Provides funding for instruction of talented and gifted children based on amount per student. Requires school districts to provide instruction for talented and gifted children. First applies to 2017-2018 school year. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Prohibits expenditure of legislative branch funds to support partisan caucus offices. Allocates savings equally to legislative member service and supply accounts. Authorizes members to pool additional moneys to fund additional support, policy or communications staff to support issue-based caucuses. Authorizes presiding officers to distribute unexpended funds among statutory committees. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that cities and counties may seek reimbursement for construction on arterial highways under certain circumstances.
Exempts claims based on conduct that constitutes child abuse, or conduct that constitutes knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse, from notice requirement of Oregon Tort Claims Act. Revives certain causes of action barred because of notice requirement or statute of limitations or repose. Requires revived claim to be filed within two years after effective date of Act.
Directs Department of Transportation to remove high occupancy vehicle lane restrictions on Interstate 5 in Portland. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that certain grants and distributions of moneys must be awarded directly to public charter school, or must be transferred to public charter school in amount equal to general purpose grant distribution percentage or based on other agreement. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs court to award damages of $10,000 for each violation in action involving false statement of material fact relating to candidate, political committee or measure. Authorizes court to further fine defendant up to $10,000 for each violation, with proceeds of fine being deposited into Legal Aid Supplementary Account. Establishes Legal Aid Supplementary Account. Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to make quarterly distributions of moneys earned by account to Oregon State Bar for funding Legal Services Program.
Modifies funding mechanism for public employees' health care benefit to avoid excise tax under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Requires local governments and school districts to participate in modified health care benefit plan. Permits public employees to redirect funds from health care premiums to other benefits. Dedicates portion of health care benefit costs to future health care costs and to critical services. Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to assist employees in selecting benefit options. Excludes collective bargaining for specified health insurance benefits. Prohibits Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from self-insuring. Establishes Task Force on Flexible Benefits for Public Employees to monitor implementation of new benefit plans. Sunsets task force December 31, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Permits tax exempt landowner to develop affordable housing units on rural residential land with county approval. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department and Oregon Housing Stability Council to seek, obtain and renew waivers of certain federal rental subsidy and assistance payment requirements to increase availability of payments under federal rent subsidy program.
