Rep. Knute Buehler

Provides that Director of the Oregon Health Authority may enter into agreements governing sharing and use of information reported to prescription monitoring program with regulatory authorities of other states that administer prescription monitoring programs. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes gun dealer to accept for safekeeping firearm surrendered by person or family or household member of person who is at risk of causing physical injury to self or others with firearm. Provides civil and criminal immunity to gun dealer who accepts firearm for safekeeping.

Clarifies that blight includes existence of brownfields for purposes of urban renewal plans. Authorizes port to have urban renewal agency with respect to urban renewal area within port territory that contains brownfield. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Transfers moneys from Oregon Medical Insurance Pool Account to Oregon Health Authority Fund for funding medical assistance. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Expresses intent of Legislative Assembly to support continued coordination and collaboration between Oregon and China to increase trade opportunities and strengthen mutual economic development relationship.

Requires state agencies to report findings of mandated five-year review of administrative rules to specified interim committees of Legislative Assembly. Authorizes interim committees to make recommendations to Emergency Board or Joint Committee on Ways and Means concerning reductions in agency funding.

Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send to Department of Consumer and Business Services each calendar quarter names of children born in Oregon to residents of this state. Establishes Oregon Bright Futures Fund. Directs department to create cohort account within fund for all children born each calendar quarter. Permits financial institutions to opt in to participation. Directs department to establish designated beneficiary account at participating financial institution for each child. Directs department to deposit moneys into each designated beneficiary account. Allows use of moneys in designated beneficiary accounts for payment of qualified post-secondary education expenses. Allows contributions to cohort and designated beneficiary accounts. Allows linkage to private financial accounts. Establishes Financial Institution Community Education Fund. Specifies purposes of fund. Permits participating financial institutions to contribute to fund. Directs department to report to Legislative Assembly in 2018 and 2019 on implementation of Act. Exempts funds maintained by department under Act from public funds depository requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Allows employer to pay federal minimum wage to youth employee during employee's initial period of employment. Makes unlawful employment practice to displace higher wage-earning employee to pay lower rate.

Requires Department of Revenue to establish program to identify taxpayers that are eligible for, but did not claim, earned income tax credit in preceding tax year and release to qualified nonprofit organization information that would enable qualified nonprofit organization to contact taxpayer, inform taxpayer of eligibility and assist taxpayer, if necessary, to apply for earned income tax credit. Requires department by rule to specify criteria for qualifying nonprofit organization. Requires qualified nonprofit organization that has entered into contract or agreement under terms of which nonprofit organization or any other party to contract or agreement will receive compensation from taxpayer or taxpayer's earned income tax credit to submit contract or agreement to department for review as condition of receiving information from department. Requires department to specify certain amendments to contract or agreement and requires qualified nonprofit organization to submit executed copy of contract or agreement for department to verify that amendments were incorporated. Permits department to impose civil penalty in amount that does not exceed $5,000 for each instance of violation of certain provisions of Act. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution prohibiting corporation, professional corporation, nonprofit corporation or labor organization that has current contract with state from making contribution to any candidate or political committee. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.