Modifies requirements relating to donating game meat to charitable organizations.
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Directs Department of Education to conduct study related to school social workers. Appropriates moneys for study. Establishes pilot program for purpose of increasing number of public school students who are served by school social workers. Sunsets pilot program on June 30, 2021. Appropriates moneys for pilot program. Adds school social workers to list of professionals who provide behavioral health services and care coordination for purpose of enabling school districts to receive moneys for pilot programs related to school absenteeism.
Requires State Parks and Recreation Department to conduct study on fines related to convictions of criminal mischief for activities occurring in state parks. Directs department to report on study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide matching funds for Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University to receive federal funds for deepwater test facility for utility scale wave energy converters. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires school districts to ensure that all students of school district have equal access to educational facilities. Prohibits certain requirements or restrictions from being imposed on alternative education students, English language learners or special education students. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for purpose of repairing and improving docks, marine infrastructure and facilities owned by Port of Brookings Harbor. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Establishes Task Force on Equitable Access to Arts Education and specifies composition of task force membership. Specifies duties of task force. Directs task force to submit report to Legislative Assembly no later than January 7, 2019. Sunsets task force on June 30, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys to State Forestry Department for 2017-2019 biennium to carry out integrated pest management program to combat Sudden Oak Death. Requires department to expend part of appropriation as grant for task force to encourage and coordinate county integrated pest management programs to combat Sudden Oak Death. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Governor to certify to United States Secretary of Commerce that terms of national marine sanctuary located within seaward boundary of Oregon are unacceptable unless Legislative Assembly confirms designation.
Modifies provisions relating to care facilities regulated by Department of Human Services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.