Expands membership of Justice Reinvestment Program Grant Review Committee. Specifies requirements for grant applications. Modifies manner in which grant applications are reviewed and grant funds distributed. Modifies criteria to be taken into account when appointing members of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Directs commission to assess extent to which each county is reducing racial and ethnic disparities in correctional population. Directs chairperson of commission to create advisory committee for commission. Directs commission to provide report, with recommendations from advisory committee on how commission can increase equity in allocation of public safety funds, to Governor and to subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means with authority over commission's budget no later than September 15, 2020. Appropriates moneys to commission for research into increasing equity in allocating Justice Reinvestment Program funds.
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Requires Department of Human Services to award grants to refugee resettlement agencies to provide specified services to refugees. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to award grants. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires Department of Human Services to administer temporary assistance for needy families program consistent with federal regulations and to provide specified types of assistance. Makes permanent certain provisions governing temporary assistance for needy families program. Authorizes department to provide assistance with tuition and fees associated with enrollment at educational institution for recipient who enrolls in educational institution as allowable work activity. Allows families to receive ] department to provide post-TANF aid to employed families for up to 12 months after losing eligibility for TANF due to employment or increased hours of work. Adjusts punctuation in statute. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows State Department of Fish and Wildlife to refuse or condition disclosure of information relevant to department ability to manage or protect described fish or wildlife species or individual members or populations of species. Creates exceptions ] exception to refusal authority . Exempts information from disclosure as public record. Makes disclosure criteria and public record law exemption retroactive to September 1, 2018. Validates department nondisclosures of information since September 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Permits county clerk to decide whether to conduct hand count of ballots or risk-limiting audit following each primary, general or special election. Establishes requirements for risk-limiting audit. Requires that records relating to risk-limiting audit or hand count of ballots be retained for two years. Applies to primary, general and special elections held on or after September 1, 2020.
Requires Department of Corrections to offer immunization against influenza virus to each inmate in physical custody of department. Requires department to schedule appointment to receive immunization for each inmate who does not decline immunization in writing. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes city or county to adopt property tax exemption for portion ] in amount not to exceed $300,000 of assessed value of principal place of residence used by homeowner to rent space in residence through public or nonprofit home share program to individuals seeking such space. Provides that exemption shall be granted as 100 percent exemption for five consecutive years unless city or county adopts other terms. ] Provides that city or county ] adopting jurisdiction must require means testing of home share seekers. Requires ] home share rental agreement to offer space at rent affordable to home share seekers with income at or below level determined by city or county ] 60 percent of area median income, must prohibit exemption for home share agreements among family members and must specify period for which exemption may be granted . Provides that exemption applies only to tax levy of city or county enacting exemption law and other taxing districts agreeing to grant exemption, ] ordinance or resolution granting exemption may not take effect unless rates of taxation of adopting jurisdiction and taxing districts that agree to grant exemption equal 51 percent or more of total combined rate of taxation. Requires exemption to be granted to all residences on same terms in effect on date application is submitted. ] Prohibits property receiving any other property tax benefit, other than homestead property tax deferral, from being granted home share exemption. Allows city or county ] adopting jurisdiction to amend or terminate ] exemption, subject to approval process of taxing districts described above, or repeal exemption, but provides that residences granted exemption continue to receive exemption under terms in effect at time exemption was first granted. Sets cap of 500 homes that may be granted exemption statewide in any property tax year. Sunsets authority of city or county to adopt exemption or deferral on June 30 ] that becomes effective after January 31 , 2027. Repeals exemption program on January 2, 2029. Provides that residences granted exemption before repeal date continue to receive exemption under terms in effect at time granted ] if term extends past repeal date . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Declares purpose of Critical Incident Review Teams. Defines "critical incident." Directs Department of Human Services to assign team within seven ] 10 days after department becomes aware of critical incident. Modifies membership of team. Directs department to publish certain information regarding teams on department's website. Modifies deadlines by which department shall publish team report. Modifies report requirements. Provides that statements in final report or document created during critical incident review process are inadmissible in civil or administrative proceedings. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies culpable mental state for crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle when person takes, operates, exercises control over or otherwise uses vehicle, boat or aircraft without consent of owner.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to design, implement and maintain voluntary statewide program to provide nurse home visiting services to families with infants up to six months of age. Specifies desired outcomes and services. Requires authority to adopt rules specifying criteria for coverage of newborn nurse home visiting service coverage by health benefit plans. Requires health benefit plans to cover nurse home visiting services to enrollees with newborns without cost-sharing. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.