Rep. Anna Williams

Directs Early Learning Division to establish child care provider business training program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to division for program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to division for small grant program to assist child care providers with costs associated with providing quality child care. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Modifies allocation formula for grants to regional assessment centers and community assessment centers. Establishes Child Abuse Assessment Account within State Treasury for purpose of grant program for assessment centers. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for purpose of funding program. Modifies authority of Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment to deposit contributions to Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account and Child Abuse Assessment Account. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Creates Family Farmer Loan Program within Oregon Business Development Department ] State Department of Agriculture for purpose of making direct loans to family farmers, including beginning family farmers, to finance farming operations. Directs department to specify eligibility criteria, application process and approval process for loan program. Specifies minimum and maximum percentage rate for loans from program and specifies that loan terms may not exceed 30 years. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires certain persons that service student loans in this state to obtain or renew license. Specifies license application and renewal procedures and required fees. Prescribes duties of licensee and requires licensee to maintain specified liquidity, operating reserves and tangible net worth. Prescribes civil penalty against person that engages in business as student loan servicer without license. Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to participate in multistate examinations under specified circumstances. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Eliminates driving suspension for failure to appear on citation for traffic offense. Repeals driving privilege suspension for failure to pay traffic fines and eliminates imposition of driving privilege restrictions for failure to pay fine.

Modifies procedure for expunction of juvenile records. Directs juvenile court to automatically initiate expunction proceeding upon dismissal of juvenile case. Directs juvenile court to automatically order expunction of juvenile adjudication records if no fewer than two years have elapsed since termination, person has not been subject to subsequent delinquency adjudication or criminal conviction and no proceedings are pending against person. Exempts certain offenses from automatic mandatory expunction. Directs juvenile court to initiate discretionary expunction proceedings for cases not eligible for automatic mandatory expunction if no fewer than two years have elapsed since most recent termination, person has not been subject to subsequent delinquency adjudication or criminal conviction and no proceedings are pending against person. Exempts certain offenses from automatic discretionary expunction. Permits persons to apply for expunction of juvenile records related to acts that would have constituted Class A felony if committed by adult if no fewer than five years have elapsed since most recent termination, person has not been subject to subsequent delinquency adjudication or criminal conviction and no proceedings are pending against person. Requires notice of discretionary expunction proceeding to be sent to person whose records are subject of proceeding and district attorney. Directs district attorney to provide notice to victim. Permits district attorney to object to expunction application. Requires court to hold expunction hearing on any objections. Directs State Court Administrator to study and make recommendations on updating provisions of state law relating to records of juvenile adjudications to align Oregon law with American Bar Association's model Act governing confidentiality of juvenile delinquency records.

Creates refundable income tax credit for renting farmland to beginning farmers for term of three years. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires incarceration facilities to provide tampons, sanitary napkins and undergarments to female persons in custody at no charge. Requires local correctional facilities to maintain barrier between male and female confined detainees and prisoners. Imposes restrictions on restraint of pregnant persons in custody. Requires release of certain pregnant persons to participate in residential substance abuse treatment program. Allows deduction from term of sentence for days of participation in substance abuse treatment program and certain acts of extraordinary merit.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to operate peer managed recovery centers in cities in this state with populations of 100,000 or more to provide peer mentor support and peer support services to individuals in recovery from addiction. ] Requires Oregon Health Authority to contract with at least four Recovery Community Organizations, in accordance with criteria adopted by Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, to operate four recovery community centers in four different counties. Defines "Recovery Community Organization" and "recovery community center." Specifies requirements for centers. Requires authority to appoint Recovery Advocate to be responsible for developing and maintaining network of Recovery Community Organizations. Specifies portion of moneys set aside from Oregon Marijuana Account for alcohol and drug treatment that must be used for Recovery Community Organizations and recovery community centers.

Designates May 22, 2019, as Oregon Kind Is Better Day.