Rep. Tawna Sanchez

Requires Chief Education Office to prepare annual report on accelerated college credit programs. Sunsets report requirements on January 2, 2029. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop statewide standards related to information provided by public post-secondary institutions of higher education about accelerated college credit programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Removes requirement that students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents apply for official federal identification document to be eligible for exemption from paying nonresident tuition at public universities. Permits public universities, Oregon Health and Science University and community colleges ] Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide scholarships and other financial aid to students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents. Permits Oregon Health and Science University and community colleges ] to exempt from paying nonresident tuition students who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes grant program under which Department of Education awards grants to school districts for percentage of certain student transportation costs for which school district does not receive any amount in distributions from State School Fund or any amount related to transit activities . Takes effect July 1, 2018.

Requires Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly, no later than September 15 ] December 31 , 2018, its recommendations for scope and framework for its comprehensive addiction, prevention, treatment and recovery plan. Requires plan to be reviewed and updated by September 15 ] July 1 of each even-numbered year beginning July 1, 2020 . Requires Oregon Health Authority to report to Legislative Assembly on scope of alcohol and drug abuse and addiction in Oregon and on availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services. ] Grants specified powers to Director of Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to carry out duties, functions and powers of commission. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person. Increases penalty for crime of strangulation when victim is family or household member. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify felony strangulation as crime category 5 if committed against family or household member .

Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants. Describes "wounded warrior." Permits person issued Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permit or person transporting person issued parking permit to park motor vehicle in any public parking zone restricted as to length of time permitted therein without incurring overtime penalties and to park motor vehicle in any public parking zone with metered parking without being required to pay any parking meter fee. Provides exceptions. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits broadband Internet access service provider from disclosing, selling or permitting access to personal information of customers of provider. Creates exceptions, including exception for giving express consent. ] Requires broadband Internet access service provider to take reasonable measures to protect personal information of customers of provider. ] Requires broadband Internet access service provider to provide notice of provisions of Act to potential customers of provider. ] Makes violation of Act unlawful trade practice. ] Establishes Task Force on Broadband Security to study uniformity of laws throughout United States with respect to protecting customers of broadband Internet access service providers. Requires task force to submit report, including recommendations for legislation, to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary no later than December 15, 2018. ] Prohibits public bodies from contracting with broadband Internet access service providers that engage in certain network management activities based on paid prioritization, content blocking or other discrimination. Provides limited exceptions, including for activities necessary to address needs of public safety and law enforcement. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide tuition assistance for ] grants to qualified members of Oregon National Guard to attend community colleges or public universities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Describes fees required when person is applying to replace or renew current driver license with Real ID compliant driver license or is applying for new original driver license that is Real ID compliant. Provides that Department of Transportation may issue, renew or replace limited term driver license, limited term driver permit or limited term identification card to persons previously issued limited term driver license, limited term driver permit or limited term identification card whose Employment Authorization Document has expired under certain circumstances. Sunsets December 31, 2021.

Allows Health Licensing Office to issue residential care facility administrator license to qualified applicant. Renames Nursing Home Administrators Board as Long Term Care Administrators Board. Prohibits board from carrying out disciplinary action against licensee unless at least one board member who represents type of license held by licensee is present at board meetings related to disciplinary action. Requires individual currently employed as residential care facility administrator in Oregon , or individual seeking employment as residential care facility administrator in Oregon prior to January 1, 2022, to apply for residential care facility administrator license by July 1, 2019. Allows Health Licensing Office to issue provisional residential care facility administrator license to qualified individual. Requires individual who holds provisional residential care facility administrator license to obtain residential care facility administrator license not later than January 1, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.