Rep. Carla Piluso

Prohibits State Board of Education, school district or public charter school from requiring student to pass test to demonstrate proficiency in Essential Learning Skills in order to receive diploma. Directs school district or public charter school that did not award person diploma because person did not pass test to demonstrate proficiency in Essential Learning Skills to award diploma to person upon request of person. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law. Designates as unlawful employment practice for employer to seek age of applicant prior to making conditional offer of employment and to include certain words or phrases in job application that suggest or imply age preferences. Permits employer to observe terms of bona fide seniority system that does not require employee to retire at certain age. Allows person to bring civil action alleging certain types of employment discrimination under disparate impact or disparate treatment theory of proof. Requires additional award of liquidated damages to prevailing plaintiff in civil action alleging age discrimination.

Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring, and school districts from administering, certain assessments to students enrolled or preparing to enroll in prekindergarten through grade two. Makes exception for assessments administered for diagnostic purposes as required under state or federal law.

Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities if student meets other tuition equity requirements ] and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid . Provides that student who is refugee or special immigrant visa holder and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid . Declares emergency, effective on passage. .

Requires sellers of manufactured dwellings on rented spaces to provide property disclosure statements, in prescribed form, to prospective purchasers. Exempts foreclosing lienholders and landlords selling under consignment agreement.

Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to design question allowing each student to identify whether student is parent or person acting as parent or legal guardian that will be placed on all forms used ] one or more forms used on annual basis to collect demographic information by public post-secondary institutions of education. Requires each public post-secondary institution of education to make data available to commission. Requires commission to establish format and time frame for collection and reporting of demographic data, to evaluate public post-secondary institution of education compliance with collecting and providing data and to report to each regular session of Legislative Assembly on status of collecting and providing data.

Provides for regulation by Oregon Liquor Control Commission of consumption and sale of marijuana items at temporary events, including licensure of premises at which temporary events are conducted. Creates local option for cities and counties. Provides for regulation by commission of consumption of marijuana items at cannabis lounges, including licensure of premises at which cannabis lounges are located. Requires cannabis lounges to obtain sanitation certificate from Oregon Health Authority. Creates local option for cities and counties. Take effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Provides that county, for purposes of grant-in-aid funding from Department of Corrections for community corrections, is responsible for supervision, sanctions and services for offenders convicted of certain domestic violence misdemeanors.

Requires school districts to provide instruction and drills on how to prepare for and survive after natural disaster. ] Directs Department of Education to develop curriculum relating to earthquake and tsunami safety. Requires school districts to implement curriculum unless districts provide written notice to State Resilience Officer. ] Directs Department of Education to establish and administer pilot program to assist school districts in providing age-appropriate instruction on natural disasters. Sunsets pilot program on January 2, 2025. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Applies to Congress to call convention for purpose of proposing amendments to United States Constitution that address campaign finance reform.