Sen. David Smith

Establishes Oregon Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Task Force. Requires task force to develop recommendations for housing and shelter for youth aging out of foster care. Requires task force to submit report to Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2020. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2020. Amends policy of Housing and Community Services Department to require consideration of youth aging out of foster care. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Expands potential recipients of levee project grants to include any public body. Includes flood control embankments and flood control facilities as subjects of levee projects. Specifies certain financial conditions for levee project grants. Includes construction or capital improvement projects in definition of "levee project."

Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs, in its biennial agency request budget, to request certain level of funding. Requires Governor's budget to fund department at certain level of funding. Requires Legislative Assembly to fund department at certain level of funding. Provides that requirements do not apply under certain negative economic conditions.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Curry County for purpose of installing fiber optic telecommunication line to Cape Blanco Airport. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Requires county at higher risk of financial distress to withhold from taxing districts costs to county of assessing property and collecting property taxes. Limits withheld amount to two percent of tax distribution to taxing district. Excludes moneys distributed for bonded indebtedness from withholding. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows student subjected to substantiated act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying to request transfer to another school. Requires school district to grant transfer to another school in school district or to provide written consent to attend school in another school district. Requires school district to provide transportation for student who transfers schools. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Appropriates moneys for distribution to Curry County assessor for pilot program to increase employment in assessor's office in order to achieve assessment rotation of seven years for taxable property. Requires county to have available matching amount for each year of distribution. Requires assessor to withhold or collect matching moneys from taxing districts within county other than education districts. Requires Department of Revenue to submit report reviewing experience of pilot program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue on or before September 15, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Transfers regulatory authority over propagation of finfish in private commercial aquaculture facilities from State Department of Fish and Wildlife and State Fish and Wildlife Commission to State Department of Agriculture. Prohibits releasing finfish produced by private commercial aquaculture facility into waters of state unless finfish health is certified by State Department of Agriculture. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to establish and administer grant program for economic development projects involving operation of private commercial aquaculture facilities or utilization of finfish propagated in private commercial aquaculture facility.

Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing processing and sale of beef and lamb that does not travel in interstate commerce.

Allows credit against net income taxes for portion of eligible costs of newly constructed single-family dwelling that sells for price affordable to household with annual income at or below 120 percent of area median income. Sunsets on January 2, 2029. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.