Rep. Tina Kotek

Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to licensed psychologist who meets specified requirements. Requires that licensed psychologist collaborate with prescribing physician or prescribing nurse practitioner during clinical residency program. Establishes Committee on Prescribing Psychologists. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Modifies purposes for which school districts may receive grants to pay for costs incurred by school districts to purchase food produced or processed in state. Expands types of entities eligible to receive grants to assist in paying costs incurred to provide food-based, agriculture-based or garden-based educational activities in school districts. Appropriates moneys to Department of Education for grant programs that allow school districts to purchase Oregon food products and to pay for costs related to food-based, agriculture-based and garden-based educational activities. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

Expands laws regarding preservation of participating properties that are publicly supported housing. Requires owner of participating property to provide notice to Housing and Community Services Department and local governments two years prior to expiration of contract or withdrawal of participating property from publicly supported housing. Requires property owner who violates notice requirements to extend affordability restriction on participating property. Requires owner of participating property to provide department and local governments with opportunity to offer to purchase participating property. Requires owner of participating property subject to certain contracts to provide department and local governments with right of first refusal to purchase participating property. Establishes timelines and requirements for department and local governments to exercise opportunity to offer to purchase participating property and right of first refusal to purchase participating property. Authorizes civil action by person who suffers ascertainable loss or damage as result of property owner's failure to comply with laws. Appropriates additional moneys from General Fund to department for certain biennial expenses. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Legislative Policy and Research Director to convene advisory group to study reimbursment of prescription drugs in medical assistance program, Public Employees' Benefit Board health benefit plans, Oregon Educators Benefit Board health benefit plans and other state-financed programs. Requires director to report findings and recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health no later than September 15, 2018. Modifies methodology for reimbursement of hospital services and supplies provided to enrollees in health benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee to develop quality measures to gauge coordinated care organization's compliance with requirement to provide members with access to traditional health workers. Prohibits renewal or extension of contract between Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organization that fails to achieve quality measures. Requires office or division of Oregon Health Authority that is responsible for promoting health equity and inclusion to develop criteria and descriptions of community health workers, personal health navigators, peer wellness specialists, doulas and community organizations that employ them.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to use portion of moneys in Hospital Quality Assurance Fund to provide grants to culturally specific health care facilities beginning July 1, 2018.

Modifies methodology for reimbursing hospital costs under self-insured benefit plan offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Repeals statewide prohibition on city and county ordinances regulating rents. Permits city or county to adopt rent stabilization program with certain restrictions. Imposes moratorium on rent increases greater than five percent for residential tenancies, with exceptions. Sunsets moratorium on July 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Task Force on Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership. Directs task force to compile data concerning levels of home ownership among people of color in this state and identify barriers to home ownership. Requires task force to recommend solutions, including legislation, to modify practices or procedures for mortgage loan applications and approvals to eliminate any impermissible discrimination or barriers. Requires task force to report to Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2018. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires city or county to review and decide on applications for certain housing developments containing affordable housing units within 100 days. Establishes standards of review for city or county decision on application for certain housing developments located within urban growth boundary. Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to study housing development in cities. Amends definition of "needed housing." Prohibits local government from adopting standards regulating development of housing that discourage needed housing through designation of primarily residential neighborhood as national historic district or that reduce density of application if density applied for is below authorized density for zone. Prohibits city or county from prohibiting building duplex or accessory dwelling unit in area zoned for single-family dwellings located within urban growth boundary. Requires city and county to allow nonresidential place of worship to use real property for affordable housing. Declares emergency, effective on passage.