Transfers revenue from levy of additional privilege tax under forest products harvest tax to Forest Research and Experiment Account that is appropriated to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Oregon State University. Expands board of directors of Oregon Forest Resources Institute to include as voting members one person who represents environmental community and one person who has experience with fishery or wildlife-related science. Prohibits institute from expending funds for certain advertising or outreach. Requires institute to maintain records of staff interactions with certain individuals, report to Governor on records and make report publicly available. Instructs State Forestry Department to review and consider factual accuracy of communications and publications produced or recommended by institute. Provides that department may approve or disapprove communications or publications.
Rep. Zach Hudson
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Creates crime of threatening a mass injury event. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Department of Corrections and Oregon Youth Authority to distribute moneys to counties for purpose of funding supervision for persons convicted of or adjudicated for threatening a mass injury event. Appropriates moneys to department and authority for distribution. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Increases retirement benefits and lowers normal retirement age under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan for telecommunicators and certain employees of Oregon State Hospital.
Makes certain graduate and post-graduate student workers eligible employees for purposes of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Requires addition to federal taxable income of amounts excluded as gain attributable to investment in federal qualified opportunity zone. Allows subtraction in later tax year if gain is temporarily deferred at federal level. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes School Safety Construction Fund in State Treasury, separate and distinct from General Fund. Appropriates moneys in fund continuously to Department of Education for purposes of making grants to school districts , to education service districts, to Oregon School for the Deaf and to public school districts that apply on behalf of charter school chartered within school district for construction projects that address urgent school safety needs. Specifies priorities for grant moneys. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Oregon Health Authority ] Department of Human Services to develop and implement grant program to support ] provide grants, support and technical assistance for resilience hubs and networks in Oregon.
Expands definition of "debilitating medical condition" for medical use of marijuana. Allows specified entities to be designated as primary caregiver for registry identification cardholder. Protects entities and employees of entities from certain criminal liability related to medical use of marijuana. Prohibits Oregon State Board of Nursing from taking disciplinary action against nurse for discussing medical use of marijuana with patient. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits seller from selling or leasing motor vehicle if sale or lease is contingent upon lender's agreement to purchase retail installment contract or lease agreement. Provides that if seller sells retail installment contract or lease agreement to lender, lender must provide final approval of funding within 14 days after buyer takes possession of motor vehicle. Provides that if lender does not agree to buy retail installment contract or lease agreement or agrees to buy on terms other than exact terms that seller and buyer agreed to, seller must retain retail installment contract or lease agreement, must notify buyer of seller's retention and may not thereafter sell, assign, transfer or delegate any of the benefits, duties or obligations of the contract or agreement. Provides that seller's failure to comply with provisions of Act deprives seller of right to collect payment due under contract or agreement and right to repossess motor vehicle.
Prohibits Department of Environmental Quality and State Department of Agriculture from issuing or renewing license or permit to allow construction or operation of new industrial confined animal feeding operation, addition to or expansion of existing industrial confined animal feeding operation or addition to or expansion of livestock farm that would cause livestock farm to become industrial confined animal feeding operation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.