Establishes regulations for kratom products, including testing standards, labeling requirements and minimum age for sale. Prohibits sale of kratom products unless kratom product derives from processor registered with State Department of Agriculture. Directs department to adopt rules to carry out regulations. Authorizes imposition of civil penalty for certain violations. Creates crime of unlawful distribution, sale or exposure for sale to individual under 21 years of age. Punishes by maximum of 30 days' imprisonment, $1,250 fine, or both. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for carrying out provisions of Act. Increases limitation on expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Department of Justice for carrying out provisions of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring opioid treatment center, as condition for approval to operate in this state, to accept Medicare payments as reimbursement for cost of services provided by center. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Declares that person may not be disqualified from service as child welfare service provider based on certain traits. Declares that child, ward or youth may not be prohibited from, disciplined for or retaliated against for publicly or privately speaking about child's, ward's or youth's experience receiving child welfare services. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Incorporates certain provisions of federal Indian Child Welfare Act into Oregon laws relating to youth offenders adjudicated for status offenses and to adoptions. Enhances state protections for Indian children in certain situations. Authorizes juvenile court to approve tribal customary adoption as permanency option for wards who are Indian children. Modifies court process to determine whether there is reason to know child is Indian child. Makes technical corrections to child welfare laws involving Indian children. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
In memoriam: Senator Jackie Winters, 1937-2019.
Declares racism as public health crisis in this state.
Creates crime of intimidation by display of a noose. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Establishes Addiction Crisis Recovery Fund. Prescribes uses of fund. Establishes Office of Intervention and Engagement in Oregon Health Authority to oversee expansion of substance use disorder treatment and peer services. Establishes Office of Behavioral Health Workforce Development in Oregon Health Authority to oversee recovery workforce development. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to increase payments for reimbursement to addiction treatment providers for services provided to medical assistance recipients. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to study optimum minimum pricing of malt beverages, wine and cider to allow consumer access and discourage overconsumption. Requires report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to health by November 30, 2021. Sunsets January 1, 2022. ] Establishes Task Force on Substance Use to study alcohol tax and pricing mechanisms to reduce substance use in this state. Requires report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to behavioral health no later than February 1, 2022. Sunsets December 31, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Extends sunset of pilot program for provision of legal services to adults in custody serving sentences at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Appropriates moneys from General Fund, for biennium beginning July 1, 2021, to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for purposes of funding program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Directs Secretary of State to create public process to develop state song to replace "Oregon, My Oregon" as state song. Requires secretary to design process to ensure broad public participation from Oregonians of all backgrounds, races and ethnicities and to ensure access to resources to assess historical accuracy of proposed song lyrics. Requires secretary to report to Legislative Assembly on progress in developing successor state song no later than September 15, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits certain financial institutions from charging fee to customer for cashing check drawn on account at financial institution, if check is presented in Oregon.