Requires eight percent of electricity sold in this state by each electric company that makes sales to 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers to be generated by small-scale renewable energy facilities or certain biomass facilities. Increases, to 100 average megawatts of electricity per year, amount of electricity generated by certified low-impact hydroelectric facilities that may be used to comply with renewable portfolio standards. Allows renewable energy certificates issued at any time for electricity generated by certified low-impact hydroelectric facility to be banked and carried forward indefinitely. Establishes, for purposes of public utilities that provide electric power to consumers in this state, additional standards for purchase of energy or energy and capacity from qualifying facilities. Allows person injured by certain violations by public utility related to purchase and sale of energy or energy and capacity to recover treble damages from public utility. Declares jurisdiction of Public Utility Commission over certain matters related to qualifying facilities. ].
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Establishes School Support Fund consisting of moneys transferred from Oregon Marijuana Account. Directs Department of Education to use moneys in fund for programming to prevent bullying, substance abuse, violence in schools and suicide.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid by veteran as principal or interest on qualified education loans. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2025. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Creates tax credit for workers at child care facilities rated three stars or higher with quality rating and improvement system. 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.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services to administer general assistance project. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires school districts to provide coordinated comprehensive school counseling program. Prescribes standards for programs.
Requires ] Permits Oregon Health Authority to enter ] take steps necessary to ensure that authority pays lowest cost for prescription drugs purchased for recipients of medical assistance, including by entering into agreement with third party to be purchasing agent to assist authority in purchasing prescription drugs for medical assistance recipients ]. Establishes Oregon Medicaid Purchasing Cooperative to advise authority, purchasing agent and, with respect to purchasing drugs, Practitioner-Managed Prescription Drug Plan. Requires authority to develop and issue request for proposals for purchasing agent and to be advised by cooperative in selecting purchasing agent. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants for decommissioning and disposing of manufactured dwellings. Appropriates moneys to department from General Fund for grant program. 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.