Requires public employer to publish collective bargaining agreement.
Enrolls specified public employees in coordinated care organizations. Authorizes enrollment of other individuals not otherwise eligible to enroll in coordinated care organizations. Abolishes Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Incorporates duties of Oregon Educators Benefit Board into Public Employees' Benefit Board. Removes Public Employees' Benefit Board responsibility for providing health benefits. Temporarily caps hospital reimbursement paid by boards to hospitals at 180 percent of Medicare amount. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies procedures of Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue grant to organization dedicated to addressing community needs relating to October 1, 2015, shooting on campus of Umpqua Community College. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that provide apprenticeship opportunities. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows person to continue to qualify for Oregon Promise if, after being awarded grant, person enters into service with career and technical student organization approved by Department of Education before attending community college. Applies to all persons who received grants for community college courses enrolled in during 2016-2017 academic year or later. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Expands parameters of duties and responsibilities of Critical Incident Response Team assigned by Department of Human Services upon becoming aware of fatality of child that was result of abuse or neglect. Sets forth membership of team. Requires all members of team to attend meetings in person, by telephone or by other two-way electronic communication device. Requires department to provide team members with all available information and records. Requires team to submit initial, progress and final reports to department within specified timelines. Directs team to refer to department personnel matters that led to incident of fatality. Permits team to meet upon conclusion of criminal investigation or prosecution of child fatality with members of law enforcement that investigated fatality or prosecuted case for purpose of reviewing team's conclusions, recommendations and reports. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution. Provides conditions for use of contributions. 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.
Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant , provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training .
Requires Department of Education to develop and provide to public high schools written materials regarding apprenticeship opportunities. Requires public high schools to disseminate materials to students and to parents or guardians of students. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
