Rep. James Hieb

Requires Department of Human Services to reimburse cost of care provided by specified agencies in amounts sufficient to allow agencies to pay direct support professionals 150 percent of state minimum wage and to cover costs of employer and employee ] contributions for family and medical leave insurance benefits. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Repeals single-use checkout bag prohibitions.

Requires Judicial Department, in collaboration with Public Defense Services Commission, to study child welfare investigations and improvements necessary to align rights and procedural protections of parents and children involved in child welfare investigations with those afforded to defendants in criminal proceedings. Directs department, in collaboration with Public Defense Services Commission, to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary not later than September 15, 2024. Modifies offense of making false report of child abuse. Punishes first offense by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes second or subsequent offense by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Creates civil cause of action for false report of child abuse.

Requires school officials to provide parents or guardians of student who was subjected to act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or act of cyberbullying with notification that describes actions of school in responding to report of act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or act of cyberbullying. Removes school official discretion to decide whether to notify parents or guardians about act of harassment, intimidation or bullying or act of cyberbullying.

Establishes certain additional requirements concerning projects under Good Neighbor Authority Agreement.

Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds and transfer of net proceeds to Oregon Business Development Department. Directs department to use proceeds to develop pilot program to award grants to developers for development of housing on former landfill sites. Requires grant recipient to indemnify state for claims arising from activities of recipient for which grant was awarded. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes certain limitation on projects under Good Neighbor Authority Agreement.

Directs Legislative Assembly to allocate moneys to members for distribution. Establishes procedure for members of Legislative Assembly to direct distribution of moneys to local governments, special government bodies or certain nonprofit organizations. Establishes restrictions on distributions. Directs Legislative Assembly to appropriate moneys for distributions. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Department of Revenue to make surplus revenue refunds, known as "kicker" refunds, in form of check. Applies to surplus revenue refunds issued for biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Provides that Oregon Health Authority may not adopt rules requiring immunization against COVID-19 as condition of attendance in any school, children's facility or post-secondary institution of education.