States legislative findings about racism and public safety. Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to create uniform background checklist and standardized personal history questionnaire for use by law enforcement units in hiring public safety officers. Provides that law enforcement unit may not be required to use checklist and questionnaire for purposes of hiring corrections officers until July 1, 2023. Directs law enforcement units to adopt policies that set standards for speech and expression by police officers and reserve officers. Requires employers to provide employment information to law enforcement units for purpose of hiring public safety officers. Exempts law enforcement units from prohibition on employer access to personal social media accounts.
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Requires Oregon Business Development Department to distribute moneys in Oregon Rural Capacity Fund to Oregon's Economic Development Districts for purpose of assisting rural jurisdictions to apply for and administer grants and other forms of funding available from any source. Requires rural jurisdictions to use funding solely to attain staffing and capacity necessary for workforce, infrastructure, economic and community development. Directs department to develop policy for assistance program and determine amount of moneys for distribution to districts. Requires districts to file quarterly reports with department about assistance given to rural jurisdictions. Requires department to submit annual reports about assistance program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to economic development. Establishes Oregon Rural Capacity Fund and continuously appropriates net moneys in fund to department for distribution to districts. Appropriates moneys to department for purposes related to operation of program for assistance to rural jurisdictions. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to ensure ] Prescribes requirements for reimbursement by Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations of health services delivered using telemedicine. Modifies requirements for health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly, no later than March 1, 2023, on impact of required reimbursement of telemedicine health services by health benefit plans on cost of health insurance premiums in Oregon. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires police officers to be trained in airway and circulatory anatomy and physiology and certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Requires peace officer to request emergency medical services within 60 seconds ] immediately after encountering restrained person suffering respiratory or cardiac compromise in certain circumstances .
Creates exception to 28-day time limit for detention of youth if request for waiver hearing is pending. Permits youth to waive 10-day detention review hearings. ] Extends frequency of detention review hearings to 30 days if request for waiver hearing is pending. Permits youth to waive appearance at individual 30-day detention review hearing. Requires youth to notify district attorney at least five days before review hearing at which youth intends to request release.
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to grant moneys to nonprofit organization for ADU community pilot programs that develop accessory dwelling units for income-eligible homeowners and that are available for lease by income-eligible tenants. Sunsets January 2, 2024. Requires department to report on ADU community pilot programs to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2023. Appropriates moneys to department for grant to be awarded to Hacienda Community Development Corporation. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Requires every public education provider to provide both tampons and sanitary pads at no cost to students. Phases in requirement. Provides funding for costs incurred by public education provider. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Creates program through which certain lenders may, after competitive RFP process, receive award moneys to fund accounts out of which lenders may be reimbursed for principal losses incurred due to defaults on qualified loans to qualified businesses. Requires lender accepting award to enter into written agreement with Oregon Business Development Department and specifies certain terms of agreements. Sets forth circumstances in which lender may use for any purpose, or be required to repay, balance of award moneys. Requires department to develop and implement program to make loans to certain for-profit disadvantaged and emerging small businesses certified by Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity. Sets forth loan requirements regarding maximum principal amount and term, loan documentation, collateral and use of proceeds. Requires business owner interested in applying for loan to seek assistance from technical assistance provider regarding application form and documentation and authorizes technical assistance provider to decide whether to refer application to department for approval or rejection. Establishes Disadvantaged and Emerging Small Business Loan Fund for making loans under program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires state medical assistance program to provide for up to six behavioral health checkups every year ] mental health wellness appointments as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority .
Modifies police officer's duty to report misconduct. Requires police officers to report violation of certain minimum standards. Requires law enforcement unit to investigate reports of misconduct and violation of standards . Directs Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish and maintain form and database for reports of misconduct and to investigate certain reports of misconduct. ] Directs Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to establish and maintain form for reports of misconduct or violation of standards and to forward reports of misconduct or violation of standards to law enforcement units.