Digest: Honors the life and memory of Fred W. Heard. (Flesch Readability Score: 84.9). In memoriam: Fred W. Heard, 1940-2023.
Defines terms. Creates crime of domestic terrorism in the first degree . Punishes by maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates crime of domestic terrorism in the second degree. Punishes by maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify crimes as specified crime categories of sentencing guidelines grid.
Allows specified persons to distribute and administer short-acting opioid antagonist and distribute kits. Defines "kit" and "short-acting opioid antagonist." Allows pharmacist to prescribe kit. Allows Public Health Officer or physician employed by Oregon Health Authority to issue standing order to prescribe kit to specified persons, and allows person that obtained kit to possess, store, deliver or distribute kit and administer short-acting opioid antagonist. Provides that person is immune from criminal and civil liability when acting in good faith. Allows owner of building or facility to which public has legal access to store kits for use by member of public. Provides that building or facility owner and staff are immune from criminal and civil liability related to use of kit stored in building or facility. Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules for administration of short-acting opioid antagonist to any individual on school premises. Directs school district board to provide to parents or legal guardians of minor students specified information about short-acting opioid antagonists. Requires school district board to ensure parent or legal guardian of minor student is immediately notified when short-acting opioid antagonist is administered to student. Allows school administrator, teacher or other school employee to administer, without written permission and instruction from parent or guardian, short-acting opioid antagonist to student who experienced or is experiencing opioid overdose. Provides criminal and civil immunity for school administrator, teacher, other school employee, school district and members of school district board for actions related to administration of short-acting opioid antagonist. ] Prohibits person from maintaining action for injury, death or loss against school administrator, teacher, other school employee, school district or member of school district board resulting from certain administration of short-acting opioid antagonist except if person administering short-acting opioid antagonist was grossly negligent. Removes protection for school administrator, school nurse, teacher, other school employee, school district and members of school district board from criminal or civil liability for administration of short-acting opioid antagonist. Allows minor to obtain outpatient diagnosis or treatment of substance use disorder by mental health care provider without parental knowledge or consent. Provides that mental health care provider is immune from civil liability for diagnosis or treatment. ] Prohibits providing single-use drug test strips or drug testing tools to minor under 15 years of age unless strips or tools are part of minor's substance use disorder treatment and provided by mental health care provider. Exempts from definition of "drug paraphernalia" certain items designed to prevent or reduce potential harm associated with use of controlled substances. Prohibits selling or giving pipe to minor unless minor demonstrates lawful need for pipe and obtains parental consent to possess pipe. Defines "pipe." Allows administrator of Oregon Prescription Drug Program to undertake bulk purchases of short-acting opioid antagonists. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide guidance for communication among local mental health authorities related to certain deaths. Directs district medical examiner or medical-legal death investigator to notify local mental health authority if death of individual is suspected to be result of opioid or other overdose. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that high school student in grade 11 or 12 may be awarded high school equivalency diploma if student has received certificate for passing approved high school equivalency test and meets other conditions. ] Requires Department of Education to conduct study to examine possibility of creating high school equivalency diploma and submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education. Allows student who is 16 or 17 years old to take high school equivalency test with consent of parent or legal guardian. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows local government to adopt land use exception to Goal 16 under certain conditions for applications for deep draft navigation channel improvements in Oregon International Port of Coos Bay. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Makes individuals who possess relevant technical experience and are employed seven or more years by certain types of districts, and certain types of registered professionals, eligible to apply for certification as water right examiners. Sunsets eligibility for certain individuals to apply for certification on July 1, 2027.
Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from retroactively denying or reducing payment on claim after adjudication unless pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager agree that payment was incorrect due to clerical error. Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from imposing fees on rural ] pharmacies after point of sale. Requires pharmacy benefit manager, if denying or reducing reimbursement on claim, to provide notice to pharmacy of specific claim that is denied or reduced and explanation for denial or reduction. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Secretary of State to establish provision to be included in each nominating petition or declaration of candidacy that allows candidate to check box indicating that candidate does not want candidate's residence address to be publicly disclosed except in response to written public records request. Requires Secretary of State to establish method to allow public office holder to indicate desire not to have public office holder's residence address be publicly disclosed except in response to written public records request. Prohibits Secretary of State and county clerks from disclosing as public record, except in response to written public records request, or including on lists of electors, residence address of candidate or public office holder who indicated desire to limit public accessibility of residence address elector who is candidate for elected office or holder of elected office ]. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Task Force on Tribal Consultation and specifies task force membership. Requires task force to identify and clarify requirements of state agencies to engage in tribal consultation. Requires task force to report findings and recommendations on tribal consultation to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to government by September 15, 2024. Sunsets December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Department of Education to make biennial transfer to Oregon Military Department from State School Fund for purpose of paying costs of educational services provided through programs operated by military department for at-risk youth. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
