Directs Department of Education to develop plan related to out-of-country credits and to present report on plan to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education. Sunsets December 31, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Corrections to continue to operate Shutter Creek Correctional Institution. Directs department to expend at least same amount of moneys to operate institution as were expended during biennium beginning July 1, 2019.
Terminates state of emergency relating to COVID-19.
Appropriates moneys to State Forestry Department for distribution to Rogue Siskiyou Regional Wildfire and Emergency Training Center. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to increase number of Senators serving in Legislative Assembly to 36 and modify Senate legislative districts to be coterminous with county boundaries. Refers proposed amendment to people for approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to study issues relating to license reciprocity for skilled trade workers and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022. Sunsets January 2, 2023.
Requires each school district to evaluate instructional needs of students of school district as result of school closures due to COVID-19 and to report summaries of evaluations to Department of Education. ] Directs department to produce statewide summary of evaluations and to report results of summary to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education. ] Sunsets December 31, 2021. ] Directs Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct study to collect and interpret data to enable legislators to develop understanding of students' instructional needs caused by school closures due to COVID-19 pandemic. Sunsets June 30, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Imposes additional personal income tax. Adjusts rate of tax annually for inflation. Transfers proceeds of new income tax to State Wildlife Fund, with portion to be transferred to Office of Outdoor Recreation. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022. Creates credit against personal income taxes for purchase of license, tag or permit under wildlife laws. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2028. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Limits liability for certain claims for damages arising out of acts or omissions taken during COVID-19 emergency period in reasonable compliance with government guidance related to COVID-19.
Directs State Department of Agriculture, in consultation with Minor Crops Advisory Committee, to establish grant program to study alternatives to chlorpyrifos. Directs department to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15, 2025, on results of studies funded by grant program. Appropriates moneys to department for purposes of funding grant program and report. Directs Oregon State University, in cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture's Interregional Project Number 4, to research alternatives to chlorpyrifos. Directs university to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15, 2025, on results of research. Appropriates moneys to university for purposes of funding research and report. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
