Modifies crime of promoting prostitution to include knowingly recruiting, persuading or encouraging, or attempting to recruit, persuade or encourage, another person to engage in prostitution. Punishes by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Requires community colleges and public universities to permit applicant to use test results applicant received on Smarter Balanced test taken when applicant was in 11th grade in place of requirement that applicant provide nationwide standardized test results.
Requires Department of Human Services to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for care of children under 21 years of age no later than 120 days after department receives application. Requires Oregon Youth Authority to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for youth offenders no later than 120 days after youth authority receives application.
Establishes Task Force on Prison Education. Requires task force to report to committees of Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2020. Sunsets on December 31, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass developmental educational requirements and placement tests for each student who receives grade on approved high school equivalency test indicating student is fully qualified to bypass requirements and tests. Requires public institutions of higher education to bypass requirements and tests for score of 165 or higher received on General Educational Development (GED) test unless institution notifies Higher Education Coordinating Commission that institution considers score of higher than 165 in identified subject areas to be necessary to bypass requirements and tests. Requires commission to convene committee upon notification by institution to make final determination, based on justification provided by institution, on whether institution may require score of higher than 165 on General Educational Development (GED) test for student to bypass requirements and tests. Requires committee to submit report to committees of Legislative Assembly relating to higher education if committee agrees with institution's justification.
Establishes Early Childhood Equity Fund. Authorizes Early Learning Division to make grants from fund for purpose of supporting culturally specific early learning, early childhood and parent support programs in this state and to promote capacity of culturally specific organizations to deliver programs . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to ensure that land use planning of local government allows for appropriate dense, mixed-use housing on employment lands.
Allows school district and public charter school to implement nationally recognized high school assessment in mathematics, science or English if assessment complies with specified criteria.
Establishes program to improve cybersecurity of systems used to administer elections by encouraging independent technical experts, in cooperation with state election officials, local government election officials and election service providers, to identify and report election cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Reduces time state or state agency may hold certain idle property before selling property. Requires such property not sold within six months to be auctioned and sold even if selling price is below fair market value. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
