Excludes credits earned in accelerated college credit programs from applying when determining eligibility for receiving Oregon Promise program grant or renewal of grant.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for development of gatekeeper programs to serve seniors and people with disabilities in local communities statewide. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Directs Department of Human Services to assign exactly one universal provider number to persons listed on registry of persons who provide long term care. Directs department to require fingerprints in conducting criminal records checks of certain long term care workers. Disallows sharing of fingerprint records of certain long term care workers with Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for deposit in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund to fund community efforts to promote economic development and improve public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Establishes grant program for purpose of improving kindergarten student-to-teacher ratios in schools that are considered high poverty. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Provides funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt criteria for peer respite centers that receive funding and to monitor compliance. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime requirements. Makes conforming amendments.
Requires Housing and Community Services Department, in certifying tax credits for affordable housing loans, to give priority to projects that develop affordable housing for sponsoring entities' employees who are direct care workers or human service workers. Applies to loans made on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform. Directs task force to study and make recommendations on reforming campaign finance in this state. ] Sunsets task force on December 31, 2020. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees. Requires political committee to identify as caucus, measure, multicandidate, political party, recall or small donor political committee. Prohibits person from controlling more than one of each committee. Authorizes Secretary of State and Attorney General to require return of contribution excess of limits and impose civil penalty up to 150 percent of total amount of contribution. Repeals Ballot Measure 47 (2006), currently held in abeyance, which establishes limits on political campaign contributions and independent expenditures on candidate races and establishes certain campaign finance disclosure requirements. Becomes operative December 3, 2020.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to review state building code for purpose of identifying provisions that unnecessarily prohibit, restrict or create disincentives for conversion of single-family dwellings into structures with two to four dwelling units designed primarily for permanent occupancy. Requires department to undertake rulemaking to amend or repeal provisions identified by review. Creates tax credit regarding amounts expended for conversion of single-family dwelling into structure with two to four dwelling units designed primarily for permanent occupancy. Applies for amounts expended during tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026.
