Rep. Werner Reschke

Digest: Raises the exemption and filing thresholds for the CAT tax. Starts with the tax year 2025. Becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Increases the exempt amount and the filing threshold for purposes of the corporate activity tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Digest: The Act applies to the certificate of need program in the OHA. The Act excludes new nursing homes and new hospitals providing certain types of care. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Excludes new hospitals providing inpatient psychiatric services, inpatient rehabilitation services or inpatient or outpatient substance use treatment and new long term care facilities from requirement to obtain a certificate of need from the Oregon Health Authority.

Digest: Honors the ways Oregon and Taiwan have worked together over the years. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Reaffirms the State of Oregon's commitment to its relationship with Taiwan.

Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail dispensary. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides that high school student in grade 11 or 12 may be awarded high school equivalency diploma if student has received certificate for passing approved high school equivalency test and meets other conditions. ] Requires Department of Education to conduct study to examine possibility of creating high school equivalency diploma and submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education. Allows student who is 16 or 17 years old to take high school equivalency test with consent of parent or legal guardian. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Includes as permissible farm use for purposes of property tax special assessment operation or use of farmland subject to farm-related government program for voluntary in-stream leasing of water rights. ] Provides that specially assessed irrigated farmland may not be disqualified from special assessment if landowner has active in-stream lease for water rights appurtenant to such irrigated farmland and farmland is being used according to accepted farming practices that are mode of operation customarily utilized in conjunction with farm use. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Secretary of State to establish provision to be included in each nominating petition or declaration of candidacy that allows candidate to check box indicating that candidate does not want candidate's residence address to be publicly disclosed except in response to written public records request. Requires Secretary of State to establish method to allow public office holder to indicate desire not to have public office holder's residence address be publicly disclosed except in response to written public records request. Prohibits Secretary of State and county clerks from disclosing as public record, except in response to written public records request, or including on lists of electors, residence address of candidate or public office holder who indicated desire to limit public accessibility of residence address elector who is candidate for elected office or holder of elected office ]. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study of economic development in Oregon. Directs department to submit report of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to economic development no later than September 15, 2024. ] Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution for purposes related to outdoor recreation economy. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of awarding matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor gear and apparel industry. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grant to Regional Rural Revitalization Strategies Consortium to plan for and develop housing. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Business Development Department to award grants to county fair operators in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on county fair operators' earned revenue. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of awarding grants for formation, improvement and operation of small business development centers. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be expended on various projects. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for purpose of funding grant program related to establishments that process and sell meat products. Extends sunset of grant program. Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to fund new program established to support strategic investments in maritime workforce development programs and activities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs schools or school districts to provide electronic communication to parents and guardians of students attending, and to school district employees employed at, school at which safety threat action occurred. Prescribes requirements of communication.

Directs State Board of Education to adopt rules that allow for reimbursement of school district expenses incurred for alternative transportation costs. Prohibits reimbursements that are greater than amount school district would have received if school district had provided transportation that is not alternative transportation.