Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities if student meets other tuition equity requirements ] and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid . Provides that student who is refugee or special immigrant visa holder and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid . Declares emergency, effective on passage. .
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Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to design question allowing each student to identify whether student is parent or person acting as parent or legal guardian that will be placed on all forms used ] one or more forms used on annual basis to collect demographic information by public post-secondary institutions of education. Requires each public post-secondary institution of education to make data available to commission. Requires commission to establish format and time frame for collection and reporting of demographic data, to evaluate public post-secondary institution of education compliance with collecting and providing data and to report to each regular session of Legislative Assembly on status of collecting and providing data.
Requires superintendent of state mental hospital, or director of facility designated by Oregon Health Authority, to ensure that defendant committed for lacking fitness to proceed receives treatment designed to allow defendant to attain defendant's highest level of health, safety and independence and prepare defendant for eventual release into community.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services total cost of patient assistance programs and information on financial assistance provided to pharmacies, government agencies and advocacy organizations. Excludes proprietary information from disclosure on department's website. Requires state-sponsored programs that use pharmacy benefit managers to use fee-only pharmacy benefit managers. Requires insurers to post specified information regarding formulary, tiers and costs to insurer's website. Requires 60-day advance notice to enrollees adversely affected by change in formulary. Requires insurer and allows pharmacy to notify insured that if cash price for drug is less than insured's cost-share for drug, insured may pay cash price and expense must be counted toward deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. Requires hospitals and other medical providers to disclose in patient billing information regarding mark-up on price of drug. Also requires billing to disclose price of drug charged to specified state agencies and insurers. Requires specified state agencies to report to Legislative Assembly on high-cost drugs. Requires Oregon Health Authority to refer to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee any drug exceeding specified cost. Requires patient advocacy organization with budget exceeding $50,000 that has registered lobbyist in this state to report to Oregon Government Ethics Commission and Oregon Health Authority specified information regarding funding received from participants in pharmaceutical supply chain. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services and plan sponsors specified information regarding rebates, reimbursements, fees and incentives paid for drugs by manufacturers, insurers and pharmacies. Requires drug advertisement to disclose wholesale price of drug.
Modifies procedure for expunction of juvenile records. Directs juvenile court to automatically initiate expunction proceeding upon dismissal of juvenile case. Directs juvenile court to automatically order expunction of juvenile adjudication records if no fewer than two years have elapsed since termination, person has not been subject to subsequent delinquency adjudication or criminal conviction and no proceedings are pending against person. Exempts certain offenses from automatic mandatory expunction. Directs juvenile court to initiate discretionary expunction proceedings for cases not eligible for automatic mandatory expunction if no fewer than two years have elapsed since most recent termination, person has not been subject to subsequent delinquency adjudication or criminal conviction and no proceedings are pending against person. Exempts certain offenses from automatic discretionary expunction. Permits persons to apply for expunction of juvenile records related to acts that would have constituted Class A felony if committed by adult if no fewer than five years have elapsed since most recent termination, person has not been subject to subsequent delinquency adjudication or criminal conviction and no proceedings are pending against person. Requires notice of discretionary expunction proceeding to be sent to person whose records are subject of proceeding and district attorney. Directs district attorney to provide notice to victim. Permits district attorney to object to expunction application. Requires court to hold expunction hearing on any objections. Directs State Court Administrator to study and make recommendations on updating provisions of state law relating to records of juvenile adjudications to align Oregon law with American Bar Association's model Act governing confidentiality of juvenile delinquency records.
Directs Director of Transportation to require each region described in Act to conduct jurisdictional transfer evaluation and present report on evaluations to Joint Committee on Transportation no later than September 15, 2020. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Establishes Oregon Highway Jurisdictional Transfer Fund for purpose of paying costs to upgrade and transfer jurisdiction of highways. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows certain planned communities to deposit their funds into local government investment pool managed by State Treasurer. Becomes operative on effective date of rules adopted by State Treasurer or January 1, 2026, whichever is earlier.
Directs Department of Transportation, in conjunction with Oregon Health Authority, to provide to applicant for driver license written material regarding becoming bone marrow donor. Requires department to post signage regarding written material in all locations where driver license is issued. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution lowering voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Removes future dangerousness as factor for jury to determine when deciding on sentence of death. Requires state to prove beyond reasonable doubt that defendant should receive death sentence. Specifies procedures for persons already sentenced to death to be resentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.