Directs State Board of Education to conduct annual review of education standards in state. Requires standardized measures of proficiency, consultation with Higher Education Coordinating Commission and encouragement of grouping of students based on academic ability. Establishes phonics as core academic subject. Removes legislative directive that Department of Education review state requirements for high school diplomas and make recommendations related to requirements. Removes requirement that academic content standards for history, geography, economics and civics include sufficient instruction on histories, contributions and perspectives of certain individuals. Removes suspension of requirement of showing proficiency in Essential Learning Skills as condition of earning diploma in school years after 2021-2022 school year. Takes effect July 1, 2022.
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Directs district school board to ensure that curriculum of each course of study offered by school district is made available to public on school district's website. Phases in requirement for small school districts. Takes effect July 1, 2022.
Provides that "attempted transfer," for purposes of Uniform Controlled Substances Act, includes possession of controlled substance with intent to transfer to another person.
Establishes income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and before January 1, 2029. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Terminates state of emergency relating to COVID-19.
Authorizes landowners who meet certain criteria to petition for formation of predator damage control district as funding mechanism to pay actual costs to county of preventing, reducing and mitigating damage to property from predatory animals. Defines "prevent, reduce and mitigate damage to property from predatory animals" to include both lethal and nonlethal methods of prevention, reduction and mitigation. Establishes presumptive charges of $2 per acre for tax lots of 10 or more acres and $50 flat rate charge for tax lots of less than 10 acres. Creates cause of action under district program to counties, landowners, districts and cities involved in program. Provides for continued existence of districts formed before sunset date of chapter 650, Oregon Laws 2015. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Transportation for wildlife corridor projects. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires physician who prescribes drugs for chemical abortion to provide certain information to person to whom drugs are prescribed. Requires Oregon Health Authority to publish on authority website specified information regarding possible reversal of chemical abortion. Allows specified persons to bring cause of action for actual and punitive damages. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes procedure for charging aggravated version of certain assault and attempted murder offenses when defendant causes permanent physical injury to victim during commission of crime. Provides that if defendant is convicted of aggravated offense, court shall sentence defendant to 300 months' imprisonment. Authorizes court to impose lesser sentence in certain circumstances.
Directs Department of State Lands, in consultation with State Department of Fish and Wildlife, to establish salmon credit program to encourage voluntary restoration of salmonid habitat and allow persons to meet compensatory mitigation obligations. Establishes Salmon Credit Trust Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.