Limits amount of overtime nursing staff who work in correctional facility may be required to work. Provides exceptions.
Expands membership of Justice Reinvestment Program Grant Review Committee. Specifies requirements for grant applications. Modifies manner in which grant applications are reviewed and grant funds distributed. Modifies criteria to be taken into account when appointing members of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Directs commission to assess extent to which each county is reducing racial and ethnic disparities in correctional population. Directs chairperson of commission to create advisory committee for commission. Directs commission to provide report, with recommendations from advisory committee on how commission can increase equity in allocation of public safety funds, to Governor and to subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means with authority over commission's budget no later than September 15, 2020. Appropriates moneys to commission for research into increasing equity in allocating Justice Reinvestment Program funds.
Renames crime of intimidation as bias crime. Adds gender identity to list of characteristics of victim, perception of which constitutes defendant's motive to commit crime. Removes requirement that bias crime in the first degree be committed by two or more persons. Modifies bias crime statistics reported to Department of State Police by law enforcement agencies. Directs department to report data collected from law enforcement agencies to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Directs commission to include gender identity as characteristic of victim constituting aggravating factor when characteristic motivated commission of crime. Directs district attorneys to collect data concerning bias-related crimes and report to commission. Appropriates moneys to , and increases limitation on federal funds expenditures for, Department of Justice for distribution to district attorneys for purposes of collecting and reporting data ] purposes of carrying out provisions of Act . Directs Department of Justice to establish hate crimes telephone hotline. Directs law enforcement agency responding to bias incident to refer victim to qualifying local victims' services or to hate crimes hotline. Creates position of Hate Crimes Response Coordinator in department. Directs department to collect data concerning bias crimes and bias incidents and report to commission. Directs commission to analyze all bias crime and bias incident data received from Department of State Police, district attorneys and Department of Justice, and to report on analysis annually to Governor, Legislative Assembly, Attorney General, Oregon District Attorneys Association, Department of State Police and Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Appropriates moneys to commission for purposes of carrying out data analysis ] provisions of Act . Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies ] Reduces length of time of parental desertion or abandonment of child resulting in forfeiture of parent's intestate share of child's estate and ] or parent's interest in property transferred from child to parent by transfer on death deed in parental forfeiture action to one year if person who would benefit from forfeiture is child or sibling of deceased child or three years for all others . Modifies burden of proof in parental forfeiture action to preponderance of evidence if person who would benefit from forfeiture is child or sibling of deceased child . Extends deadline for commencing parental forfeiture action to no later than one year after decedent's date of death if notice to interested persons not published. Prohibits parent or stepparent who abandoned child from receiving damages for wrongful death of child. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires correctional facilities to provide tampons, sanitary pads, postpartum pads and panty liners to certain incarcerated persons at no cost.
Prohibits campaign moneys and public moneys from being used to make payments in connection with nondisclosure agreement relating to workplace harassment. Declares void and unenforceable any nondisclosure agreement entered into with use of prohibited moneys. Establishes civil penalty for using prohibited moneys to make payments in connection with nondisclosure agreement of up to two times amount of penalty provision for violating nondisclosure agreement that is contained within nondisclosure agreement. Prohibits public official ] holder of public office or candidate from using moneys received from third parties to make payments in connection with nondisclosure agreement relating to harassment in workplace, if alleged harassment occurred when public official ] holder of public office or candidate was acting as public official ] holder of public office or candidate. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that brownfield granted property tax incentive benefit under chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2016, is eligible for ] may be granted any other special assessment, exemption or partial exemption granted under other law ] for which such property is eligible. Provides that total amount of all property tax benefits granted to brownfield under any law may not reduce property tax liability below zero for any property tax year. Provides that eligible costs of brownfield for purposes of determining property tax incentive benefit under chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2016, shall be reduced by any special assessment, exemption or partial exemption granted to brownfield under any law other than chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2016. ] Requires jurisdiction granting brownfield property tax incentive benefit to specify how jurisdiction intends to apply multiple property tax benefits and to notify county assessor of intended application. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits name of Secretary of State, ] county clerk or filing officer from appearing in official capacity on voters' pamphlet, return identification envelope, secrecy envelope or other ballot information provided to electors if secretary, ] county clerk or filing officer is on ballot. Establishes exception to permit name, office and signature of Secretary of State to appear on cover of voters' pamphlet as part of statement stating that pamphlet may be used to assist electors in voting. ] Prohibits name of Secretary of State from appearing in official capacity on return identification envelope, secrecy envelope or other ballot information other than voters' pamphlet that is provided to electors if secretary is on ballot. Permits name of secretary to appear in official capacity in voters' pamphlet.
Modifies processes relating to reporting, investigating and appealing findings related to sexual harassment in schools. Takes effect July 1, 2020.
Authorizes Long Term Care Ombudsman to hire up to 10 deputy ombudsmen. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
