Requires Office of Emergency Management ] State Fire Marshal to issue grants to sheriffs' offices of Multnomah County and Hood River County for expenses related to wildfire recovery, mitigation and preparedness. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to office ] State Fire Marshal . Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Imposes tax on rental price of construction, mining, earthmoving or industrial equipment, together with attachments and other equipment and tools, that is mobile and held primarily for rental. Directs Department of Revenue to administer heavy equipment rental tax program. Provides for pro rata distribution of two percent of gross tax revenues among counties that do not otherwise receive qualified heavy equipment rental tax revenues. Provides for distribution to counties of net tax revenues attributable to rentals made from locations in county. Directs county treasurer to distribute tax moneys to local taxing districts in accordance with property tax and interest distribution percentage schedule. Provides for temporary annual payments by or to equipment owner of any difference between heavy equipment rental tax and ad valorem property tax that would be assessed on such equipment if such equipment were subject to ad valorem property tax. Requires department to submit report regarding heavy equipment rental tax experience, including proposed tax rate to maintain revenue neutrality with respect to replacement of ad valorem property tax by heavy equipment rental tax, to interim committees related to revenue no later than July 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly, no later than September 15 ] December 31 , 2018, its recommendations for scope and framework for its comprehensive addiction, prevention, treatment and recovery plan. Requires plan to be reviewed and updated by September 15 ] July 1 of each even-numbered year beginning July 1, 2020 . Requires Oregon Health Authority to report to Legislative Assembly on scope of alcohol and drug abuse and addiction in Oregon and on availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services. ] Grants specified powers to Director of Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to carry out duties, functions and powers of commission. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that outside compensation of employee of Oregon Health and Science University, public university or community college is not included in employee's salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person. Increases penalty for crime of strangulation when victim is family or household member. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify felony strangulation as crime category 5 if committed against family or household member .
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide tuition assistance for ] grants to qualified members of Oregon National Guard to attend community colleges or public universities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires school districts to allow homeschooled students and students who attend public charter schools to participate in interscholastic activities, regardless of whether activities are governed by voluntary association that administers interscholastic activities. ] Modifies description of types of interscholastic activities in which homeschooled students and students who attend public charter schools must be allowed to participate if students are in any grade from kindergarten through grade eight. Requires school district to allow students who attend public charter school to participate in interscholastic activities in same manner that residents of school district are allowed to participate. Clarifies requirements for charging fee for public charter school students participating in interscholastic activities. Takes effect July 1, 2018. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits fact finder from determining plaintiff's damages for civil cause of action using calculation for projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff. ] Makes calculation of projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff inadmissible in civil action. Directs court to instruct jury in civil action involving claim for projected future earnings that jury may not consider race or ethnicity of plaintiff.
Distributes civil forfeiture proceeds to scholarship program for family members ] children of deceased or disabled public safety officers. Modifies criteria for scholarship program. Applies to applications for scholarships submitted on or after July 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to recover, in three calendar months after effective date of Act, all overpayments to coordinated care organizations. Requires Governor to order independent investigation into causes of and persons responsible for overpayments or any other mismanagement of medical assistance funds. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
