Sen. Courtney Neron Misslin

Allows school districts to use moneys distributed from Student Investment Account for payment of student fees, costs and instructors of career and technical student organization programs. Establishes policy goal that students in career and technical education program have counselor or mentor assigned to student to assist student in navigating through program. ].

Allows student enrolled in program provided by school district or education service district to earn General Educational Development (GED) certificate to participate in interscholastic activities. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Expands applicability of certain provisions relating to family leave to employers who employ one or more employees. ] Expands eligibility for protected leave under Oregon Family Leave Act to all employees of covered employer during public health emergency unless employee was employed for fewer than 30 days prior to commencing leave or worked average of less than 25 hours per week in 30 days prior to commencing leave. Establishes eligibility to take leave for employees who separate from employment, are eligible at time of separation and are reemployed within 180 days of separation, or for employees who are eligible at beginning of temporary cessation of scheduled hours of 180 days or less and who return to work at end of cessation period. Allows for restoration of time worked by employee when employee returns to work after separation or temporary cessation period. Includes closure of child care provider or school due to public health emergency as qualifying purpose for which leave may be taken. Allows employers to request verification for need for leave due to such closure. Reduces amount of time employee must work for employer before becoming eligible to take leave. Eliminates disciplinary action that may be imposed upon employee for employee's failure to comply with leave notice requirements. Allows employee to determine order in which employee may choose to use accrued leave. ] Removes gendered language from provisions related to pregnancy.

Requires coordinated care organizations to report specified information to ] Oregon Health Authority to compile and annually post to website report on information reported to authority by coordinated care organizations regarding requests for prior authorization. Requires insurers offering health benefit plans to report specified information to Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding requests for prior authorization. Creates new requirements and modifies existing requirements applicable to utilization review by insurers offering health benefit plans and health benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Creates new requirements applicable to step therapy requirements imposed by entities providing health insurance, medical services contracts or health care service contracts, multiple employer welfare arrangements and pharmacy benefit managers.

Prescribes notification requirements for school district upon receipt of report of act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Requires every public education provider to provide both tampons and sanitary pads at no cost to students. Phases in requirement. Provides funding for costs incurred by public education provider. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2021.

Creates program through which certain lenders may, after competitive RFP process, receive award moneys to fund accounts out of which lenders may be reimbursed for principal losses incurred due to defaults on qualified loans to qualified businesses. Requires lender accepting award to enter into written agreement with Oregon Business Development Department and specifies certain terms of agreements. Sets forth circumstances in which lender may use for any purpose, or be required to repay, balance of award moneys. Requires department to develop and implement program to make loans to certain for-profit disadvantaged and emerging small businesses certified by Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity. Sets forth loan requirements regarding maximum principal amount and term, loan documentation, collateral and use of proceeds. Requires business owner interested in applying for loan to seek assistance from technical assistance provider regarding application form and documentation and authorizes technical assistance provider to decide whether to refer application to department for approval or rejection. Establishes Disadvantaged and Emerging Small Business Loan Fund for making loans under program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires state medical assistance program to provide for up to six behavioral health checkups every year ] mental health wellness appointments as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority .

Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Authority as public corporation. Prescribes duties of authority. Modifies duties of Willamette Falls Locks Commission. Sunsets commission on June 30, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to adopt standards for educator preparation programs relating to evaluations of teacher candidates.