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.
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Requires at least two commissioners of Oregon Liquor Control Commission to have public health background. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that discovery of victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation does not constitute reasonable explanation for extreme emotional disturbance for purposes of affirmative defense to murder in the second degree. Provides that person is not justified in using physical force upon another person if person would not have used physical force but for discovery of other person's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules requiring infants to be screened to detect certain diseases. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires producers to form or join extended producer responsibility programs for packaging, food serviceware and printing and writing paper. Establishes Extended Producer Responsibility Fund. Prohibits sale of products that make deceptive or misleading claims about recyclability. Requires commingled recycling processing facility to obtain disposal site permit. Imposes penalty not to exceed $100 per day for violation of program provisions by retailer and penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for violation by producer or extended producer responsibility organization. Requires extended producer responsibility organization to first implement program no later than July 1, 2025. Provides that labeling and facility permitting provisions become operative July 1, 2025. Applies to covered products sold on or after July 1, 2025.
Establishes Task Force on Education Pathways. Prescribes membership and duties of task force. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes ] Expands infrastructure of, access to and services provided in statewide coordinated crisis services system including 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline. Imposes unspecified tax on consumers and retail subscribers who have telecommunications service or interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service to pay for crisis services system. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Permits adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree. Defines "adopted former foster child." Permits adopted former foster children previously ineligible for waiver of tuition due to being adopted to be eligible for waiver if adoption occurred on or after January 1, 2012. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Education, in consultation with STEM Investment Council, to develop statewide, long-term strategic plan to provide computer science education. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Expands health benefit plan coverage of childbirth and pregnancy-related health care expenses. Specifies reimbursement of services provided by freestanding birthing centers. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health on implementation of expanded benefits. Requires that specified services related to pregnancy and childbirth be covered by state medical assistance program. Requires Oregon Health Authority to prescribe uniform payment methodology for freestanding birthing centers.