Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to increase size and diversity of group of court appointed special advocates.
Provides that hours worked by retired police officer employed by school district to provide law enforcement, security or safety services ] certain law enforcement employees do not count for purposes of limitations on reemployment of retired member of Public Employees Retirement System.
Directs Governor ] Department of Human Services to provide staff support , including full-time equivalent policy analyst, for Governor's Child Foster Care Advisory Commission. Increases number of members on commission from 11 to 13. Modifies commission membership requirements. Directs Chief Justice of Supreme Court to appoint any member of commission who is representative of Judicial Department. Appropriates moneys to commission for compensation and expense reimbursement for commission members.
Requires research facilities that use dogs or cats for laboratory research to offer dogs or cats no longer used for research for adoption prior to euthanasia. Provides that research facility is immune from civil liability for or resulting from transfer of dog or cat, if research facility acted in good faith concerning health and physical condition of dog or cat. Requires certain research facilities to submit annual report to Secretary of State that provides certain information regarding release of dogs and cats and animal shelters with which facilities have entered into written agreements. Provides that reports are confidential and exempt from disclosure except that Secretary of State shall make aggregate data available to public upon request.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife, in consultation ] cooperation with Department of Transportation, to develop Wildlife Corridor and Safe Road Crossing ] Action Plan for use by state agencies. Specifies certain content for inclusion in plan. Requires periodic plan updates. Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to post report of proposed plan or of proposed updates on website and deliver report to legislative committee ] committees relating to natural resources. Requires department to prepare report regarding operation of program, post report on website and deliver report to legislative committee ] committees relating to natural resources. Requires department to periodically review statutes and rules affecting wildlife corridors and to include findings in report of program operation. Requires state agencies to cooperate with department in plan development. Requires Department of Transportation to develop program for reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions in areas where wildlife corridors intersect with proposed or existing public roads. Requires department to incorporate wildlife corridors into design options for road projects having potential to threaten wildlife habitat connectivity ] create or modify infrastructure to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions . Requires inclusion of mitigation plan in road project environmental impact statement. ] Requires department to biennially report on program to legislative committees relating to natural resources.
Modifies allowed and prohibited uses of restraint of students by public education programs. Prescribes reporting requirements for use of restraint or seclusion. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Directs Office of Child Care to make reasonable attempt to identify any child care facility , or person or place providing child care, about which it receives complaint if certain information is provided. Modifies definition of "serious complaint" to direct Office of Child Care to conduct on-site investigation of premises of child care facility when office receives report of alleged child abuse at facility. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Makes period of absence for donation of body part, organ or tissue "serious health condition" for which family leave may be taken. Makes unlawful for insurer that offers life insurance, health insurance or long term care insurance to discriminate against or decline or limit insurance coverage for insurance applicant or insured who is living donor of body part, organ or tissue, or to prohibit applicant or insured from donating body part, organ or tissue as condition of receiving or continuing to receive coverage.
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to ] enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Provides that employer may, in certain circumstances, enter into settlement, separation or severance agreement that includes provision that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing such conduct or that would prohibit employee from seeking reemployment with employer as term or condition of agreement. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. ] Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. ] Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice ] make policy available to employees in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act and such violations were substantial contributing factor in causing separation from employment . Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven ] five years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Provides that extended statute of limitations applies to certain conduct that occurs on or after effective date of Act. Requires commissioner to adopt any rules necessary to implement certain provisions of Act no later than 90 days after effective date. Becomes operative January ] October 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Authorizes use of pseudonym, initials or other signifier instead of name of witness or ] victim , or witness if witness is also victim, in indictment when specified requirements are met. Limits disclosure ] Provides for confidentiality of document containing name of witness or victim until entry of final judgment on case unless court orders otherwise based on finding of good cause .
