Rep. Duane Stark

Requires Department of Human Services to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for care of children under 21 years of age no later than 120 days after department receives application. Requires Oregon Youth Authority to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for youth offenders no later than 120 days after youth authority receives application.

Applies to Congress to call convention for purpose of proposing amendments to United States Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on federal government, limit power and jurisdiction of federal government and limit terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.

Permits former ] adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree. Defines " former ] adopted former foster child." Permits former ] adopted former foster children previously ineligible for waiver of tuition due to being adopted to be eligible for waiver if adoption occurred on or after January 1, 2012. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion. Requires health care practitioner to ensure child born alive is transported to hospital. Creates crime for failure to exercise proper standard of care, punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Allows specified person to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against health care practitioner for failure to exercise proper standard of care. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff. Allows court to order identity or personally identifiable information of specified person protected from disclosure.

Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule policy and process for criminal records checks of certain persons who are not employed by school districts but who may have direct, unsupervised contact with school children in two or more school districts. Authorizes Bureau of Labor and Industries to issue permit to authorize child under 18 years of age to engage in employment otherwise prohibited by law if child successfully completed professional training for employment. Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine method for providing unified insurance policy to cover students participating in experiential learning program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Department of Corrections to study and report on creating inmate anatomical donation program to allow donor-eligible inmates to voluntarily donate bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells. Sunsets on December 31, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. .

Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid by veteran as principal or interest on qualified education loans. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2025. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services to administer general assistance project. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Repeals driving privilege suspension and eliminates imposition of driving privilege restrictions for failure to pay fine. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.