Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct study to determine whether additional legislation is necessary to enhance process of transferring academic credits between community colleges and public universities. ] Requires commission to report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to higher education on or before September 15, 2020. ] Sunsets January 2, 2021. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide pilot program grant to consortium to assist public post-secondary institutions of education in Klamath County, Jackson County and Josephine County. Requires grant moneys to be used to provide funding for navigators, explore feasibility of shared recruitment and admission into programs at consortium institutions and develop benchmarks and metrics to measure success of collaborative consortium approach. Requires commission to provide report detailing results of pilot program grant to Legislative Assembly by March 1, 2021. Sunsets January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Exempts receipts from sales of basic necessities from commercial activity subject to corporate activity tax. Defines "basic necessity." Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Specifies that when two or more county commissioners are elected for one county at same election and one is elected to fill vacancy, commissioner filling vacancy shall hold office for two years. Applies this rule, which currently applies only to general elections, to primary elections. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows resident serving, or who has served, in Armed Forces of United States to obtain free licenses for hunting, angling or shellfish.
Prohibits person from performing or attempting to perform abortion if abortion is because of sex of unborn child. Allows specified persons to bring action for damages or injunctive relief against person who performed or attempted to perform sex-selective abortion. Allows court to impose fines for contempt of court of up to $100,000 per violation. Allows court to award attorney fees to prevailing party.
Resolves that in each biennium, Legislative Assembly shall appropriate from General Fund to Department of Veterans' Affairs amount that is no less than amount appropriated from General Fund to Department of Veterans' Affairs in biennium beginning July 1, 2015, as adjusted.
Allows Oregon Liquor Control Commission to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for purpose of ensuring multistate enforcement of standards for wine consistent with standards of state where wine was produced.
Prescribes notification requirements for school district upon receipt of report of act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying and upon completion of investigation into report ]. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Removes sunset on provisions that allow certain nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires certain state agencies and colleges at Oregon State University to conduct certain studies on opportunities for greenhouse gas sequestration by and emissions reductions from activities related to Oregon's natural and working lands and in Oregon's forest products, agricultural and building materials industries, transportation sector and electricity sector. Sunsets requirements for studies December 31, 2020. Requires State Forestry Department and Department of State Lands to pursue agreements for shared stewardship of national forests between State of Oregon and United States Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, with key purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions related to wildfire. Increases, to two, number of reviews of clean fuels program required to be conducted by Department of Environmental Quality. Directs State Department of Energy to complete second study on impact of Oregon renewable portfolio standards on jobs in this state no later than September 15, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.