Rep. Mark Gamba

Authorizes Water Resources Department to seek injunctive relief if person has engaged, or is about to engage, in activity that is or will be violation of certain water laws. Sunsets injunctive authority on January 2, 2030. Instructs department to report, on or before September 15, 2028, to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to water on department's use of injunctive authority.

Requires that dental and vision are included in health benefits available to part-time faculty members. Requires public institutions of higher education to notify potentially eligible part-time faculty members of eligibility requirements and details of health care benefits available to part-time faculty no later than 30 days before application deadline. Reduces amount of time part-time faculty must work to qualify for health care benefits from 50 percent of full-time equivalent employee to 30 percent of full-time equivalent employee. Requires institution to include noninstructional work when making eligibility determination. ] Alters requirement for part-time faculty to qualify for health care benefits from 50 percent of full-time equivalent employee to part-time faculty member being eligible for membership in Public Employees Retirement System or comparable retirement plan. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Housing and Community Services Department to provide report to appropriate interim committee of Legislative Assembly on department's financial support of dwelling units with certain accessibility features. Requires Oregon Housing Stability Council to undertake certain efforts to increase quantity and quality of accessible dwelling units. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Task Force on Tribal Consultation and specifies task force membership. Requires task force to identify and clarify requirements of state agencies to engage in tribal consultation. Requires task force to report findings and recommendations on tribal consultation to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to government by September 15, 2024. Sunsets December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study of economic development in Oregon. Directs department to submit report of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2024. ] Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution for purposes related to outdoor recreation economy. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of awarding matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor gear and apparel industry. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grant to Regional Rural Revitalization Strategies Consortium to plan for and develop housing. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Business Development Department to award grants to county fair operators in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on county fair operators' earned revenue. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of awarding grants for formation, improvement and operation of small business development centers. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be expended on various projects. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for purpose of funding grant program related to establishments that process and sell meat products. Extends sunset of grant program. Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to fund new program established to support strategic investments in maritime workforce development programs and activities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sets minimum rate at which specified state agencies may compensate nonprofit organizations for indirect costs related to providing services. ] Establishes Task Force on Modernizing Grant Funding and Contracting. Specifies membership of task force. Requires task force to examine how state's granting and public procurement practices limit wages of employees of nonprofit organizations and make recommendations to Oregon Department of Administrative Services concerning changes to state procurement practices that will support living wages for employees of nonprofit organizations, uniform application procedures for grant moneys, standard contracting language that permits flexibility in contract terms and conditions and multiyear contract terms, sufficient reporting requirements that are commensurate with funding levels and that allow for adequate lead time for changes to reporting required within term of contract, payment models that prioritize full cost recovery and mechanism for ongoing review and evaluation of grantmaking and procurement processes. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires state agency that authorizes or funds, in whole or in part, installation of electric vehicle charging system located on customer's side of meter to require installing contractor or contractors to hold all legally required licenses and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certification, and one or more electricians who hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certification to supervise or participate in installation. Requires state agency to require 25 percent of electricians who are present and working on installation to hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certifications when installation is for electric vehicle charging port on customer's side of meter that will supply 25 or more kilowatts to vehicle. Becomes operative when 500 or more individuals in this state have completed Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program and passed certification exam, or equivalent training program and certification exam. Requires Electrical and Elevator Board to approve Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, and consider equivalent training programs, as continuing education program. Requires board to review cost to take Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program course and certification exam and ] track number of electricians who have signed up for and completed course and passed certification exam. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish program to reimburse individuals who successfully complete Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program and pass certification exam, or equivalent training program and certification exam, for amount of cost of course and exam incurred by individual. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to bureau for purposes of payments of grants made under program established by bureau. ].

Adds outdoor child care program to definition of "child care facility." Requires Early Learning Council to adopt rules governing the operation of outdoor child care programs. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Early Learning and Care to certify outdoor child care programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides that qualifying agency must require as material provision of public improvement contract that contractor establish and implement plan for outreach to and recruitment and retention of women, minority individuals and veterans to perform work under public improvement contract, with aspirational target of having individuals in one or more of these groups perform at least 15 percent of total work hours that workers perform under public improvement contract. Specifies requirements for plan of outreach, recruitment and retention. Requires contractor to report information concerning contractor's and subcontractors' compliance with provisions of Act to qualifying agency as part of or as supplement to certified statements required for reporting compliance with prevailing wage requirements. Specifies required contents of reports. Requires qualifying agency to report information collected from contractors to Bureau of Labor and Industries and requires bureau to make specified reports to Legislative Assembly. Provides that qualifying agency may reduce payment due to contractor for failure to comply with requirement to employ apprentices on public improvement project and specifies formula for calculating amount of penalty. Requires qualifying agency to pay to State Treasury to credit of bureau amount equivalent to reduction of payment to contractor. Increases utilization of apprentices for work on public improvement projects from 12 percent of all work hours performed on the public improvement to 15 percent on January 1, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes requirements for approving recovery schools. Prescribes standards and funding provisions related to approved recovery schools. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.