Establishes Oregon Human Rights Commission to safeguard dignity and basic human rights of individuals with ] who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. Requires commission to establish by rule system for statewide regional advisory committees to provide commission with information regarding rights of individuals with ] who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. Requires commission to review and make determinations regarding allegations of violation ] receive complaints of violations of rights of individual with ] who has intellectual or developmental disabilities.
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Exempts graduate students at public universities who qualify for tuition equity from having to pay nonresident tuition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits guardian's authority to limit protected person's preferred associations with third parties. Permits interested person to move court to review guardian's power to limit protected person's associations and requires court to conduct hearing . Permits court to remove guardian for unreasonably limiting protected person's associations or failing to perform certain duties. Requires guardian to utilize substituted judgment standard for making decisions on behalf of protected person. Permits guardian to utilize best interest standard if guardian is unable to determine protected person's preferences.
Provides that client has right to privately communicate with lawyer and representative of lawyer. Provides that evidence derived from privileged confidential communication is inadmissible in certain proceedings if confidential communication was obtained or disclosed without consent of client. Requires local correctional facilities and prisons to maintain one log for lawyers and representatives of lawyers visiting inmates and one log for all other persons visiting inmates. Requires all visitors to sign appropriate log. Provides that, unless exception applies, log for lawyers and representatives of lawyers is confidential, not subject to disclosure as public record and not subject to subpoena. Requires suppression of evidence derived from unlawful disclosure of log for lawyers and representatives of lawyers. ].
Modifies requirement to record peace officer's ] interview with person under 18 years of age to include custodial interviews conducted inside law enforcement facility by peace officer, school resource officer or special campus security officer of investigations into misdemeanors, felonies and acts that, if committed by adult, would constitute crimes and require recorded interviews whenever person under 18 years of age would reasonably believe person is in custody ] misdemeanors or felonies . Requires recording of custodial interviews with person under 18 years of age conducted outside of law enforcement facility if officer is wearing video camera. Creates exceptions.
Imposes certain requirements related to private security providers who contract with or are employed by institutions of higher education to provide private security services on campus and special campus security officers commissioned by governing boards of public universities. Provides that private security professionals who provide private security services on campus and special campus security officers commissioned by governing board of public university do not have stop and frisk authority. Exempts retired member of Public Employees Retirement System from limitations on reemployment if member is reemployed by public university as special campus security officer or security officer for community college . Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides private right of action to recover for expenses in relation to veterinary care for abused domestic animal.
Requires school district to adopt policy requiring comprehensive district plan on student suicide prevention. Prescribes requirements of policy ] plan . Directs school district to adopt policy by beginning of 2020-2021 school year. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Extends eligibility for Rent Guarantee Program to individuals between 17 and 20 ] 16 and 26 years of age who were wards within past six ] 10 years. Prohibits Housing and Community Services Department or providers from charging low-income participants for tenant education courses. ].
Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death. Corrects inaccurate reference for definition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.