Modifies Department of Justice crime victim compensation program. Expands definitions of "injury" and "survivor." Eliminates time requirement for notifying law enforcement officials of crime. Provides that law enforcement notification requirement is satisfied if victim took other specified actions. Authorizes compensation for counseling expenses for witness to death of victim or any person who first discovers deceased victim. Provides that medication prescribed in conjunction with counseling expenses or, for claims involving injuries, any medication associated with medical and hospital expenses, is compensable. Authorizes compensation for lost wages for parent or legal guardian of minor victim. Authorizes compensation for cleaning expenses related to death or injury of person. Authorizes department to award additional amount for funeral expenses. Increases maximum weekly compensation rate for loss of support to dependents of deceased victim. Provides that claims associated with review of assailant's case or hearing on assailant's release do not expire. Repeals provisions directing department not to process compensation application if victim owes financial obligation associated with prior criminal conviction. Directs department to process application for incarcerated applicant in normal course, and provides that such applicant is not eligible for compensation until release. Provides that information submitted to department by applicant is confidential. ] Eliminates provisions directing department to notify district attorney when compensation claim is filed and defer compensation if prosecution is pending.
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Requires Department of Corrections to establish doula program for pregnant and postpartum adults in custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Specifies requirements of program and doula services that must be provided to pregnant adults in custody and during one-year postpartum period. Prohibits shackling of adults in custody during labor, childbirth and postpartum recovery in hospital. Prohibits restrictions in movement that interfere with postpartum individual's ability to hold or nurse infant, establish milk supply or receive postpartum recovery care. ] Limits use of mechanical restraints on adults in custody during labor, childbirth and postpartum recovery in hospital. Prohibits use of mechanical restraints in manner that interferes with postpartum individual's ability to hold or nurse infant, establish milk supply, obtain lactation support or receive postpartum recovery care. Prohibits pregnant persons or adults in custody who arrive at Department of Corrections facility from undergoing specified types of searches. Permits exceptions when determined and documented concern for safety or suspicion of contraband exists. Requires specified searches to be performed by health care professionals. ] Requires department to use medically appropriate procedures constituting least restrictive means to ensure safe transport and arrival at correctional facility following adult in custody giving birth to child at hospital. Directs department to develop certain procedures to implement program and report to Legislative Assembly no later than March 15, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Early Learning Council, in consultation with Office of Child Care and Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education, to adopt rules to address barriers impeding entry into early childhood workforce by international early childhood professionals. Requires rules to simplify and eliminate certain administrative inefficiencies that exist within early childhood workforce registry. ] Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to adopt standards and processes to reduce barriers that impede international early childhood professionals from entering early learning workforce in Oregon.
Modifies definition of "renewable energy facility" for purposes of county permitting process for solar photovoltaic power generation facility. Requires county to require applicant for permit to establish solar photovoltaic power generation facility using certain number of acres to provide decommissioning plan that includes bonding or other security. Prohibits Department of Transportation from discriminating against or favoring renewable energy facility when reviewing or granting application to place, build or construct on right of way of state highway or county road.
Identifies certain covered vendors. Directs State Chief Information Officer to adopt rules pertaining to designation of corporate entity as additional covered vendor for purposes of protecting state information technology assets. Prohibits installation or download of certain ] covered products onto state information technology assets. Prohibits use or access of certain ] covered products by state information technology assets. Requires state agencies to remove covered products from state information technology assets and implement all measures necessary to prevent installation or download of certain ] covered products onto state information technology assets and use or access of certain ] covered products by state information technology assets. Permits state agency to permit download, installation, use or access of covered product for purpose of carrying out law enforcement activities ] investigatory, regulatory or law enforcement purposes . Requires state agency that permits download, installation, use or access of covered product to adopt risk mitigation standards and procedures. Requires Secretary of State and State Treasurer to prohibit covered products of certain covered vendors from being installed or downloaded onto, or used or accessed by, state information technology assets, remove covered products installed or downloaded onto state information technology assets and implement all measures necessary to prevent installation or download of covered products onto, and use or access of covered products by, state information technology assets. Permits Secretary of State or State Treasurer to permit download, installation, use or access of covered product for investigatory, regulatory or law enforcement purposes if Secretary of State or State Treasurer adopts risk mitigation standards and procedures. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires hospitals and other specified facilities that provide substance use disorder treatment to provide to specified patients upon discharge or release two doses of opioid overdose reversal medication and necessary medical supplies to administer medication. Creates exception. Provides immunity from civil liability for person who in good faith provides opioid overdose reversal medications and necessary medical supplies to administer medications. Provides that civil liability protection does not apply to person involved in manufacture or sale of opioid overdose reversal medication. Requires Oregon Health Authority to facilitate access to opioid overdose reversal medication for hospitals and other specified facilities.
Prohibits post-secondary institutions of education that are based in Oregon from refusing to provide transcript to current or former student because student owes debt to institution. Requires institutions to submit report to Higher Education Coordinating Commission by September 15, 2024, detailing policies relating to providing transcripts and transcript holds ] number of current and former students who owe debt to institution and institution's policy and procedures on phasing out transcript holds .
Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to offices of President of United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General. Authorizes cities, counties, metropolitan service districts, school districts and local government and local service districts to elect to use ranked choice voting to nominate or elect candidates for relevant offices. Requires Secretary of State to establish program to educate voters about how ranked choice voting will be conducted in elections held in state. Prohibits nominating election for Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Requires election for commissioner to be held at primary election, where election is conducted using ranked choice voting. Requires Secretary of State and county clerks to jointly submit reports to Legislative Assembly setting forth analysis of whether existing laws are inconsistent with effective and efficient implementation of ranked choice voting and detailing, to degree practicable, each expenditure secretary and county clerks must make to successfully implement ranked choice voting. Becomes operative on December 10, 2026 ] January 1, 2028 . Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Provides that unit of government may not assess toll on state highways or interstate highways located in tri-county area unless Department of Transportation conducts and submits equity plan for approval by affected counties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes cities and counties to adopt program for awarding grants to developers of affordable housing and moderate income housing projects to finance certain costs associated with such housing projects. Directs ___ ] Oregon Business Development Department to develop affordable housing ] revolving loan program under which ] to make interest-free loans to participating cities and counties may award ] to fund grants to housing developers for certain eligible costs and repay loans from tax increment financing revenues derived from increase in value of housing project property ] awarded under local option housing project grant program . Exempts housing project property to which grant award relates from ad valorem property taxes. Imposes annual fee on developer of housing project in amount equal to incremental increase in property taxes, determined by subtracting taxes assessed before housing project is completed from estimated taxes to be assessed after project is completed. Increases fee by three percent for each subsequent property tax year. Provides for distribution of annual fee moneys first to fire districts in estimated amount of taxes on exempted housing project property and then to department in repayment of loan that funded grant awarded to developer for related housing project. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.