Sen. Elizabeth Steiner

Directs Early Learning Division to support Relief Nursery programs statewide. Requires Relief Nursery programs to participate in statewide independent evaluation. Describes how funding to support Relief Nursery programs may be used. Excludes statutory forfeiture proceeds distributed to Relief Nursery program from calculation of amount of required matching community financial support. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Task Force on Health Care Cost Review to study feasibility of creating rate-setting process modeled on process used by Health Services Cost Review Commission in Maryland. Specifies membership. Requires report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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.

Directs Department of Human Services to convene work group to develop common client confidentiality release form to be used by public bodies and community organizations to enable and facilitate appropriate sharing of confidential information. Requires department to report to Legislative Assembly in 2018 regular session and to have release form available for use by July 1, 2018. Directs Department of Justice to study state laws and make recommendations on modification of statutes to facilitate communication of presently confidential information between public bodies and community organizations. Requires department to make legislative proposals for modification of statutes for consideration in 2019 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Requires department to develop information sharing guide detailing laws governing release of certain information. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes Department of Transportation to issue driver licenses, driver permits and identification cards that meet requirements of federal Real ID Act of 2005. Real ID compliant documents shall be known as Real IDs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Designates osprey as official state raptor and western meadowlark as official state songbird.

Requires governing body of coordinated care organization to include representative from at least one dental care organization that serves members of coordinated care organization. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Department of Human Services, in collaboration with other agencies, to adopt rules related to prescription of psychotropic medications to elderly persons and persons with disabilities. Directs department to convene advisory committee to study implementation of rules adopted under Act and report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to human services by December 31, 2017. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to ensure that member of coordinated care organization has access to safe and accountable nonemergency medical transportation on day of request. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution that establishes Personal Investment in Education Fund in State Treasury, and directs that moneys determined to be excess revenues under excess revenue "kicker" process be deposited in fund rather than refunded to personal income taxpayers. Dedicates fund moneys to kindergarten through grade 12 education. Establishes three-fifths majority vote in each house of Legislative Assembly in order to appropriate moneys in fund. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at special election held on same date as next primary election.