Digest: The Act would make it a crime for an employer to file a false payroll report to lower its workers' comp premium. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.1). [ Digest: The Act would make it a crime for an employer to report false data in order to lower its workers' comp premium. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). ] [ Creates the crime of fraudulent misrepresentation by an employer to an insurer of certain employee-related data with the intent to decrease the employer's workers' compensation insurance premium. Punishes by a maximum fine of $125,000 plus specified forms of restitution. ] Provides that an employer commits a Class A misdemeanor if the employer knowingly submits a false payroll report with the intent to decrease the employer's premium for workers' compensation insurance. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, a $6,250 fine, or both. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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Digest: Authorizes the use of stop arm cameras on school buses to record people who do not stop for bus safety lights. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Permits an education provider to have stop arm cameras on school buses for the purpose of recording persons who fail to stop for bus safety lights. Permits a law enforcement agency to issue a citation for failure to stop for bus safety lights based on photographs or video if certain other conditions are met.
Digest: Creates a task force to look for and find words and meanings related to artificial intelligence that may be used in laws. Makes task force report its findings on or before December 1, 2024. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Establishes the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. Requires the task force to examine and identify terms and definitions related to artificial intelligence that may be used for legislation and report its findings and recommendations to the interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to information management and technology on or before December 1, 2024. Sunsets the task force January 1, 2025. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Digest: Honors the life and memory of Ken Leisten. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Recognizes and honors Specialist Ken "Kenny" Leisten (1984-2004) for his service to his country.
Digest: Gives money to a state agency to give to some colleges to help train more mental health workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 71). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to certain institutions of higher education to expand the behavioral health workforce in Oregon. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Digest: The Act requires ODOT to study extending the WES commuter rail line to Salem. The Act creates an advisory committee to aid ODOT in its study. Requires ODOT to partner with the advisory committee as part of the process of conducting the study. Tells ODOT to use an IGA with the MWVCOG to provide staff support for the advisory committee. Tells ODOT to also conduct gap analysis of the data from an earlier ODOT rail study. ODOT must submit a report no later than December 1, 2024. Gives money to ODOT to pay for the costs of the study. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2). [ Digest: The Act requires ODOT to study extending the WES commuter rail line to Salem. The Act creates an advisory committee to aid ODOT in its study. Requires ODOT to consult with the advisory committee as part of the process of conducting the study. ODOT must submit a report no later than December 1, 2024. Gives money to ODOT to pay for the costs of the study. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4). ] Requires the Department of Transportation, [ after consulting ] in partnership with the Westside Express Advisory Committee, to study extending the Westside Express Service commuter line to Salem. Directs the department to delegate, through an intergovernmental agreement, with the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments performance of administrative functions of the advisory committee. Directs the department, as part of the study, to conduct a gap analysis of the data components of the 2010 Rail Study undertaken by the department. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than December 1, 2024. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for the study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Digest: The Act directs hospitals to take actions with respect to the protection of hospital employees. The Act directs the OHA to administer a grant program. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9). [ Digest: The Act directs hospitals to take actions with respect to the protection of hospital staff. ] [ The Act directs the OHPB to contract with the OHSU to run a pilot program. The Act directs the OHSU to report on the program by Sept. 1, 2025. (Flesch Readability Score: 65). ] Requires hospitals to take certain actions with respect to protecting hospital employees from workplace assaults. Directs hospitals to post signage informing employees of rights and protections regarding workplace assaults. [ Requires hospitals to submit an annual report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly and to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding the status of the hospital's assault prevention and protection program and the results of any root cause analyses conducted by the hospital. ] Requires hospitals to file certain reports regarding work-related illnesses and injuries to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for posting to the department's website. Expands the crime of assault in the third degree to include causing physical injury to a person working in a hospital while worker is [ performing official duties ] acting in the course of official duty . [ Specifies when a person may not be charged with the crime. ] [ Requires the Oregon Health Policy Board to enter into an agreement with the Oregon Health and Science University to administer a pilot program for purposes of developing recommendations for establishing a statewide program to train hospital staff on procedures to prevent and respond to incidents of workplace violence. ] Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible hospitals for workplace violence prevention efforts. Establishes the timeline within which the authority must begin distributing grant funds to approved grant applicants. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Digest: The Act makes laws with respect to certain health care employee work schedules and on-call shifts. The Act makes laws with respect to hospital financial reporting and transparency. The Act directs hospitals to report to the OHA. The Act permits the OHA to impose penalties against hospitals that fail to comply with the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Imposes requirements on hospitals regarding predictive scheduling and on-call shifts. Requires hospitals to report quarterly to the Oregon Health Authority certain hospital financial data, including the hospital's daily cash on hand. Requires hospitals and hospital systems operating in this state to make certain financial data publicly available.
Digest: The Act creates the Task Force on Electric Micromobility. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.9). Creates the Task Force on Electric Micromobility. Sunsets the task force on December 31, 2024. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Digest: Removes EFSC power over a project that makes clean power or is a power line, is only on U.S. lands and is reviewed under NEPA. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Prohibits the Energy Facility Siting Council from exercising jurisdiction over or requiring a site certificate for an energy facility that is a renewable energy facility or transmission line, is sited wholly within federal lands and is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. Requires the person seeking federal approval for the energy facility to consult with local governments within whose jurisdiction the facility is proposed to be located or whose jurisdiction adjoins the proposed facility on potential impacts.