Recognizes 2019 as International Year of the Salmon and expresses support for associated global initiative affirming importance of wild salmon.
Requires State Forestry Department to annually report to Legislative Assembly or interim committee regarding development, implementation and administration of ] implementation and enforcement of property notifications and certifications required under Oregon Forestland-Urban Interface Fire Protection Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows professional licensing board to issue nonrenewable temporary authorization to spouse of member of Armed Forces of United States stationed in Oregon and who holds eligible out-of-state authorization to provide occupational or professional service. Specifies expiration date of temporary authorization. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires hospitals and pediatric health care facilities to have plans, approved by Oregon Health Authority, for treating sexual assault survivors who present in need of medical forensic services or for transferring sexual assault survivors to hospital or approved pediatric health care facility for medical forensic services. Requires authority to adopt rules for treatment and transfer plans. ] Requires facilities that provide medical forensic services to provide sexual assault survivors with vouchers to pay for services related to sexual assault that are not paid from Sexual Assault Victims' Emergency Medical Response Fund. Prohibits health care providers from billing sexual assault survivors for specified services related to sexual assault. ] Authorizes authority to impose civil penalties of up to $500 for each violation. ] Requires district attorney to include sexual assault nurse examiner or hospital representative in sexual assault response team organized by district attorney to adopt protocols addressing response to sexual assault victims.
Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows political subdivision to convey real property to nonprofit, municipal or private corporation for purpose of providing broadband service. Requires instrument conveying real property to authorize reversion of property to political subdivision if property is not used to provide broadband service. Allows political subdivision to relinquish reversionary interest in real property after less than 20 years to further public interest. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires long term care facilities, residential facilities and adult foster homes to provide residents with information developed by Long Term Care Ombudsman describing availability and services of Long Term Care Ombudsman. Excuses Long Term Care Ombudsman from reporting abuse of person who is 65 years of age or older or who is residing in long term care facility if report would violate federal law. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Recognizes and honors Staff Sergeant Don Anderson for his service to his country.
Expands Housing and Community Services Department's use of Home Ownership Assistance Account to support households with below area median income and to support organizations' homeownership programs with any percentage of home construction or rehabilitation costs.
Removing population requirement for affordable housing pilot program if no qualifying nomination is received for city with population under 25,000.
