Creates aggravated version of certain sex offenses. Increases crime classification when person, in order to facilitate commission of offense, knowingly causes other person to ingest controlled substance without other person's consent. Punishes aggravated version of sexual abuse in the third degree by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Punishes aggravated version of rape in the third degree, sodomy in the third degree and sexual abuse in the second degree by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Punishes aggravated version of rape in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree and sexual abuse in the first degree by maximum of 20 years' imprisonment, $375,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Establishes subtraction from personal taxable income for eligible rental payments made by eligible renters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Exempts receipts from sales of certain agricultural products from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Oregon Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Task Force. Requires task force to develop recommendations for housing and shelter for youth aging out of foster care. Requires task force to submit report to Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2020. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2020. Amends policy of Housing and Community Services Department to require consideration of youth aging out of foster care. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Increases number of adults permitted to reside in adult foster home from five to seven. ] Requires Department of Human Services to administer four-year pilot program to allow adult foster homes meeting specified requirements to care for up to seven residents. Requires Long Term Care Ombudsman to take steps to ensure that residents in adult foster homes participating in pilot program are aware of availability of Long Term Care Ombudsman services. Requires department to track and compile data on participating adult foster homes and, no later than September 15, 2022, to report results of pilot program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health.
Prohibits sale of mattress or children's product that incorporates or bears specified chemicals unless person affixes or attaches warning to mattress or children's product ] fire-retardant chemical in concentrations of more than one-tenth of one percent by mass . Defines "fire-retardant chemical." Punishes violation with civil penalty of $1,000 for first violation and $2,500 for each subsequent violation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs, in its biennial agency request budget, to request certain level of funding. Requires Governor's budget to fund department at certain level of funding. Requires Legislative Assembly to fund department at certain level of funding. Provides that requirements do not apply under certain negative economic conditions.
Directs Department of Human Services to study and develop two-year and five-year plans for department to provide comprehensive funding for child welfare services, ensure adequate in-state services for children's therapeutic care and request sufficient funding for high level staff. Requires department to submit draft plans by September 15, 2019, and final plans by September 15, 2020, to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Directs department to study state law relating to investigations of abuse of children in care and make recommendations for legislation necessary to permit department to adopt, by rule, certain child in care abuse investigation framework. Directs department, beginning January 1, 2020, to provide investigation assistance to child abuse investigators. Directs department to report annually to Legislative Assembly on implementation of investigation assistance and recommendations to further minimize trauma to child victims and child abuse investigators. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence even though declarant is available as witness. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Department of Veterans' Affairs to adopt by rule additional minimum standards regarding source of tuition revenue for licensing of career schools that receive $10 million or more in annual revenue or that are subsidiary with parent company ] and schools authorized to confer degrees . Establishes different criteria for career schools and schools authorized to confer degrees that collect $1 million or more in annual gross tuition revenue. Establishes civil penalty for violation of standards.