Recognizes and celebrates Dr. Joe Robertson for his career at Oregon Health and Science University and extends well wishes to him upon his retirement.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to school dropouts. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Small Donor Elections program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations. Limits matching funds. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to tenant prevailing in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law. Authorizes court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to landlord prevailing in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law. Requires court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to landlord prevailing in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law if court determines tenant had no reasonable basis for asserting claim or appealing judgment. Authorizes court to award attorney fees, costs and necessary disbursements to prevailing party in action arising under rental agreement or landlord-tenant law but not between landlord and tenant.
Establishes penalty to be imposed by Department of Consumer and Business Services on employers that offer health insurance coverage to employees but that have employees working at least 30 hours per week who receive health care coverage through medical assistance program. Appropriates penalties collected by department to Oregon Health Authority for specified purposes. Establishes remedy for employee who is retaliated against by employer for applying for or receiving medical assistance. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires certain public improvement contracts to meet certain requirements related to use of diesel engines in course of performing public improvement contract. Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt indirect source review program by rule. Requires certain nonroad diesel engines to be registered with Department of Environmental Quality. Authorizes commission to adopt rules and registration fees. Directs commission to adopt by rule diesel engine emission standards for medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks and nonroad diesel engines. Requires commission to phase in implementation of certain standards. Makes certain provisions operative January 1, 2019. Authorizes additional uses of moneys received by state pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement. Repeals state preemption of local regulation of idling by primary engines in commercial vehicles. Takes effect July 1, 2018.
Permits disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business to retain certification despite exceeding applicable cap on gross receipts if enterprise or business subcontracts to another certified enterprise or business not less than 20 percent of subcontract in which enterprise or business participates as required participant, enters into mentor relationship with other enterprise or business and otherwise remains eligible for certification. Requires contracting agency to establish technical assistance fund and reimburse expenses that enterprise or business incurs in connection with mentor relationship. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires hospitals, no later than January 1, 2019, to have charity care policy written in plain language and provided upon admission and with every billing or notice of amount owed to hospital by patient. Requires Oregon Health Authority to make available uniform charity care application created by hospital trade association. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows certain police officers commissioned by Oregon Health and Science University to elect to discontinue participation in alternative retirement program and elect to participate in Public Employees Retirement System for purposes of service performed as police officer commissioned by Oregon Health and Science University on and after date of election.
Requires state agencies that purchase prescription drugs and Public Employees' Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board, Public Employees Retirement System and Oregon Health and Science University to purchase prescription drugs through Oregon Prescription Drug Program. Authorizes exemptions. ] Requires administrator of Oregon Prescription Drug Program to establish advisory committee to study and make recommendations regarding changes to program. Requires administrator to submit final report to interim committee of House of Representatives related to health within 18 months. Permits coordinated care organizations to participate in program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
