Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Program for purpose of providing options in education to students of this state. Establishes qualifications for participation in program, qualified expenses under program and transfers of moneys made under program. Restricts number of students from each school district who may enroll in program for first 10 years. Establishes Department of Education Empowerment Account. Continuously appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for payment of department's expenses under program. Establishes Treasurer Empowerment Account. Continuously appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Treasurer for payment of treasurer's expenses under program. Establishes Oregon Empowerment Scholarship Account with State School Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys to Department of Education for purpose of making transfers under program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Requires coordinated care organization to make available to members external review process to contest coordinated care organization decisions regarding care or services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes automatic restraining order against petitioner in Family Abuse Prevention Act proceeding that restrains petitioner from directly or indirectly causing respondent to violate certain terms of Family Abuse Prevention Act order. Violation by petitioner may result in finding of contempt and provides respondent with affirmative defense in contempt proceeding.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to transfer marijuana items forfeited to agency as result of conviction to nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary. Authorizes nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary to dispense marijuana items received by law enforcement agency to registry identification cardholder with annual income at or below federal poverty guidelines or designated primary caregiver of that registry identification cardholder. Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring person responsible for operating nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary to test marijuana items before dispensing.
Declares policy of state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budget plan. Requires state agencies to include information justifying proposed expenditures in agency request budgets filed with Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Applies to biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2019.
Creates exemptions to Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act for using inhalant delivery systems to aerosolize or vaporize inhalants for purposes related to employees testing inhalant delivery systems and persons sampling inhalants. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires that labor negotiations be conducted in open meetings subject to notification requirements.
Modifies limitation of liability for activities related to certain land improvement projects.
Establishes Indian Health Scholarship Program to provide free tuition and fees for qualifying Indian health profession students in exchange for student commitment to work at tribal service site after graduation. Appropriates moneys for 2017-2019 biennium to Oregon Health and Science University for purpose of administering Indian Health Scholarship Program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
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.