Establishes Sexual Misconduct Survey Council. Requires council to biennially distribute base sexual misconduct climate survey and recommendations regarding use of study to each institution of higher education. Requires each institution of higher education in state to biennially use base survey from council to conduct sexual misconduct climate survey of all students enrolled at institution. Requires each institution to submit aggregate summary of survey results to Higher Education Coordinating Commission and post copy of summary and other reports on institution's website. Requires each institution of higher education to hire certified advocate. Lists exceptions for when hiring not required. Details duties of certified advocate. Requires each institution of higher education to enter into and maintain memorandum of understanding with community-based domestic and sexual violence advocacy agency in same county as institution. Establishes exception for smaller satellite or branch campuses. Details requirements of memorandum of understanding. Prohibits institution of higher education from punishing students who report incidents of sexual misconduct due to stated violations of institution's policies that are discovered during investigation into misconduct. Requires each institution of higher education to prepare and deliver sexual misconduct primary prevention and awareness training that must be attended annually by each student and employee of institution. Details requirements of training. Requires each institution of higher education to waive certain academic or any disciplinary record requirements required to demonstrate academic success that are part of institution-provided program or activity identified by institution for students who experience sexual misconduct and obtain waiver in specified manner. Requires each institution of higher education to provide annual report to Legislative Assembly, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Director of Human Services detailing specified aspects of reported sexual misconduct and institution responses during previous academic year. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to submit annual report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to higher education identifying each instance during previous academic year in which institution of higher education either violated provision of Act or failed to carry out provision of Act. Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for duties relating to Sexual Misconduct Survey Council. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Creates refundable child tax credit, calculated based on number of dependents of taxpayer that are qualifying children with respect to taxpayer and are under six years of age at close of tax year. Limits credit to five dependents per tax return. Phases out amount of available credit based on adjusted gross income of taxpayer. Adjusts credit amount and phaseout threshold for inflation. Directs Department of Revenue to make quarterly advance payments of credit amounts. Requires Department of Human Services to seek waiver of federal requirements in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance to receive advance child tax credit payments. Provides that credit is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 ] 2023 , and before January 1, 2030 ] 2029 . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits manufacturer from selling or offering to sell cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test. Provides certain exemptions. Provides exemption for cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test, or containing ingredient used in cosmetic animal test, before effective date of Act. Allows donation of noncomplying cosmetic to food bank, homeless shelter, hospital, animal shelter, corrections facility or emergency shelter. Allows receiving entity to distribute cosmetic to individual receiving services from entity. Authorizes Attorney General to bring civil action to impose civil penalties or obtain injunction for violations of Act.
Requires pharmacy to report dispensation of prescription drugs classified in schedules II through V under federal Controlled Substances Act to electronic system established for monitoring and reporting prescription drugs when drug is prescribed and dispensed to individual for use by individual or individual's animal. Prohibits Oregon Health Authority from disclosing prescription monitoring information to veterinarian. Requires authority to disclose prescription monitoring information to director of division of authority that administers state medical assistance program, director of division of authority that administers prescription drug program within state medical assistance program and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for specified purposes. Exempts prescription and dispensation of naloxone or drug containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine from reporting requirements. Increases membership of Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Commission to include practicing veterinarian and ] additional member of public. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires hospitals to file certain reports showing demographics of hospitals' workforces with Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries for posting to Bureau of Labor and Industries' website. Prescribes civil penalties ] penalty for noncompliance.
Expands criteria for awarding scholarships to diverse teacher candidates. ] Increases amount of scholarships that may be awarded by Higher Education Coordinating Commission to diverse teacher candidates. Defines "teacher candidate."
Prohibits retail pet store from offering to sell or selling dogs or cats. Specifies exceptions. Removes exceptions on September 1, 2028. Provides that violation is subject to civil penalty not to exceed $500. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes State Public Bank Task Force. Directs task force to study and make recommendations regarding establishment of state public bank. Requires task force to submit report to committee of Legislative Assembly by January 31 ] September 1 , 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.
Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Provides that delivery of fentanyl may be charged as commercial drug offense in specified circumstances. Increases sentencing guidelines crime category level for delivery of fentanyl for consideration. Adds alternative manner of measuring fentanyl for purposes of calculating crime category level for certain offenses involving possession, delivery or manufacture of fentanyl. Provides that misdemeanor-level unlawful possession of fentanyl is designated drug-related misdemeanor for purposes of supervising entity and supervision funding, justice and municipal court jurisdiction and eligibility for earned reduction of supervision. Declares emergency, effective on passage.