Requires Department of Human Services to award grants to refugee resettlement agencies to provide specified services to refugees. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to award grants. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Appropriates fund moneys to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for carrying out activities serving to protect, maintain or enhance fish and wildlife resources in Oregon. Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee to review department policies regarding use of fund moneys and make recommendations regarding use of fund moneys for implementing and administering department activities. Provides for transferring specified amount of moneys ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Emergency Board for allocation to department for purposes of Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund for biennium beginning July 1, 2019. Makes release of appropriation by board to department contingent on deposit into fund of equal amount of moneys from sources other than federal or state government. Abolishes fund July 1, 2021, and transfers available fund moneys to General Fund. Sunsets related activities and advisory committee January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires manufacturer of prescription drugs to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services planned ] specified increase in price of certain prescription drugs at least 60 days before date of increase. Provides exceptions.
Prohibits school district, community college district and certain education service district and community college district ] elections from being conducted in manner that impairs ability of members of protected class to have equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice as result of dilution or abridgment of rights of electors who are members of protected class. Establishes processes to ensure compliance with prohibition. Requires Secretary of State to ensure that forms used to nominate candidates for elected office to board of school district, education service district or community college district ] give candidate option of providing candidate's race and ethnicity.
Modifies processes relating to reporting, investigating and appealing findings related to sexual harassment in schools. Takes effect July 1, 2020.
Authorizes Long Term Care Ombudsman to hire up to 10 deputy ombudsmen. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires institutions of higher education to both adopt written policies and require certain individuals to participate in annual training on sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Establishes required content for policies and training.
Directs Department of Justice to administer violence prevention funding program in consultation with Attorney General's Sexual Assault Task Force. Authorizes department to adopt rules. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance construction and improvement of courthouses. Authorizes county and state to enter into long-term lease agreement or intergovernmental agreement with respect to ownership or operation of courthouse or portions of courthouse that county is required to provide, including law library, in order for county to receive bond proceeds.
Requires hospital emergency departments to accept and treat individuals who need medical detoxification, including by providing peer mentoring. Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for medical detoxification, including peer mentoring, beginning with plans issued, renewed or extended on or after January 1, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
