Permits individual to create family medical leave savings account with financial institution to pay or reimburse qualified beneficiary's wage loss during family medical leave of absence from work. Allows employer or other person to contribute to account. Allows subtraction from account holder's federal taxable income for amounts contributed to family medical leave savings account during each tax year. Exempts from taxation amount of interest and other income earned on account. Allows tax credit for employer or other person to voluntarily contribute funds to account. Provides that withdrawals for unapproved purposes are taxable income to account holder. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Establishes Task Force on Rural Medical Training Facilities. Directs task force to investigate issues related to alleviating shortage of skilled and experienced nurses and medical technicians in or near Douglas County. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for training and professional development of school district personnel on contents and implementation of Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Framework adopted by department. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs Oregon Transportation Commission to adopt rules establishing quantitative system for scoring and ranking transportation projects that are being considered by commission for inclusion in Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Directs Department of Transportation to post certain information on its website about selection process for transportation projects and about transportation projects selected for inclusion in Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Directs department to use least-cost planning and practical design for all projects. Directs department to report to Legislative Assembly and commission on results of using least-cost planning and practical design. Directs department to update highway design manual.
Requires Legislative Counsel to produce draft measures in order in which measures were requested. Requires Legislative Counsel to inform members who have requested identical draft measures that their requests duplicate other requests and to disclose names of members requesting identical draft measures. Provides that disclosure of duplicate requests and names of members does not waive attorney-client privilege.
Requires Department of Human Services to seek approval from United States Department of Agriculture to administer pilot program in which supplemental nutrition assistance is calculated based on Department of Agriculture's low-cost food plan. Sunsets on earlier of date that approval is denied, or January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon pollution market by rule. Requires commission to consult with certain interested persons and be advised by advisory committee in adopting rules. Establishes Greenhouse Gas Cap and Investment Program Oversight Committee. Provides for minimum requirements of carbon pollution market. Declares legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Climate Investments Account within State Highway Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in account for purpose of funding programs consistent with legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Oregon Climate Investments Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Climate Investments Grant Program adopted by Environmental Quality Commission by rule. Creates Climate Investments in Impacted Communities Advisory Committee. Requires committee to advise on distributions of certain auction proceeds. Establishes Just Transition Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Just Transition Grant Program adopted by Oregon Business Development Department by rule. Makes all provisions related to carbon pollution market and distribution of auction proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission, Public Utility Commission, Department of Transportation and Oregon Business Development Department to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for purposes of air pollution laws. Requires registration and reporting by certain sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Requires certain sources to pay annual fee to Department of Environmental Quality to pay costs of department and Environmental Quality Commission in developing and preparing for implementation of carbon pollution market required by Act. Make provisions related to greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Land Use Board of Appeals to award prevailing party actual damages equal to economic loss due to project delays caused by proceeding initiated based on position not well-founded in law or on fact.
Requires that request or petition to district school board demonstrate that proposed change of service area of school meets certain requirements.
Requires Department of Revenue to establish program to identify taxpayers that are eligible for, but did not claim, earned income tax credit in preceding tax year and release to qualified nonprofit organization information that would enable qualified nonprofit organization to contact taxpayer, inform taxpayer of eligibility and assist taxpayer, if necessary, to apply for earned income tax credit. Requires department by rule to specify criteria for qualifying nonprofit organization. Requires qualified nonprofit organization that has entered into contract or agreement under terms of which nonprofit organization or any other party to contract or agreement will receive compensation from taxpayer or taxpayer's earned income tax credit to submit contract or agreement to department for review as condition of receiving information from department. Requires department to specify certain amendments to contract or agreement and requires qualified nonprofit organization to submit executed copy of contract or agreement for department to verify that amendments were incorporated. Permits department to impose civil penalty in amount that does not exceed $5,000 for each instance of violation of certain provisions of Act. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.