Allows counties to partition and rezone up to 200 acres of lands within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region from exclusive farm use to residential uses. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires state to offer to transfer title and assets of Warner Creek Correctional Facility to Lake County if closed. Authorizes county to rezone institution land by ordinance. Requires state to offer to transfer title of ] Allows Department of Corrections to partition and, at department's discretion, to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of property adjacent to Two Rivers Correctional Institution to Port of Umatilla ]. Sunsets January 2, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes regulations for kratom products, including testing standards, labeling requirements and minimum age for sale. Prohibits sale of kratom products unless kratom product derives from processor registered with State Department of Agriculture. Directs department to adopt rules to carry out regulations. Authorizes imposition of civil penalty for certain violations. Creates crime of unlawful distribution, sale or exposure for sale to individual under 21 years of age. Punishes by maximum of 30 days' imprisonment, $1,250 fine, or both. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for carrying out provisions of Act. Increases limitation on expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Department of Justice for carrying out provisions of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Increases penalties for criminal sexual contact with underage victim when defendant is victim's teacher. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify certain instances of sexual abuse in the second degree committed by teacher as crime category 8.
Declares that person may not be disqualified from service as child welfare service provider based on certain traits. Declares that child, ward or youth may not be prohibited from, disciplined for or retaliated against for publicly or privately speaking about child's, ward's or youth's experience receiving child welfare services. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Incorporates certain provisions of federal Indian Child Welfare Act into Oregon laws relating to youth offenders adjudicated for status offenses and to adoptions. Enhances state protections for Indian children in certain situations. Authorizes juvenile court to approve tribal customary adoption as permanency option for wards who are Indian children. Modifies court process to determine whether there is reason to know child is Indian child. Makes technical corrections to child welfare laws involving Indian children. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that telecommunicators are first responders. Provides that telecommunicator qualifies as police officer under Public Employees Retirement System. Provides that telecommunicator employed on effective date of Act is entitled to service in retirement system as police officer for all service performed as telecommunicator. ].
Makes private citizen immune from civil or criminal liability arising from good faith acts made in connection with fighting wildfire.
Directs Water Resources Department to undertake certain activities related to studying and monitoring ground water. Directs department to report to committee of Eighty-second Legislative Assembly related to water. Appropriates moneys to department out of General Fund for activities related to studying and monitoring ground water. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules authorizing single-family dwelling and accessory dwelling unit constructed on same lot or parcel to be permanently connected to same subsurface sewage disposal system or alternative sewage disposal system.
Revises provisions relating to chemicals in children's products. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
