Prohibits candidate or principal campaign committee of candidate from expending campaign moneys for professional services rendered by certain businesses required to be listed on candidate's statement of economic interest. Creates exceptions.
Provides that court may not stay or prohibit federal home loan bank from exercising rights to collateral pledged by insurer-member that is subject to delinquency proceeding. Requires receiver to comply with provisions of Act with respect to claims against insurer-member. Requires federal home loan bank that exercises right to collateral to repurchase any outstanding capital stock that exceeds amount of federal home loan bank stock that insurer-member must hold as minimum investment, subject to certain determinations. Prohibits receiver from voiding transfer of, or obligation to transfer, moneys or property under terms of federal home loan bank security agreement. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Includes insurance in definition of real estate, goods and services that are subject to penalties for unlawful trade practices. Permits person to obtain, and court to award, appropriate equitable relief in addition to monetary damages under Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to request action before prosecuting attorney may take action under Unlawful Trade Practices Act against act or practice related to insurance. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies membership of State Marine Board. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to make grants to nonprofit housing counseling agencies for purpose of providing appropriate housing counseling services to grantors at risk of foreclosure on real property that is subject to residential trust deed or mortgage. ] organizations, housing authorities or government agencies that sponsor or manage homeownership programs in amounts sufficient to fund services of housing counselor to each eligible grantor that requests resolution conference with beneficiary or contacts department to request services of housing counselor. Requires nonprofit organization, housing authority or government agency that receives funding to employ and provide services to grantors through housing counselors that department certifies as having appropriate knowledge and skills. Permits department by rule to specify appropriate criteria for knowledge and skills and eligibility of grantors for services. Establishes Housing Counseling Fund in State Treasury, separate and distinct from General Fund. Requires department to disburse all grants from fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Human Services to study and make recommendations on provisions of state law relating to adoption of Indian children. Requires department to submit report on findings to interim committee of Legislative Assembly by January 1, 2023. ] Incorporates certain provisions of federal Indian Child Welfare Act into Oregon laws relating to youth offenders adjudicated for status offenses and to voluntary 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.
Prohibits person from conducting or participating in contest, competition, tournament or derby that has objective of taking coyotes for cash or prizes. Provides that prohibition does not apply to raffle conducted by nonprofit organization if organization does not award raffle prizes based on number, weight or size of coyotes taken. Punishes violation of prohibition by maximum fine of $2,000. Provides that person violating Act forfeits remains of coyote to State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste. Establishes Household Hazardous Waste Stewardship Fund. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Requires initial plans for household hazardous waste stewardship programs to be submitted to Department of Environmental Quality no later than April 1, 2023. Requires household hazardous waste stewardship program developed pursuant to approved plan to be implemented no earlier than January 1, 2024. Imposes penalty for violation by retailer of program provisions not to exceed $100 per day for each day of violation. Imposes penalty for violation by manufacturer or stewardship organization of program provisions not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day of violation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Sound Forestry Practices Subaccount and Family Forestlands Subaccount as subaccounts of State Forestry Department Account. Requires that revenue from levy of additional privilege tax under forest products harvest tax be credited to State Forestry Department Account for deposit in Sound Forestry Practices Subaccount, Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund and Family Forestlands Subaccount, in certain amounts. Directs State Forestry Department to use moneys in Sound Forestry Practices Subaccount to develop and apply sound forestry practices in collaboration with other state agencies. Directs department to use moneys in Family Forestlands Subaccount to provide certain support for owners of small forestlands. Expands board of directors of Oregon Forest Resources Institute to include as voting members , jointly appointed by President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives, one person who represents environmental community and one person who has experience with fishery or wildlife-related science. Prohibits Oregon Forest Resources Institute from expending funds for certain advertising or outreach. Requires institute to maintain records of staff interactions with certain individuals, report to Governor on records and make report publicly available.
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, highest rate of wage 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.
