Declares intent to develop statewide strategy involving behavioral health mobile crisis response teams.
Directs Judicial Department to establish Family Treatment Court Program in certain counties to improve outcomes in child welfare cases resulting from parent's or caregiver's alleged substance use disorder. Directs Public Defense Services Commission to develop and maintain Parent-Child Representation Program for delivery of legal services to certain persons participating in Family Treatment Court Program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Judicial Department and Department of Human Services for purposes related to Family Treatment Court Program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Public Defense Services Commission for purposes related to Parent-Child Representation Program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes State Gambling Task Force. Directs task force to study and make recommendations regarding state gambling policy and regulations. Requires task force to submit periodic reports ] interim report on progress to committee of Legislative Assembly and to submit final report to committee by December 1, 2022. Prohibits authorization or implementation of new lottery games or game procedures ] playable on mobile device, personal computer or other personal electronic device until January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Department of Human Services to study and make recommendations on provisions of state law relating to adoption of Indian children. Requires department to submit report on findings to interim committee of Legislative Assembly by January 1, 2023. ] Incorporates certain provisions of federal Indian Child Welfare Act into Oregon laws relating to youth offenders adjudicated for status offenses and to voluntary 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.
Prohibits person from conducting or participating in contest, competition, tournament or derby that has objective of taking coyotes for cash or prizes. Provides that prohibition does not apply to raffle conducted by nonprofit organization if organization does not award raffle prizes based on number, weight or size of coyotes taken. Punishes violation of prohibition by maximum fine of $2,000. Provides that person violating Act forfeits remains of coyote to State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Establishes ombudsman for early childhood care and education providers. Prescribes duties of ombudsman.
Requires individual and group health insurance policies to reimburse services provided by naturopathic physicians within scope of their practice if services are reimbursed when provided by licensed physicians. Requires reimbursement paid to naturopathic physician in independent practice to be in same amount as reimbursement paid to physician. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Corrections to study issues specific to women in custody of department and to provide results of study to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2021. ] Sunsets January 2, 2022. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Directs Governor to designate corrections gender-responsive coordinator. Specifies qualifications and duties of coordinator. Directs Department of Corrections to provide coordinator with access to Coffee Creek Correctional Facility to carry out duties. Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with organization to conduct assessment of facility in coordination with coordinator. Directs coordinator to create Gender-Responsive Advisory Council. Directs coordinator and council to conduct listening sessions concerning experiences of women and families in criminal justice system. Directs coordinator to provide report to Legislative Assembly during 2023 regular session that includes summary of assessment, information from listening sessions and policy recommendations. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Eliminates landlord's ability to terminate residential tenancy without cause. Clarifies damages available to tenant for landlord's unlawful no-cause notice or fraudulent landlord-cause notice.
Requires long term care facilities and residential facilities to permit resident of facility to have support person to provide emotional and physical support and supplemental care. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
