Establishes Task Force on Access to Quality Affordable Child Care to solicit input from underserved populations, to research past and current use of child care subsidies, to study state and federally funded child care and early learning programs, to develop recommendations to improve access to and affordability of child care and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020. ] Sunsets December 31, 2020. ] Establishes Task Force on Access to Quality Affordable Child Care to study ways to increase use of and access to child care subsidies and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2020. Directs Early Learning Division to study existing child care subsidy programs in Oregon and submit report of its findings to task force no later than December 31, 2019. Directs division to study supply and demand for child care by geography and household demographic information and submit report of its findings to task force no later than June 30, 2020. Directs division to study barriers to accessing existing child care subsidies and submit report of its findings to task force no later than June 30, 2020. Authorizes division to contract with third-party research organization to assist with or complete study or report obligations. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon and lack access to affordable dental coverage. Specifies eligibility requirements for program and duties of authority in administering program. ] Appropriates moneys to Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with vendor to conduct demographic study of dental needs and geographic distribution of COFA citizens in this state and to issue request for information to gauge interest and determine capacity of dental care organizations to provide oral health care to COFA citizens. Requires department to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health, no later than April 15, 2020, findings of study and cost of administering program to provide oral health care to COFA citizens residing in this state. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires that for person who completes prior educational requirements to participate in Oregon Promise program while confined in correctional facility, six-month period to enroll in courses to participate in program begins after person is first released from correctional facility. Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to waive requirement that person enrolled in program must enroll in sufficient number of credit hours to be considered at least half-time student, under specified circumstances.
Expands membership of Justice Reinvestment Program Grant Review Committee. Specifies requirements for grant applications. Modifies manner in which grant applications are reviewed and grant funds distributed. Modifies criteria to be taken into account when appointing members of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Directs commission to assess extent to which each county is reducing racial and ethnic disparities in correctional population. Directs chairperson of commission to create advisory committee for commission. Directs commission to provide report, with recommendations from advisory committee on how commission can increase equity in allocation of public safety funds, to Governor and to subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means with authority over commission's budget no later than September 15, 2020. Appropriates moneys to commission for research into increasing equity in allocating Justice Reinvestment Program funds.
Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Appropriates fund moneys to State Department of Fish and Wildlife for carrying out activities serving to protect, maintain or enhance fish and wildlife resources in Oregon. Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee to review department policies regarding use of fund moneys and make recommendations regarding use of fund moneys for implementing and administering department activities. Provides for transferring specified amount of moneys ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Emergency Board for allocation to department for purposes of Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund for biennium beginning July 1, 2019. Makes release of appropriation by board to department contingent on deposit into fund of equal amount of moneys from sources other than federal or state government. Abolishes fund July 1, 2021, and transfers available fund moneys to General Fund. Sunsets related activities and advisory committee January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Modifies culpable mental state for crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle when person takes, operates, exercises control over or otherwise uses vehicle, boat or aircraft without consent of owner.
Declares legislative support for survivors of sexual violence. Pledges to work toward creating an Oregon that is safe for all survivors of sexual violence.
Requires manufacturer of prescription drugs to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services planned ] specified increase in price of certain prescription drugs at least 60 days before date of increase. Provides exceptions.
Directs certifying agencies to certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, within specified time, victim helpfulness in detecting, investigating or prosecuting qualifying criminal activity. Specifies certification procedures. Directs certifying agencies to report annually to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission beginning June 1, 2020 ] 2021 . Directs staff of interim committees related to judiciary to compile reports and provide to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission within 90 days. ] Directs commission to prepare comprehensive report within 90 days and submit report to interim committees related to judiciary. Sunsets reporting requirement on January 2, 2022 ] 2023 .
Provides that brownfield granted property tax incentive benefit under chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2016, is eligible for ] may be granted any other special assessment, exemption or partial exemption granted under other law ] for which such property is eligible. Provides that total amount of all property tax benefits granted to brownfield under any law may not reduce property tax liability below zero for any property tax year. Provides that eligible costs of brownfield for purposes of determining property tax incentive benefit under chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2016, shall be reduced by any special assessment, exemption or partial exemption granted to brownfield under any law other than chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2016. ] Requires jurisdiction granting brownfield property tax incentive benefit to specify how jurisdiction intends to apply multiple property tax benefits and to notify county assessor of intended application. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.