Rep. Jeff Reardon

Requires school or school district to offer lunches and breakfasts at no charge to student if school or school district meets requirements of special provisions of federal meal program or if student is from household with income that does not exceed 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines. Clarifies reimbursement rate to schools and school districts that offer breakfast or lunch at no charge to student. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Requires each community college and public university to hire benefits navigator to assist students in determining eligibility and applying for federal, state and local benefits programs. Requires community colleges and public universities to establish statewide consortium to enable benefits navigator to coordinate with benefits navigators at other institutions and to develop best practices. Requires community colleges and public universities to develop internal process to enable students to provide feedback and recommendations on how institution can better assist students in determining eligibility for benefits programs and applying for assistance under benefits programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Instructs Water Resources Department to enter into agreement with United States Geological Survey to produce and publish ground water budgets for all major hydrologic basins in this state, contract for person to produce report on statewide consumptive water use, expand ground water level monitoring network, measure progress in estimating and monitoring ground water levels, recharge and use and ensure that department staff members serve as community engagement coordinators. Increases appropriation to department from General Fund for technical services.

Authorizes electric utility ] cooperative to use or allow for use of electric easement in provision of broadband services , subject to certain conditions and exceptions . Provides process for property owner to bring action for damages if use in provision of broadband services results in expanded use of easement.

Requires education provider to prohibit use or ] display of any symbols of hate on school property or in education program. Prescribes requirements that education provider must have in policy related to bias incidents and displays of symbols of hate.

Prohibits homeowners associations from requiring application of pesticide on owner's property except as necessary for ecological or public health . Requires association to notify owners , upon the owner's request, prior to pesticide application on owners' property.

Authorizes provider of water project support to make support available to local organizations and local governments for purpose of developing local community engagement plans for water projects. Allows provider to condition support for community engagement on local organization or local government use of provider-recognized best practices related to equitable and meaningful participation in water project planning and decision-making process. Requires provider of water project support to periodically coordinate with other providers to update and ensure uniform application of best practices regarding community engagement planning.

Allows mobile school-based health centers to qualify for safety net grants from Oregon Health Authority. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide planning grants to 10 school districts or education service districts to evaluate need and develop plans for school-based health services. Requires authority to provide funding to operate school-based health center or school nurse model at conclusion of two-year planning process. Requires authority to develop requirements for up to three school districts or education service districts to receive grants for planning for and operation of mobile school-linked health centers. Requires authority to award grants to three school-based health centers to operate pilot projects to expand student access to mental and physical health care services through use of telehealth. Specifies requirements. Extends sunset on current program for school planning grants and technical assistance from January 2, 2026, to January 2, 2028. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Requires local governments, and allows mass transit districts or transportation districts, to prepare and submit to Department of Land Conservation and Development inventory of surplus real property. Directs department to submit report on surplus real property to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to housing no later than February 1 of each even-numbered year. Establishes alternative process for city to sell real property for purpose of developing affordable housing. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires governing body of public body, to extent reasonably possible, to make all meetings accessible remotely through technological means and provide opportunity for members of general public to remotely submit oral and written testimony during meetings to extent in-person oral and written testimony is allowed ]. Imposes same requirements on hearings under ORS chapters 197 and 215.