Modifies crime of promoting prostitution to include knowingly recruiting, persuading or encouraging, or attempting to recruit, persuade or encourage, another person to engage in prostitution. Punishes by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Requires pharmacist to dispense controlled substance in Schedule II of federal Controlled Substances Act in lockable vial. Defines "lockable vial." Creates exceptions. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows cause of action against patent holder or licensed manufacturer for genetically engineered organism present on land without permission of owner or lawful occupant. Allows court to award prevailing plaintiff costs, attorney fees and treble economic damages.
Requires manufacturer to disclose in any advertisement for prescription drug wholesale price in Oregon of prescription drug. Imposes civil penalty for violation of requirement.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution lowering voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Directs Department of Transportation to develop and implement program to lend moneys to school districts for incremental costs of purchasing electric-powered school buses.
Establishes Early Childhood Equity Fund. Authorizes Early Learning Division to make grants from fund for purpose of supporting culturally specific early learning, early childhood and parent support programs in this state and to promote capacity of culturally specific organizations to deliver programs . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Permits former ] adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree. Defines " former ] adopted former foster child." Permits former ] adopted former foster children previously ineligible for waiver of tuition due to being adopted to be eligible for waiver if adoption occurred on or after January 1, 2012. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Increases distance from certain parts of public places and places of employment where person may not smoke, aerosolize or vaporize from 10 feet to 25 feet.
Permits duplicate health benefit plan coverage for public employees. Deletes provision requiring Oregon Educators Benefit Board to use payment methodologies in self-insured health benefit plans offered by board that are designed to limit growth in per-member expenditures for health services to no more than 3.4 percent per year. Deletes provision requiring Oregon Educators Benefit Board to adopt policies and practices designed to limit annual increase in premium amounts paid for contracted health benefit plans to 3.4 percent. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
