Designates second Monday of October of each year as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Removes option to elect, for uninsured motorist coverage, coverage limits that fall below coverage limits applicable to personal injury protection benefits. ] Specifies order in which coverage under motor vehicle insurance policies, other than insured's primary policy, applies to compensate for bodily injury or death of insured. ] Includes motor vehicle used as public or livery conveyance within definition of private passenger motor vehicle for purposes of requiring personal injury protection benefits under motor vehicle liability policy. ] Requires transportation network company and taxi company to provide motor vehicle liability insurance policy with personal injury protection benefits to each driver who operates personal motor vehicle in affiliation with transportation network company or taxi in affiliation with taxi company. Specifies that personal injury protection benefits must, at all times during which driver operates personal motor vehicle in affiliation with transportation network company or taxi in affiliation with taxi company, cover driver of personal motor vehicle or taxi, any passengers that occupy personal motor vehicle or taxi and pedestrians that are struck by personal motor vehicle or taxi. Permits insurer to exclude from motor vehicle liability insurance policy for private passenger motor vehicle any coverage, including personal injury protection benefits, for loss or injury that occurs while driver is operating private passenger motor vehicle to provide transportation services for compensation in affiliation with transportation network company. Specifies exclusions for personal injury protection benefit coverage.
Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging retaliation or discrimination for reporting unlawful practices or exercising certain rights relating to safety and health in workplace.
Limits cost-sharing for health benefit plan coverage of insulin prescribed for treatment of diabetes.
Changes alternative amount from $300 to 23 times minimum wage in effect in Metro for determination of earnings disregard for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits. ] Creates alternative maximum amount of 23 times minimum wage in effect in Metro that individual may receive in part-time remuneration and still be deemed "unemployed" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits. ] Provides that, during statutorily declared emergency, Governor may authorize Director of Department of Revenue to disclose certain information set forth in tax report or return to Director of Employment Department if Director of Department of Revenue determines that administration of any federal or state law or program requires disclosure to enable Employment Department to verify identity or income level of any person for purposes related to emergency or any consequences of emergency. Ratifies disclosures made by Director of Department of Revenue in compliance with identical provision enacted by section 1, chapter 2, Oregon Laws 2020 (second special session), on or after date of sunset of section 1, chapter 2, Oregon Laws 2020 (second special session), and before effective date of this Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that prevailing rate of wage for trade or occupation in locality is rate of wage set forth in collective bargaining agreement for trade or occupation in locality or, if more than one collective bargaining agreement covers trade or occupation in locality, average of ] highest rate of wage set forth in ] among collective bargaining agreements for trade or occupation in locality. Provides that if collective bargaining agreement does not exist for trade or occupation in locality, Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries shall conduct wage survey and may consider other information in order to determine prevailing rate of wage. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Changes name of Early Learning Division to Department of Early Learning and Care. Establishes Department of Early Learning and Care as state agency that is separate from Department of Education and that functions under, and is coordinated by, Early Learning Council. Prescribes expanded duties, functions and powers of Department of Early Learning and Care, including administration of Employment Related Day Care. Modifies requirements of Employment Related Day Care. Directs Early Learning Division, Department of Education and Department of Human Services to develop and implement plans for seamless transfer of relevant duties, functions and powers, and to report on plans to appropriate interim committees of Legislative Assembly. Revises goals of statewide early learning system. Modifies membership and duties of State Interagency Coordinating Council. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes State Board of Towing within Department of Transportation. Authorizes board to order department to deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew towing business certificate or letter of appointment to participate on rotational list of towing businesses for certain violations. Authorizes board to impose civil penalties for certain violations. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes producer responsibility program for packaging, printing and writing paper and food serviceware. Requires producers of covered products to join producer responsibility organization that implements producer responsibility program plan approved by Department of Environmental Quality. Directs department to establish uniform statewide collection list for recyclable materials. Establishes Oregon Recycling System Advisory Council. Establishes Truth in Labeling Task Force. Repeals labeling requirements for rigid plastic bottles and containers. Requires commingled recycling processing facility to obtain disposal site permit. Prohibits delivery of certain recyclable materials to recycling processing facility other than permitted or certified facility. Imposes civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for each violation of provisions of Act.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education qualifies for employee-only health care benefits if part-time faculty member works at level equal to at least half of full-time equivalent employee during at least three of four previous academic terms. who qualifies for health care benefits will ] Requires part-time faculty member to pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage. Requires part-time faculty member to select home public institution of higher education. Requires selected institution to determine whether part-time faculty member is eligible to receive health benefit plans, collect premiums for health benefit plans, pay full cost of insurance premiums for health benefit plans and to administer and provide health benefit plans to party-time faculty member. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to reimburse selected institution for cost of paying insurance premiums. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board. ] Permits institution to agree through either institution policy or collective bargaining to pay portion of health care benefits paid for by employee. Provides that unless otherwise agreed through collective bargaining, employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums. ] Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to commission board ]. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
