Rep. Maxine Dexter

Removes "gender identity" from definition of "sexual orientation" in ORS 174.100 and creates standalone definition of "gender identity" in ORS 174.100. Adds "gender identity" or "gender identities" to all statutes that reference "sexual orientation" or "sexual orientations." Repeals prohibition on political subdivisions enacting or enforcing certain laws related to sexual orientation. Removes provision that sexual orientation is not physical or mental impairment qualifying as disability under certain employment discrimination statutes. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires education provider to prohibit use or ] display of any symbols of hate on school property or in education program. Prescribes requirements that education provider must have in policy related to bias incidents and displays of symbols of hate.

Prohibits homeowners associations from requiring application of pesticide on owner's property except as necessary for ecological or public health . Requires association to notify owners , upon the owner's request, prior to pesticide application on owners' property.

Directs Department of Corrections and Oregon Health Authority to establish healthcare navigator pilot program within Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Directs department, in consultation with authority, to develop health assessment for persons entering facility. Establishes standards for provision of health care to persons in custody. Requires that person in custody be offered copy of medical records upon release. ] Establishes healthcare navigator positions for employment within Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Specifies duties of healthcare navigators. Provides that healthcare navigator salaries are paid by Oregon Health Authority. Appropriates moneys to authority to fund positions. ] Establishes Task Force on Corrections Medical Care. Directs task force to conduct review of Department of Corrections medical care grievance process, medical care standards of care and adoption of electronic health records system. Directs task force to submit report and recommendation for prioritized list of medical care to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022. Directs Department of Corrections to regularly report to Legislative Assembly concerning health data ] medical care and health outcomes of persons in custody and results of survey of pilot program participants ]. Sunsets program ] task force and reporting requirement on June 30, 2023. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Prohibits law enforcement agency or public body from denying services, benefits, privileges or opportunities to certain individuals on basis of federal civil immigration actions, inquiring about individual's citizenship status without connection to criminal investigation or providing information about individual in custody to federal immigration authority. Requires law enforcement agency to explain to individual committed or detained by law enforcement agency individual's right to refuse to disclose nationality, citizenship or immigration status and potential immigration consequences of refusal to disclose. Prohibits use of public resources to assist federal immigration enforcement. Requires public body that receives communication or request for assistance from federal immigration authority to report request or communication to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Requires commission to continually publish reports of communications and requests received by public bodies. Requires Department of Justice to establish mechanism to receive reports of certain violations. Prohibits public body, law enforcement agency or officer from entering into specified agreements related to federal immigration enforcement. Allows any person to bring action to enjoin law enforcement agency or public body from providing certain information to federal immigration authority, using agency resources to enforce immigration laws or failing to comply with other requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Allows mobile school-based health centers to qualify for safety net grants from Oregon Health Authority. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide planning grants to 10 school districts or education service districts to evaluate need and develop plans for school-based health services. Requires authority to provide funding to operate school-based health center or school nurse model at conclusion of two-year planning process. Requires authority to develop requirements for up to three school districts or education service districts to receive grants for planning for and operation of mobile school-linked health centers. Requires authority to award grants to three school-based health centers to operate pilot projects to expand student access to mental and physical health care services through use of telehealth. Specifies requirements. Extends sunset on current program for school planning grants and technical assistance from January 2, 2026, to January 2, 2028. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region , Oregon coast and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness or trauma response symptoms who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain that may lead to need for higher level of care. Provides that at least one peer respite center receiving funding must participate in pilot project designed specifically to provide culturally responsive services to historically underrepresented communities. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt criteria for peer respite centers that receive funding and to monitor compliance. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Modifies definition of "recycled paper checkout bag" to include bags that contain nonwood renewable fiber for purposes of single-use checkout bag prohibition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Repeals ] Modifies statute authorizing law enforcement officers to command dispersal of unlawful assemblies and arrest participants who do not disperse. Removes requirement to go among persons unlawfully assembled and arrest persons. Authorizes arrest for unlawful activity constituting offense.

Requires governing body of public body, to extent reasonably possible, to make all meetings accessible remotely through technological means and provide opportunity for members of general public to remotely submit oral and written testimony during meetings to extent in-person oral and written testimony is allowed ]. Imposes same requirements on hearings under ORS chapters 197 and 215.