Rep. Duane Stark

Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop plan for enabling community colleges to offer associate's degree completed in coordination with credits earned in apprenticeship or training program. Requires commission to submit report detailing plan by December 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes refundable tax credit against income or corporate excise taxes for employers in specified industrial sectors for wages paid to employees at or below specified rate. Modifies amount of credit based on year in which wages are paid. Disallows credit if employer is penalized for failing to comply with Oregon occupational safety and health laws and rules. Prohibits employer from receiving credit if employer has reduced wages with intention to qualify for credit. Limits total amount of credit that may be claimed per fiscal year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Creates refundable credit against personal income taxes for housing rental payments. Limits availability based on household income. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Permits cities to determine likelihood of development or redevelopment of land during review or evaluation of comprehensive plan or urban growth boundary expansion. Permits cities to modify analysis for determination of 20-year buildable land supply to account for land determined unlikely to be developed or redeveloped. Applies to periodic reviews, legislative reviews and land evaluations commenced on or after effective date of Act.

Increases, for purposes of tax credit allowed for crop donation, percentage of wholesale price allowed as amount of credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Task Force on System Development Charges and specifies composition of task force membership. Specifies duties of task force. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Legislative Counsel to produce draft measures in order in which measures were requested. Requires Legislative Counsel to inform members who have requested identical draft measures that their requests duplicate other requests and to disclose names of members requesting identical draft measures. Provides that disclosure of duplicate requests and names of members does not waive attorney-client privilege.

Repeals requirement that person who is not gun dealer obtain criminal background check prior to transferring firearm to another person who is not gun dealer.

Requires transportation network company or other employer to conduct or have other person conduct criminal records check to determine whether individual that transportation network company or other employer intends to engage as participating driver has committed certain criminal violations. Prohibits transportation network company from permitting individual to connect to digital network and accept requests for prearranged rides from riders if individual has committed specified criminal violations. Permits Director of Transportation to impose civil penalty on transportation network company or other employer for each instance of violation of Act.

Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person. Increases penalty for crime of strangulation when victim is family or household member. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.