Rep. Maxine Dexter

Prohibits manufacturer or supplier from manufacturing, selling, offering to sell or distributing cosmetic or ingredient developed through use of animal test. Provides certain exemptions. Provides temporary exemption for cosmetic developed through use of animal test, or containing ingredient used in animal test, before effective date of Act. Allows donation of noncomplying cosmetic to homeless shelter, hospital, animal shelter, corrections facility or emergency shelter. Allows receiving entity to distribute cosmetic to individual receiving services from entity. Establishes private right of action for violation of prohibition. Establishes conditions under which aggrieved person may bring action.

Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to calculate Genuine Progress Indicator to measure economic and social welfare. Directs department to report on indicator to Legislative Assembly and Governor. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Expands duties of Oregon Government Ethics Commission to conduct investigations, make findings and impose penalties for violations of public meetings law. Authorizes any person to file complaint with commission alleging that meetings of governing body were not in compliance with public meetings law. Directs commission to develop and present training sessions to governing bodies and public officials on public meetings law and best practices for compliance with law. Requires governing bodies and specified public officials to attend training sessions. Makes training requirements operative January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study development and administration of program to make payments to essential workers for services performed during COVID-19 pandemic and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to labor on or before September 15, 2023. Sunsets January 2, 2024.

Declares legislative intent to address risk to workers due to climate change impacts and climate hazards.

Directs Department of Human Services to establish program to award grants to ] distribute funds to community-based organizations to provide financial assistance to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status recipients for specified purposes. Sunsets January 1, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for Educator Advancement Council to provide professional learning opportunities related to ethnic studies standards adopted by department. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to specify that section restricting certain banks does not prohibit establishment of bank owned or operated by State of Oregon. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.

Requires Department of Human Services to develop plan, with advice from work group, to implement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restaurant Meals Program in Oregon and report plan to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services no later than September 1, 2022 ] January 31, 2023 . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Appropriates moneys to Department of Transportation for wildlife corridor projects. Declares emergency, effective on passage.