Establishes specified reporting requirements to ensure legislative review of potential future costs in state government workforce. Modifies state government employment cap based on state population. Requires Legislative Fiscal Officer to conduct study prior to each odd-numbered year regular session to ensure review of Oregon State Lottery Commission administrative costs and transfer rates. Requires review of State of Oregon procurement practices to identify improvements that enhance cost effectiveness. Modifies state budget development procedures to utilize cost information and deferred maintenance information in development of state budgets. Requires Governor's budget recommendations to include recommendations on available funds that could be used to make lump sum payments into Public Employees Retirement System. Allows Public Employees Retirement Board to establish multiple side accounts for lump sum payments of employer contributions made by participating public employer. Limits amount that may be held in Public Employees Retirement Fund reserve account to $50 million. Specifies method Public Employees Retirement Board and actuary must use to determine unfunded actuarial liability of Public Employees Retirement System. Directs Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to form combined executive committee, and directs committee to develop plan for merger of Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Appoints executive director of Public Employees' Benefit Board as executive director of Oregon Educators Benefit Board and requires executive director to combine administrative functions and operations of boards to greatest extent practicable. Directs Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to use methodologies, policies and practices designed to limit annual growth in expenditures for health services and health benefit plan premiums to no more than 3.4 percent. Prohibits duplicate health benefit plan coverage by public employees. Directs state agencies to assign certain liquidated and delinquent accounts to Department of Revenue for collection. Directs certain state agencies to report on liquidated and delinquent debt to Legislative Assembly. Directs department to contract with private collection agencies to collect on accounts. Deletes provisions allowing state agencies to assign liquidated and delinquent accounts to private collection agencies. Specifies that Collections Unit of department has access to all information available to department for any purpose. Specifies when state agency may use Social Security number for debt collection purposes. Modifies methodology for reimbursement of hospital services and supplies provided to enrollees in health benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Creates Task Force on Maritime Sector Workforce Development. Directs task force to study and develop description of maritime sector and maritime sector workforce in Oregon and develop recommendations for State Workforce Investment Board to incorporate consideration of maritime sector into statewide workforce investment system plan. Requires task force to report to certain committees of Legislative Assembly and to State Workforce Investment Board no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares policy of state to promote coordinated provision of education, employment, economic development and job training to support maritime sector in Oregon. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Task Force on Anonymous Text Message Services. Directs task force to study law changes necessary to regulate and prohibit use of Internet websites that provide anonymous text message services. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2019. Authorizes court to impose special condition of probation prohibiting person from using Internet website that provides anonymous text message service if person was convicted of certain crimes. Authorizes State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or local supervisory authority to impose condition of post-prison supervision prohibiting person from using Internet website that provides anonymous text message service if person was convicted of certain crimes.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to commission for purposes of study and report. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Education to reimburse education provider for expenses incurred from providing vision screenings. Establishes Vision Health Account for purpose of making reimbursements. Appropriates moneys to Department of Education for deposit in Vision Health Account. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires financial institutions to participate in data match system established by Department of Revenue to identify assets held at financial institutions by delinquent debtors. Creates crime of misuse by state employee of information shared pursuant to data match system. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Authorizes Division of Child Support of Department of Justice to enter agreements to share information relating to hiring of individuals in this state with other divisions of department or with Department of Revenue. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs certain agencies to allow informational materials about human trafficking to be posted at roadside rest areas. Establishes Department of Transportation Human Trafficking Awareness Fund. Establishes State Parks and Recreation Department Human Trafficking Awareness Fund.
Provides that portion of U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as Oregon Medal of Honor Highway. Authorizes Department of Transportation to install memorial markers that recognize and honor Oregon's Medal of Honor recipients in roadside rest areas and turnouts on U.S. Highway 20 . Takes effect on 91st date following adjournment sine die.
Declares August as Oregon Albacore Tuna Month.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plan option that includes Oregon Health and Science University as in-network provider.