Modifies provisions relating to care facilities regulated by Department of Human Services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Department of Revenue to submit to Legislative Revenue Officer information from Oregon tax returns about certain corporations doing business in Oregon. Requires Legislative Revenue Officer to make information available in public report. Specifies information that must be included in report. Requires initial submission by department of information not later than December 1, 2017, for 2015 tax year. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for deposit in Safe Routes to Schools Fund for grant awards under safe routes to schools program. Directs Department of Transportation to expend at least $20 million out of funds received from State Highway Fund for safe routes to schools infrastructure projects. Requires department to submit biennial report relating to progress and funding of safe routes to schools programs and infrastructure projects to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule certain statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits by no later than January 1, 2018. Requires commission to adopt action plan for ensuring statewide greenhouse gas emissions do not exceed limits adopted by commission. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to periodically prepare reports to commission on best available climate science, to be used by commission in adopting and updating greenhouse gas emissions limits and related rules. Repeals provision granting certain exemptions from air pollution laws. Repeals provision relating to greenhouse gas emissions goals. Makes repeals operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Human Services to study necessary improvements in regulation of memory care facilities and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes formation of children's special districts. Authorizes children's special districts to levy property taxes to fund programs that offer children's services. Defines "children's services" as services that support children's total health and well-being provided outside of school hours to individuals not more than 18 years old. Provides that children's special district shall discontinue project if court holds that revenue funding project is subject to compression under $5 per $1,000 of real market value cap for purposes of Ballot Measure 5 (1990) as revenue funding project constituting educational services and shall use revenue for project that does not constitute educational services.
Establishes grant program for purpose of improving kindergarten student-to-teacher ratios in schools that are considered high poverty. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Establishes Homeownership Repair and Rehabilitation Program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide financial assistance to persons in low income households for repair and rehabilitation of residences. Delineates program requirements. Establishes Homeownership Repair and Rehabilitation Program Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department. Appropriates moneys to department to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to participate in program. Makes program and fund operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Provides that youth offenders sentenced to mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for certain crimes committed at 15, 16 or 17 years of age are eligible for conditional release hearing if they are in custody of Oregon Youth Authority on 24th birthday.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for Oregon Hunger Response Fund program services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
