Modifies definition of "exempt prohibited individual." Prohibits permanently from providing child care individuals who have been subject of substantiated report of child abuse in which victim suffered serious harm or death and individuals who are required to report as sex offenders. Requires certain individuals who have been subject of founded or substantiated report of child abuse to apply and be enrolled in Central Background Registry prior to providing certain types of care. Modifies definition of "subject individual." Authorizes Office of Child Care to impose civil penalty and file for injunctive relief if subject individual has not applied to and been enrolled in Central Background Registry and the individual provides child care or has child in individual's care. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Requires state to pay for ballot return envelopes that can be returned by business reply mail, or other mailing service determined by Secretary of State to be more cost effective or efficient, for each election held in this state. Applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies requirements for licensing of in-home care agencies. Prohibits retaliation against in-home caregiver for making complaint or reporting violation to Oregon Health Authority. Creates private right of action for retaliation against in-home caregiver who makes complaint or reports violation. ] Requires all private agency caregivers that provide personal care services to complete specified training. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt training requirements that include minimum number of hours of orientation and assessment of competency for individual who is not licensed health care provider to complete before providing in-home care services as employee of in-home care agency, home health agency or hospital. Allows authority to deny, suspend or revoke license of in-home care agency or impose civil penalty if agency demonstrates five-year pattern of significant and substantiated violations of employment laws, wage laws or training requirements. Allows authority to deny, suspend or revoke license of in-home care agency for failure to comply with requirements related to criminal records checks. Requires Department of Human Services to adopt training standards that include minimum number of hours of orientation and assessment of competency before home care worker or personal support worker may provide home care services. Requires department to make recommendations to Legislative Assembly, no later than February 1, 2021, on methods for assessing and monitoring home care services provided by home care workers.
Requires covered nonprofit ] organizations that make political expenditures in excess of specified amount to file with Secretary of State donor identification list that identifies donors that made donations above specified amount ] $10,000 during election cycle to covered nonprofit if covered nonprofit makes aggregate political expenditures above specified amount. ] organization. Requires covered organization to update list throughout election cycle. Permits covered nonprofit ] organization to establish separate campaign account. Limits disclosure requirement to donations above specified amount deposited into campaign account if conditions followed ] exclude from donor list donations from specified charitable organizations and donations and grants received from foundations and other donors that may not be used for political communications . Regulates covered nonprofit ] organization acceptance and use of anonymous donations. Establishes civil penalty for failure to comply with covered nonprofit ] organization disclosure requirements. Reduces amount of independent expenditure requiring disclosure in ORESTAR from $750 to $250. Expands electioneering communication period from 30 days before primary election and 60 days before general election to 60 days before primary election, 120 days before general election and 90 days before any other election. Establishes procedures for certain election-related investigations. Permits Secretary of State or Attorney General, upon reasonable suspicion of violation, to examine accounts of covered nonprofit being investigated as result of elector filing complaint alleging violation of election law or rule. ] Permits Attorney General, during investigation of election complaint, to issue subpoena to compel production of relevant documents or information. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Housing and Community Services Department with Department of Land Conservation and Development and Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop methodology to conduct regional housing needs analysis and, for certain cities and Metro, to estimate existing housing stock, to establish housing shortage analysis and to estimate needed housing units for next 20 years. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to implement analyses and inventory by September 1, 2020. Requires Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Land Conservation and Development to report results to committee of Legislative Assembly by March 1, 2021. Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to report evaluation to committee of Legislative Assembly no later than March 1, 2021. Appropriates funds to Housing and Community Services Department for analyses. Requires each city outside Metro with population greater than 10,000 to estimate its housing need and capacity no less than once every eight years and Metro and cities within Metro to estimate their housing need and capacity no less than every six years. Requires such local governments, within one year of determining estimated housing need, to adopt housing production strategy to meet estimated housing need. Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to identify cities that experience difficulties implementing housing production strategy. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Land Conservation and Development to assist cities with implementation of housing production strategy. Allows Department of Land Conservation and Development to seek enforcement order against cities not implementing housing production strategy. Requires each city to complete Department of Land Conservation and Development housing survey 24 months before determining housing production strategy. Allows development or rezoning of public property in urban growth boundary for affordable housing if compatible with surrounding zoning. Requires local governments to amend local land use laws to comply with 2017 accessory dwelling unit laws by effective date of Act. Requires local government to adopt findings supported by substantial evidence in support of necessity of reduction in density or height in housing development application. Allows nonresidential places of worship to develop multiple affordable dwellings on land where nonresidential place of worship is allowed use. Prohibits professional disciplinary conduct against employees of Department of Consumer and Business Services who provide certain typical building plans and specifications. Appropriates funds to Department of Land Conservation and Development for technical assistance to local governments in implementing Act. Becomes operative on January 1, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs each covered manufacturer of covered drugs that are sold within this state to develop and implement drug take-back program for purpose of collecting from individuals and nonbusiness entities covered drugs for disposal. Defines "covered drug" and "covered manufacturer." Supersedes and preempts local government ordinance or regulation establishing or requiring program similar to drug take-back program. Directs Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Quality Commission to administer Act. Requires covered manufacturers subject to Act to first submit plan for participating in drug take-back program on or before November 1, 2020. Requires drug take-back programs to be operational by July 1, 2021. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Sunsets September 15, 2031. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Extends authorized uses of moneys received by state pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement and deposited in Clean Diesel Engine Fund. Prohibits titling of certain motor vehicles powered by certain model year diesel engines on and after January 1, 2025 , if owner of motor vehicle is located in Multnomah, Clackamas or Washington County . Prohibits registration of certain motor vehicles with certain model year diesel engines after certain dates, if owner of motor vehicle is located within Multnomah, Clackamas or Washington County. Creates exception from titling and registration prohibitions for motor vehicles powered by diesel engines retrofitted with approved retrofit technology. Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule criteria for certification of approved retrofit technologies. Directs Department of Transportation to annually report on registration of certain motor vehicles to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to transportation and environment. Provides that sale, display, advertisement or representation as approved any retrofit technology not approved by commission constitutes offense. Provides that certain modification or alteration of installed, approved retrofit technology for which proof of certification has been issued constitutes offense. Provides that false certification that diesel engine has been retrofitted with approved technology or falsification of information on certificate of compliance constitutes offense. Provides that requiring unnecessary repairs or service to issue proof of certification of installation of approved retrofit technology constitutes offense. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Provides that person who makes, issues or knowingly uses imitation or counterfeit certificate of compliance commits offense. Punishes by maximum fine of $1,000. Directs commission to adopt by rule voluntary emission control label program for pieces of construction equipment powered by nonroad diesel engines and operated in Oregon. Authorizes commission to establish schedule of fees for participation in voluntary program. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Requires certain public improvement contracts to require use of motor vehicles with 2010 model year or newer diesel engines and equipment that meets certain emission standards in performance of contract. Becomes operative January 1, 2021. ] Applies to public improvement contracts advertised, solicited or entered into on or after January 1, 2022, with exceptions. Allows assessment of civil penalties for violations of certain motor vehicle emission standards by persons other than motor vehicle owners and their lessees. Establishes Supporting Businesses in Reducing Diesel Emissions Task Force. Directs task force to consider public funding strategies and develop incentive strategies for supporting businesses in reducing emissions from diesel engines used in conducting business activities. Sunsets task force December 31, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Task Force on Universal Health Care Commission ] charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents. Specifies membership and duties of commission ] task force . Requires recommendations to be guided by specified values and principles. Prescribes requirements for plan design and items that commission ] task force must consider. Requires commission to first meet by November 1, 2019, and provide first report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by March 15, 2020. Requires commission ] members of task force to be appointed by May 31, 2020, and task force to submit to 2021 regular session of Legislative Assembly final recommendations by February 1, 2021, or report on work that remains to be completed ] for design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan and Health Care for All Oregon Board . Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for Medicaid Buy-In program. Specifies elements that must be included in plan, to extent feasible. Requires authority to provide report to Legislative Assembly, no later than May 1, 2020, containing discussion of potential eligibility requirements for Medicaid Buy-In program or public option, options for targeting specified groups, recommendations for legislative changes necessary to implement plan and any federal approval that would be required to implement plan. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates exception under Death with Dignity Act to 15-day waiting period for patient with less than 15 days to live. Creates exception to two-day waiting period for patient with less than two days to live.
Abolishes "Office of Manufactured Dwelling Park Community Relations." Renames "Mobile Home Parks Account" to "Manufactured and Marina Communities Account." Requires facilities to establish mediation policy for certain disputes. Authorizes grants from Housing and Community Services Department for legal needs of low-income facility tenants. Establishes Manufactured and Marina Communities Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee. Sunsets grants and committee on January 2, 2024. Extends department's existing duties to manufactured dwellings and manufactured dwelling parks to include marinas and floating home tenants. Requires floating home owners in marina to pay fees to Manufactured and Marina Communities Account. Requires marina owners to pay fees to account and complete educational requirements. Delays operative date. Applies provisions for sale of manufactured dwelling park to marina. Allows tenants of marinas to enter into storage agreements with landlords for 12 months following lease termination. Requires manufactured dwelling park landlord, before maintaining trees, to provide tenant reasonable notice and opportunity to maintain trees. Authorizes marina landlord to require tenant to move floating home at landlord's cost. Requires marina landlords to extend for-cause termination notice for 10 months to allow tenant to repair home's float. Authorizes marina landlords to amend rental agreement to charge allowable fees. Amends process for facility landlords to terminate tenancy for cause. Amends requirements for siting, billing and notice before converting facility to submeter or pro rata billing. Amends other facility billing and conversion processes.