Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums , with remaining 90 percent paid by state ] for employee coverage and 50 percent of increase in premium cost for employee and dependent coverage. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board . Permits institution to agree through collective bargaining to pay portion of employee's premium share. Provides that employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums. Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Establishes Statewide School Safety and Prevention System. Specifies functions of system. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Directs Youth Development Division to develop and administer statewide youth reengagement system. Allows school districts to provide youth reengagement programs in collaboration with division. Prescribes requirements of programs. Modifies student accounting system requirements to ensure, to extent practicable, that school districts do not have disincentive to reengage youths.
Establishes program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide supplementary loans to individuals for new energy efficient manufactured dwellings. Establishes Manufactured Home Replacement and Decommissioning Fund for loan program. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to declare constitutional right to hunt, fish or otherwise harvest wildlife, subject to certain legal restrictions. Requires that hunting, fishing or other harvesting of wildlife by public be preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Establishes Task Force on Green Energy Corridors. Sunsets December 31, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires district school board to prohibit school district from being member of, or paying fees to, voluntary organization that administers interscholastic activities or that facilities scheduling and programming of interscholastic activities if organization schedules any interscholastic activities on legal holidays or on weekends preceding or following legal holidays. Takes effect July 1, 2020.
Requires counties to develop community mental health action plans to identify and address mental health concerns. Not later than January 1, 2021, requires counties to submit community mental health action plans to Oregon Health Authority. Directs authority to submit report to Legislative Assembly. Not later than January 1, 2023, requires counties to submit reports to authority detailing whether county addressed mental health concerns. Directs authority to submit report to Legislative Assembly. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish or contract for establishment of statewide mental health crisis support access line to facilitate specified services for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes TriMet Crash Advisory Committee. Provides that committee shall review certain crashes involving TriMet vehicles that result in injury or fatality. Requires committee to assess causes of such crashes, make recommendations to prevent similar crashes and submit quarterly report on findings to Transportation Safety Committee. Requires TriMet to provide meeting space and staff support to TriMet Crash Advisory Committee.