Designates May 22 of each year as Crater Lake National Park Day. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires each public university and community college to prominently display total ] , or establish link to website that displays, estimated costs of all required course materials and directly related course fees for no less than 75 percent of total for-credit courses offered by public university or community college. Establishes how cost information must be displayed, secured and aggregated. Requires each public university and community college to provide annual report to ] , by December 31, 2023, Higher Education Coordinating Commission to submit report to Legislative Assembly detailing how each public university and community college is ensuring detailing ] compliance with requirement.
Modifies CASA Volunteer Programs to direct Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services. Appropriates moneys to Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund for CASA Volunteer Program and for distribution to Oregon CASA Network for court appointed special advocate training programs. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department, in consultation with Department of Land Conservation and Development, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Revenue and Oregon Business Development Department, to conduct comprehensive study of system development charges. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to submit, to interim legislative committees related to housing and economic recovery and prosperity, preliminary report no later than December 31, 2021, and final report no later than June 1, 2022. Requires city, county or special district that maintains public website to include certain information regarding system development charges in manner readily accessible to general public. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to study methods for allowing members of Public Employees Retirement System to certify that member will earn less than $30,000 in calendar year so that board does not credit employee contributions to employee pension stability account. ] Provides that, if monthly salary of member of individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan does not exceed $3,333, instead of $2,500, Public Employees Retirement Board shall credit all employee contributions made by member to employee account and credit no employee contributions made by member to employee pension stability account.
Changes name of Early Learning Division to Department of Early Learning and Care. Establishes Department of Early Learning and Care as state agency that is separate from Department of Education and that functions under, and is coordinated by, Early Learning Council. Prescribes expanded duties, functions and powers of Department of Early Learning and Care, including administration of Employment Related Day Care. Modifies requirements of Employment Related Day Care. Directs Early Learning Division, Department of Education and Department of Human Services to develop and implement plans for seamless transfer of relevant duties, functions and powers, and to report on plans to appropriate interim committees of Legislative Assembly. Revises goals of statewide early learning system. Modifies membership and duties of State Interagency Coordinating Council. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires employee of certain licensed premises who is permittee to make report if permittee has reasonable belief that sex trafficking is occurring at premises or that minor is employed or contracted as performer at premises in manner violating Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules. Exempts permittee from liability for good faith report. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid. Provides that student who is refugee or special immigrant visa holder and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to allocate to Eastern Oregon University difference between resident tuition and fees and nonresident tuition and fees for each eligible COFA islander enrolled at university through 2024-2025 academic year. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes issuance of $10 million in lottery bonds for deposit in Levee Project Grant Fund to be used to provide grants for levee projects. ] Requires at least 60 percent of dollar value of grants awarded from Levee Project Grant Fund to be used to provide assistance with levee projects to rural or distressed areas. 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, required fees and persons that are exempt from requirement. 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 on July 1, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
