Rep. Anna Williams

Establishes Oregon Essential Workforce Health Care Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide health care to employees of ] supplemental payments, as approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to long term care facilities, residential care ] facilities and in-home care agencies that elect to participate in medical assistance program. Directs authority to contract with entity to administer program ] and meet specified requirements, to be used to provide health care benefits to employees of facilities . Exempts from Insurance Code association or group of employers administering self-insured program to provide health insurance coverage if association or group meets specified criteria. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Department of Human Services to establish specified requirements for use of acuity-based staffing tool by residential care facilities. Requires department to assess staffing levels each time department conducts survey, license approval or investigation into certain types of complaints. Specifies requirements for assessment of staffing levels. Requires department to take specified steps if facility is not using acuity-based staffing tool or is not meeting scheduled and unscheduled needs of residents at all times. Requires department to complete pilot of acuity-based staffing tool by January 1, 2022, and requires facility with memory care endorsement to adopt acuity-based staffing tool by February 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to implement and oversee ] operate statewide immigrant and refugee integration strategy. Directs Governor to appoint director of office. ] Provides that director of office is chosen through open hiring process. Appropriates funds to office. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring opioid treatment center, as condition for approval to operate in this state, to accept Medicare payments as reimbursement for cost of services provided by center. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires that report of death indicate housing status of decedent. ] Requires that report of death for certain decedent who was homeless at time of death indicate that decedent's residence address was "Domicile Unknown."

Directs State Board of Education to review social studies standards. Prescribes requirements for review.

Declares racism as public health crisis in this state.

Prohibits public or private post-secondary institution of education from requiring prospective student to disclose whether prospective student has criminal conviction before institution makes final determination on whether to admit student. Requires materials or websites created by institution that are routinely used by prospective students when deciding whether to apply for admission to include notification to prospective students if institution determined that particular course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway is likely to lead to professional licensure requirements that may exclude individuals with criminal convictions. Exempts from requirements any course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway at institution where applicants apply via direct entry and institution has determined that individuals with criminal backgrounds are likely to encounter barriers to licensure or practicum placements. Requires that any course, apprenticeship, program, major or degree pathway that uses exemption to deny admission to applicant based on prior criminal conviction must notify applicant and allow applicant to appeal decision under formal process established by institution. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires local workforce development boards to evaluate programs administered by state workforce agencies through WorkSource Oregon system. Requires agencies to provide boards with information for performance evaluation. ] Requires annual report to Legislative Assembly and Governor listing all programs delivered through WorkSource Oregon and identifying program problems and potential solutions. ] Requires state workforce agencies to annually provide to each local workforce development board information on amount of fund availability and services provided by agencies in each local workforce development area. Requires agencies to also provide to boards quarterly expenditure and performance information for each workforce program delivered by agency through WorkSource Oregon. ] Requires state workforce agencies to implement all recommendations made by local workforce development board during program evaluation, unless recommendation is prohibited by federal or state law. ] Requires Governor to collaborate with members of Legislative Assembly to establish funding formula to support WorkSource Oregon evaluation. ] Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide grants to local workforce development boards for paid work experiences for youth. ] Authorizes commission to establish pilot programs to provide grants to local workforce development boards to work with organizations to enhance adult learning. ] Requires State Workforce and Talent Development Board to convene representatives from state workforce agencies and local workforce development boards to identify program and system changes to support individuals and business most impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 wildfire disasters. Requires report on findings to be submitted to Governor and Legislative Assembly within 45 days of effective date of Act. ] Directs State Workforce and Talent Development Board to establish Committee for Continuous Improvement to assess effectiveness of Oregon's public workforce development system. Requires committee to identify and contract with independent third-party entity to conduct assessment and develop recommendations prioritizing needs of individuals and businesses most impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, no later than September 30, 2021. Sets forth requirements for developing recommendations. Requires committee to submit to State Workforce and Talent Development Board report that includes results of assessment and recommendations. Directs board to approve report and submit copy of report to Governor and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to workforce development, no later than 45 days after receipt of report. Requires that, once every even-numbered year, Committee for Continuous Improvement identify and contract with independent third-party entity to conduct comprehensive assessment of Oregon's public workforce system and make recommendations for improvements. Establishes requirements for comprehensive assessment. Requires committee to present results of each assessment, along with recommendations for improvements, in reports to Governor and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to workforce development, on or before December 15 of each even-numbered year. Requires committee to include in first report submitted to Governor and committees of Legislative Assembly update regarding implementation of recommendations from initial assessment. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Allows pharmacist to use telepharmacy to deliver pharmacy services to patient at remote location. Defines "telepharmacy." Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.