Rep. Pam Marsh

Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish, in collaboration with Department of Corrections, Family Preservation Project pilot program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Provides that program shall be administered by YWCA of Greater Portland. Specifies goals of program and services that may be provided. Requires commission to perform analysis of program and report results of analysis to Legislative Assembly beginning September 15, 2026, and every two years thereafter. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for distribution to YWCA of Greater Portland for purposes of program. Sunsets program on January 1, 2031. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Early Learning Division of Department of Education to distribute to specified Early Learning Hub to administer pilot program to coordinate services and other resources provided to low-income pregnant individuals and families with children under five years of age by local and state agencies, human services providers, early learning services providers, health care providers and other community organizations in Jackson and Josephine Counties. Requires Early Learning Division to report to Legislative Assembly, by September 15, 2024, on outcomes of pilot program and recommendations for expanding program statewide. Sunsets January 2, 2029. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department to distribute to Oregon cultural organizations in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on organization finances. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Modifies crimes related to involuntary servitude and human trafficking. Establishes affirmative defense for human trafficking victims. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify subjecting another person to involuntary servitude crimes as specified crime categories when victim was under 18 years of age at time of offense. Provides that certain evidence concerning victim of human trafficking involving involuntary servitude is not admissible. Extends statute of limitations for civil action based on violation of conduct constituting involuntary servitude or human trafficking. Requires alcohol service permittee to report suspected human trafficking on licensed premises. Directs Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to include human trafficking investigation training in minimum training required for basic police officer certification. Directs Department of Justice to develop training for certain state agencies concerning human trafficking awareness and prevention. Requires employees designated by specified agencies to annually complete training.

Authorizes board of directors of rural fire protection district to annex to district, under certain circumstances, lands that are within coverage area of district. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires health benefit plan and health care service contract coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.

Makes permanent ] Extends sunset from 2024 to 2034 on provisions allowing retired member of Public Employees Retirement System to be reemployed by participating public employer for unlimited number of hours without reduction in pension benefits.

Makes permanent provisions conditionally allowing water right lease to split use of water between existing water right and in-stream water right within same year. Removes prohibition on leasing water right for split use for period of more than 10 years.

In memoriam: Mary Curtis Gramley (1936-2021).

Establishes Oregon Housing Needs Analysis in Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Requires cities outside Metro to plan for housing needs as allocated by analysis. Requires Metro to adopt similar methodology to allocate housing needs to cities within Metro. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to develop housing production dashboard and housing equity indicators. Allows Department of Land Conservation and Development to audit, and to enter into housing acceleration agreement with, certain cities that are not adopting or implementing housing production strategies or that are lowest performing as measured by dashboard and indicators. Allows department to seek, and Land Conservation and Development Commission to issue, specific enforcement orders for certain continued noncompliance by cities in addressing housing. Amends land use requirements for local governments related to urbanization, including by requiring cities to measure and plan for development-ready lands, requiring Metro to adopt housing coordination strategy and allowing cities outside of Metro to adopt rural reserves. Requires commission to adopt or amend implementing rules. Modifies emergency housing assistance program and state homeless assistance program to provide services and assistance to school-aged children experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Modifies eligibility requirements for applicants for grants from homeless youth services enhancement program and host home project program. Makes programs permanent. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants or loans for modular housing and components. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires Oregon Facilities Authority to provide financing for infrastructure and predevelopment costs for moderate income housing. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Requires residential landlords to extend notice periods for terminations of tenancy based on nonpayment of rent and to include additional notices. Requires landlords and clerk to also include notice with summons for nonpayment of rent. Postpones dates for first appearance and trial for evictions based on such termination notices. Requires landlord to attest to belief that tenant who is absent at first appearance remains in possession of premises before default eviction judgment. Requires public bodies and grantees to inform tenants and landlords regarding rental assistance applications. Requires courts to annually set aside and seal certain inoperative residential eviction judgments. Requires State Department of Agriculture to provide grants to improve certain existing agriculture workforce housing. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Allows certain moneys appropriated to Housing and Community Services Department for use in Oregon Balance of State Continuum of Care to be spent under emergency procurement authority. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Housing and Community Services Department, Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Land Conservation and Development Commission, Oregon Facilities Authority and State Department of Agriculture for purposes of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.