Rep. Lisa Fragala

Directs the Department of Education to implement policies and procedures that increase access to healthy and culturally relevant food for children in child care. Establishes the Child and Adult Care Food Program Supplemental Fund for the purpose of increasing access to healthy and culturally relevant food for children in child care. Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service to create culturally specific menus. Appropriates moneys to the [ Department of Education ] Higher Education Coordinating Commission from the General Fund for the purpose of creating culturally specific menus. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

] Establishes the [ Oregon ] Senator Aaron Woods Commission on Artificial Intelligence within the Department of Justice. Establishes the commission's purpose to serve as a central resource to monitor the use of artificial intelligence technologies and systems in this state and report on long-term policy implications. Directs the commission to provide an annual report to the Legislative Assembly. Allows the commission to make recommendations for legislation, regulations or policies to the Legislative Assembly. Directs the [ State Chief Information Officer ] Attorney General to hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to assist the commission in carrying out the commission's duties. Allows the Department of Justice to charge a state or local agency or public body for the commission's services.

] Requires community colleges to pay part-time faculty [ at the same rate, on a per-hour basis, as ] a certain percentage of the total salary that the community college pays equally experienced full-time faculty [ to prepare for and teach a course ] who teach comparable courses . Appropriates moneys to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purpose of paying for salary equity. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish and implement a permanent farmworker disaster relief program. Appropriates moneys out of the General Fund to the authority to carry out the program.

Directs the State Department of Agriculture to classify certain pesticides containing neonicotinoids as restricted-use. Prohibits application of restricted-use neonicotinoid pesticides on residential landscapes, subject to certain exceptions. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs the Oregon Health Authority to expedite the process for enrolling behavioral health providers in the medical assistance program and study the feasibility of developing and implementing an automated, online tool for behavioral health provider enrollment applications. Requires a coordinated care organization to render a decision on a behavioral health provider's request to contract with the coordinated care organization within 30 days after the coordinated care organization receives a complete application and to reimburse a contracted behavioral health provider retroactively to the date that the provider submitted a complete enrollment application to the authority that resulted in the assignment of a provider identification number . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to establish a fundamental right to a clean, safe and healthy environment. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout this state.

Expands the goals and purposes of the Prosperity 10,000 Program. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to [ disburse funds appropriated for the purpose of administering the program to local workforce development boards within certain timelines ] award grants to local workforce development boards to administer the program . Requires local workforce development boards to consider certain factors when distributing funds to certain entities.

Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier. Provides the statute of limitations for actions regarding recovery for unpaid and overtime wages. Requires subcontractors to provide certain payroll records and other information to the owner or the direct contractor, upon request. Permits the owner and the direct contractor to withhold payment to a subcontractor in certain circumstances.

Requires counties to approve a land use application to develop a mixed-waste facility on certain lands in the Willamette Valley. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.