Rep. Mark Owens

Adds outdoor child care program to definition of "child care facility." Requires Early Learning Council to adopt rules governing the operation of outdoor child care programs. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Early Learning and Care to certify outdoor child care programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs schools or school districts to provide electronic communication to parents and guardians of students attending, and to school district employees employed at, school at which safety threat action occurred. Prescribes requirements of communication.

Establishes Early Literacy Success Initiative. Prescribes purposes and requirements under initiative, including establishment of Early Literacy Success School Grants, Birth Through Five Literacy Plan and Early Literacy Success Community Grants. Repeals Oregon Early Reading Program and Early Success Reading Initiative. Establishes Birth Through Five Literacy Fund and Early Literacy Success Community Grant Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Department of Land and Conservation and Development to convene work group to examine strategies for expanding early learning and care facilities in this state. Sunsets work group on January 2, 2025. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Oregon Business Development Department to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants to pay for allowable costs related to early child care infrastructure activities. Authorizes department to allocate percentage from funds appropriated to department ] Requires Department of Early Learning and Care to establish program to award grants to nonprofit entities for redistribution by nonprofit entities to eligible applicants. Permits Department of Early Learning and Care to provide technical assistance to support applicants approved to receive financial assistance with implementing child care infrastructure expansion activities. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to enter into interagency agreement with Department of Early Learning and Care to permit Oregon Business and Development Department to transfer funds to Department of Early Learning and Care to pay costs of providing technical assistance. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.

Modifies process for transfer of recorded brand following death of brand holder.

Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission. Provides that commission must consist of one member from each of five regional river basin management areas in state, one member from west of Cascade Mountains and one member from east of Cascade Mountains. ] Makes certain changes to qualifications of members of commission.

Requires Governor, in appointing members to Oregon State Board of Nursing, to balance diversity of setting in which nurse or certified nursing assistant members provide care. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Aligns criteria for alteration, restoration or replacement of dwellings on lands zoned for forest use consistent with criteria applicable to dwellings on lands zoned for farm use. Repeals temporary changes made in 2013 to laws authorizing alteration, restoration or replacement for dwellings on lands zoned for exclusive farm use and further amends those laws.