Establishes Task Force on Public Boarding Schools. Requires task force to submit report to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Clarifies that for purposes of crime of coercion, person compels or induces another person to engage in conduct from which other person has legal right to abstain if person compels or induces woman to terminate woman's pregnancy.
Directs Public Defense Services Commission to develop and maintain Parent-Child Representation Program statewide to provide legal representation in juvenile dependency proceedings based on workload model of contracting that provides for caseload limits. Requires public defense services executive director to create plan for implementation of program by January 1, 2022. Requires public defense services executive director to report to Legislative Assembly and interim committees regarding Parent-Child Representation Program on or before September 15 of each year, beginning September 15, 2017, and ending September 15, 2021.
Directs court to order suspension of person's driving privileges upon person's conviction for offense related to sexual solicitation.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Office to conduct study and report findings regarding 2017-2019 biennium sources of Oregon Liquor Control Commission revenue related to alcoholic beverages and recipients of revenue distributions. Requires office to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows taxpayer to direct portion of income tax refund to purpose of providing housing to low income persons. Applies to individual income tax returns for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion.
Requires witness before statutory, standing, special or interim legislative committee to sign declaration that witness's testimony is true to best of witness's knowledge and belief, and that witness understands testimony is subject to penalty for perjury. Specifies exceptions.
Directs Department of Education to hire and place in schools licensed clinical social workers and to report to Legislative Assembly on certain findings related to social workers in schools. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purposes of Act. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows employer to pay federal minimum wage to youth employee during employee's initial period of employment. Makes unlawful employment practice to displace higher wage-earning employee to pay lower rate.
