Rep. Werner Reschke

Requires Secretary of State to establish electronic filing system to allow candidates for nomination or election to county or city office held at primary or general election to file portrait and statement electronically with secretary if candidate cannot have portrait and statement printed in county voters' pamphlet. Requires Secretary of State to post candidate portrait and statements on website. Requires applicable state voters' pamphlets and county voters' pamphlets to include list of all offices whose candidates may post portraits and statements on Secretary of State's website and website address where portraits and statements will be posted.

Exempts, from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax, contractor receipts from repair or rebuilding of structure destroyed or damaged by wildfire. Applies to repair or rebuilding of structures destroyed or damaged by wildfire in calendar year 2020, and to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes state policy that career and technical education is provided through seamless system that begins at secondary school level and progresses to post-secondary career and technical education institutions, community colleges and apprenticeship programs. Directs Department of Education, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to advance policy. Directs Department of Education, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to regularly examine current system of career and technical education and to annually report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education.

Repeals sunset of predator damage control district program. Defines "prevent, reduce and mitigate damage to property from predatory animals" to include both lethal and nonlethal methods of prevention, reduction and mitigation. Changes requirements for petition for formation of predator damage control district. Provides that proposed district boundaries may be noncontiguous. Requires county assessor to verify signatures of eligible petitioners appearing on petition for formation of district. Increases annual charges that landowners may choose to incur for land located in predator damage control district. Amends provisions for determining and charging county's actual administrative costs of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals to exclude indirect or pooled job costs assessed to county for federal wildlife services, provided county has obtained waiver from federal directors of wildlife services. Authorizes governing body of county, with consent of governing body of city, to charge city for county's actual administrative costs of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals. Authorizes charges to be collected from landowners by direct billing, with deadline for collection set by advisory board of district. Grants cause of action under district program to counties, landowners, districts and cities involved in program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits Oregon Transportation Commission from establishing toll on Interstate 205.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and implement program to make return-to-work incentive payments to employees. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In memoriam: George Ira Fenton Jr., 1931-2019.

Recognizes and honors Medal of Honor recipient Specialist Four Larry Gilbert Dahl (1949-1971) for his service to his country.

Recognizes and honors Beverly Cleary for her lifetime achievements in literature and her contributions to Oregon culture. ] In memoriam: Beverly Cleary, 1916-2021.

Recognizes and honors Oregon State Police Lieutenant Harold R. Berg (1937-1975) for his service to this state.