Modifies the requirements for investigations of a residential care facility following a complaint of a licensing violation. Prohibits exceptions to statutory licensing requirements for residential care facilities. Requires a residential care facility to notify a resident's designated contact person of a substantiated licensing violation or abuse finding or of the facility's placement in the enhanced oversight and supervision program. Requires an applicant for a license to operate a residential care facility, if the applicant does not have experience in the operation or management of a residential care facility, to contract with an experienced consultant or management company. Adds new requirements for obtaining a license to operate a residential facility or an adult foster home. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority to inspect residential facilities and adult foster homes under certain conditions. Permits the department to extend the duration of an adult foster home license to two years if the department determines that the home has been in substantial compliance for three consecutive years.
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Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to develop a senior housing development initiative. Transfers moneys from the Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account to be used for the initiative. Requires the Department of Revenue to annually review the account, beginning in 2027, for estimated excess funds to transfer to the [ Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund ] General Housing Account for the initiative. Sunsets July 1, 2031. Provides that projects funded by the Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund remain eligible for affordable housing tax credits.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to require oral health care providers to complete an intake screening with an enrollee of the Veterans Dental Program within 60 days after the enrollee initiates contact with the provider. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
] [ Directs the Department of Human Services and the Housing and Community Services Department to collaborate on recommendations for funding to meet the needs of youth experiencing homelessness. ] Modifies the list of persons who may receive services and assistance funded by the Emergency Housing Account. [ Establishes grant programs for youth experiencing homelessness. ] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Directs the Oregon State University Extension Service and the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University to study the distribution and occurrence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in biosolids applied to agricultural fields that do not produce crops intended for human consumption. Directs the extension service and college to submit a final report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture not later than September 1, 2028. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Transfers moneys from the Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account to the Healthy Homes Repair Fund for the purpose of supporting seniors and individuals with disabilities and to the Department of Revenue to increase public knowledge of property tax deferral programs.
] [ Establishes the Task Force on Impacts of Ballot Measures 5 and 50. Requires the task force to study the disparate impacts, if any, of the ballot measures on historically disadvantaged communities and submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to taxation no later than December 15, 2026. ] Directs the Legislative Fiscal Officer to analyze and prepare a report on the current state property tax system and options to modernize the state property tax system. Requires the officer to submit the report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue no later than December 1, 2026. Sunsets [ the task force ] January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires certain health insurers, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees' Benefit Board to cover treatment for perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause.
Directs the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to develop and implement plans, including a statewide primary prevention strategy, that address the entire youth continuum of care and are designed to prevent the onset of substance use. Requires the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly on the commission's findings and recommendations no later than September 15, 2026. Directs the commission, in collaboration with the Oregon Health and Science University, to provide education and technical assistance to providers of youth substance use disorder treatment and early intervention.
Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of an electric or natural gas company's proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Requires an electric or natural gas company to file an analysis of the cumulative economic impact on the company's residential rate payers if the company's return on equity is subject to review and modification. Authorizes the commission to adjust rates to mitigate an increase in residential customer rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services. Prohibits any increase in residential rates from taking effect from November 1 to March 31. Directs the commission to require an electric or natural gas company to establish a multiyear rate plan for certain rate revisions. Prohibits, until January 2, 2027, or the date the commission adopts rules regarding multiyear rate plans, certain rate increases from taking effect within 18 months from the date of the last rate increase. Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with certain capital investments, retiring a generation asset, environmental remediation or an event in which the availability of electricity or natural gas within a regional energy market is significantly constrained. Requires an electric or natural gas company to provide and make public a visual representation of cost categories included in the company's residential customer rates and a report on any rate adjustments the company expects within the next 12 months. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.