Rep. Bobby Levy

Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule standards by which certain students may take assessment to satisfy high school diploma requirements. Allows certain persons who pass practice high school equivalency test to be eligible to enroll in public school and earn high school diploma. Directs public universities and community colleges to accept academically accepted document to validate military occupational experience for purpose of awarding academic credits.

Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to enter into contracts with entities to provide services as navigator of employment related day care. Prescribes requirements of entities to enter into contract. ] Directs Department of Early Learning and Care, in consultation with Department of Human Services, to convene work group to study optimal use of child care navigators to support access to and enrollment in child care and early learning programs. Requires Department of Early Learning and Care to submit two reports to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to early childhood no later than November 30, 2023, and July 30, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for grants to erect and maintain livestock safety fencing along portions of state highway where there is high risk of conflict between traveling public and livestock. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Requires every school district to ensure that school-based mental health professional and school-based nurse is located at every school of school district. Allows school-based nurse to make recommendations for visit to health care professional or specialist and directs nurse to assist student or student's parent or guardian in visiting professional or specialist at no cost or reduced cost. Allows education service districts to have health care professionals work in schools of component school districts, if agreed to by school district. Prescribes requirements of health care provided at school by education service district health care professional. Expands purposes of school-based health centers to include provision of services to all members of community and to provide training opportunities for students interested in careers in health care professions.

Provides that unit of government may not assess toll on state highways or interstate highways located in tri-county area unless Department of Transportation conducts and submits equity plan for approval by affected counties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires public schools to take special care to ensure that instruction and assessments are provided in neutral and objective manner. Directs school districts to provide annual training to educators to ensure that instruction and assessments are provided in neutral and objective manner.

Provides that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may apply requirement to include provisions for electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles only to commercial buildings under private ownership. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits abortion unless health care provider first determines probable gestational age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency. Defines "abortion" and "health care provider." Prohibits abortion of unborn child with probable gestational age of 15 or more weeks, except in case of medical emergency. Allows specified persons to bring action against health care provider for violations. Requires health care provider who performs or induces, or attempts to perform or induce, abortion to file report with Oregon Health Authority. Requires authority to publish annually statistics relating to abortion. Allows specified persons to bring cause of action for actual and punitive damages and injunctive relief against health care provider for violation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires political subdivision that imposes income tax to conform to statutory provisions governing determination of net income. Repeals authority of metropolitan service district to impose income tax. Applies to ordinance imposing local tax that has not received approval of electors of political subdivision before January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Provides that Oregon estate tax is imposed only on estates of decedents dying on or before January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.