Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to nonpartisan state offices and county and city offices except where home rule charter applies. Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination by major political parties for federal and state partisan offices.
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Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to initiate, resume or suspend payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System on first day of calendar quarter following receipt of notice by board that benefit payments are or are not subject to Oregon personal income tax. Directs board to pay increased benefits not paid to person because board determined that payments were not subject to Oregon personal income tax if person later establishes that payments were subject to Oregon personal income tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Extends sunset for tax credit for university venture development fund contributions.
Expands types of pesticide that may not be included in school list of low-impact pesticides for use in integrated pest management plan. Changes and adds definitions used in statutes regarding integrated pest management plans for schools. Imposes new pesticide use information and reporting requirements on school governing body. Restricts ability of school governing body to delegate plan coordinator duties. Adds requirements regarding school pest prevention plan emphasis. Alters school plan coordinator training and training reporting requirements.
Modifies requirements for motor vehicle exhaust systems.
Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon career and technical student organizations in support of organizations for purposes of increasing student achievement and leadership and improving graduation rates, college preparation and career placement for students enrolled in career and technical student organization courses. Establishes grant program for purpose of allowing school districts to provide summer and after-school career and technical student organization courses. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.
Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination. Directs task force to identify and evaluate impacts of age discrimination in workplace and report to interim committees relating to business and labor. Sunsets December 31, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene container in selling, offering for sale, serving or dispensing prepared food to public. Takes effect January 1, 2023.
Allows otherwise qualified individual to claim earned income tax credit under individual taxpayer identification number in lieu of Social Security number. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2026. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires health care provider to include information related to diagnosed or suspected brain injury in patient's medical chart and other specified records.