Repeals sunset date on temporary law and makes permanent law requiring public universities to interview qualified minority candidate when hiring head coach.
Includes battery storage in definition of "green energy technology." Defines "total contract price." Permits contracting agency, as alternative to including green energy technology in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building, to make expenditure to improve energy use efficiency in public building. Adds requirement to show results of analysis of total solar resource fraction that applies to site on which contracting agency intends to construct green energy technology that uses solar energy for space or water heating or to generate electricity. Permits contracting agency to use green energy for space or water heating or to generate electricity if total solar resource fraction exceeds 75 percent. Permits contracting agency to enter into agreement with another contracting agency to pool resources or share costs related to including green energy technology or woody biomass energy technology or making expenditure to improve building energy use efficiency in construction, reconstruction or major renovation ] consolidate in one public building, or in one location away from site of public building, all or substantial proportion of green energy technology that contracting agency would otherwise include as part of construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building if total amount that contracting agency expends on green energy technology is aggregate of all amounts contracting agency must expend on each public building that is part of same project and if project, taken as whole, otherwise meets requirements of Act . Becomes operative on January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Restricts limitation on award of noneconomic damages to claims in actions for wrongful death. Corrects inaccurate reference for definition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Recognizes 2019 as International Year of the Salmon and expresses support for associated global initiative affirming importance of wild salmon.
Directs Department of State Police to study how to increase and improve criminal justice resources relating to missing and murdered Native American women in Oregon and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits time during which Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board may commence disciplinary proceedings. Modifies statute of limitations for actions arising out of real estate appraisal activity and appraisal review.
In memoriam: Mary Katherine "Kappy" Eaton, 1924-2018.
Permits contracting agency, in conducting procurement for architectural, engineering, photogrammetric mapping, transportation planning and land surveying services, to consider pricing policies, proposals and other pricing information as part of screening and selection of consultants in specified circumstances. Specifies allowable contents of pricing proposals. Specifies protest rights for prospective consultants. Becomes operative on January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes procedure for participation as write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson. Permits person to nominate individual, who is in same county, House of Representatives district and major party as person, as write-in candidate for precinct committeeperson. Establishes procedure for write-in candidate. Changes references to filing officer responsible for precinct committeeperson from "county clerk" to "county elections official." Establishes procedural requirements for replacing precinct committeeperson and qualifications for individual who replaces precinct committeeperson. Requires one committeeperson for every 250 electors, rather than two for every 500 electors, who are registered in precinct.
Prohibits state government from accepting payments using cryptocurrency. Prohibits candidates for public office from accepting campaign contributions using cryptocurrency. ] Prohibits contributions to political candidate, political committee or petition committee using cryptocurrency.
