Increases maximum amounts of corporate excise tax credits allowed for qualified research activities. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows school district and post-secondary institutions of education to apply for funding to form K-20 partnership. Sunsets funding authority June 30, 2019. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution creating Independent Redistricting Commission to adopt redistricting plans for state Senate, state House of Representatives and United States House of Representatives. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Requires pharmacy to report de-identified information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed naloxone. Requires pharmacy to report certain other identifying information to prescription monitoring program upon dispensing prescribed controlled substance classified in schedules II through IV. Requires information to be disclosed from prescription monitoring program to medical director or pharmacy director. Requires information to be disclosed from prescription monitoring program for certain other purposes. Requires licensing information of licensees who are authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances to be provided to Oregon Health Authority for purpose of qualifying licensees to report information to, or receive information from, prescription monitoring program. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows certain school districts to apply for grants for certain elementary schools to provide additional daily hour of English instruction if school performance on statewide summative assessment for English falls below specified levels. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of awarding grants. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct study and develop recommendations for establishing partnerships between public post-secondary institutions of education and public or private entities in this state. Requires commission to submit report detailing recommendations by December 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
Establishes Task Force on Public Boarding Schools. Requires task force to submit report to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to establish program under which authority oversees establishment of kiosks for purpose of collecting from consumers and disposing of certain drugs. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows taxpayer to direct portion of income tax refund to purpose of providing housing to low income persons. Applies to individual income tax returns for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer program to provide loans to hospitals for establishing new primary care residency programs. Modifies cost-sharing program to train residency physicians and interns, transfers administration of program from Office of Student Access and Completion to Oregon Health Authority and extends program sunset to July 1, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
