or encourage, another person to engage in prostitution. Punishes by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.

Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Association of Oregon Counties to contract ] obtain and manage contracted services for provision of technical assistance and information to ] for private landowners for complying ] to facilitate compliance with certain requirements related to replacement or repair of tide gates , with priority given to tide gates with opening size of four feet or smaller. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Allows student enrolled in program provided by school district or education service district to earn General Educational Development (GED) certificate to participate in interscholastic activities. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Requires manufacturer to disclose in any advertisement for prescription drug wholesale price in Oregon of prescription drug. Imposes civil penalty for violation of requirement.

Establishes Legislative Assembly Paid Internships Program to provide stipends to interns performing services in offices of members of Legislative Assembly. Provides that stipends to be offered are to be of equal value. Appropriates moneys to fund program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass developmental educational requirements and placement tests for each student who receives grade on approved high school equivalency test indicating student is fully qualified to bypass requirements and tests. Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass requirements and tests for score of 165 or higher received on General Educational Development (GED) test unless institution notifies Higher Education Coordinating Commission that institution considers score of higher than 165 in identified subject areas to be necessary to bypass requirements and tests. Requires commission to convene committee upon notification by institution to make final determination, based on justification provided by institution, on whether institution may require score of higher than 165 on General Educational Development (GED) test for student to bypass requirements and tests. Requires committee to submit report to committees of Legislative Assembly relating to higher education if committee agrees with institution's justification.

Permits duplicate health benefit plan coverage for public employees. Deletes provision requiring Oregon Educators Benefit Board to use payment methodologies in self-insured health benefit plans offered by board that are designed to limit growth in per-member expenditures for health services to no more than 3.4 percent per year. Deletes provision requiring Oregon Educators Benefit Board to adopt policies and practices designed to limit annual increase in premium amounts paid for contracted health benefit plans to 3.4 percent. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Local Government Technical Assistance Program within Housing and Community Services Department. Requires program to provide assistance to ] department and Department of Land Conservation and Development to enter into intergovernmental agreement with League of Oregon Cities and Association of Oregon Counties to develop regional housing and development staff ] work plans to assist cities and counties ] local governments in providing needed housing. Appropriates funds for program to department ] Housing and Community Services Department . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Designates rescued shelter dogs and cats as official state pet.