Rep. Cheri Helt

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.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for Senior Farm Direct Nutrition Program and Women, Infants and Children Farm Direct Nutrition Program. Directs Oregon Health Authority to include appropriations for programs in biennial agency request budgets. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

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.

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.

Requires State Forester to actively manage state forestlands to achieve and maintain low forest fuel load levels.

Allows use of physical assistance of students in public education programs.

Provides funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt criteria for peer respite centers that receive funding and to monitor compliance. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Exempts containers that contain certain oral rehydration products from bottle bill provisions. Removes outdated provisions from statutes. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Task Force on Educator Attraction and Retention. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.