Revises provisions relating to chemicals in children's products. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits employer from requiring employee to use vacation, sick or annual leave for time spent by employee as appointed member of board, commission, council or committee created by statute ] state board or commission . Provides that protections apply to employee who has provided employer with at least 21 days' advance notice of time employee needs to spend in service of state board or commission. Authorizes employee alleging violation to file complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Oregon Business Development Department to provide financial assistance to support broadband access, affordability and adoption. Permits department to establish one or more programs to provide financial assistance. Requires that department, when evaluating proposed projects under program to support broadband service infrastructure, give preference to proposed projects that serve unserved areas or underserved areas. ] Requires department to establish by rule, for each program established, certain criteria, requirements and processes. Specifies certain definition, eligibility criteria and process for challenging applications that shall apply to programs Oregon Business Development Department establishes that support broadband service infrastructure using moneys from federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. Specifies certain definitions and eligibility criteria that shall apply to programs Oregon Business Development Department establishes that support broadband service infrastructure using moneys from federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. Makes Broadband Fund permanent. Expands permitted uses of moneys in Broadband Fund. Removes requirements for Oregon Business Development Department to establish by rule certain criteria, requirements and processes for temporary program for providing grants or loans to support projects for planning and development of broadband service infrastructure and digital literacy, inclusion and adoption. Removes requirements for department to give certain preference in making grant or loan award decisions. Requires Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to include in biennial report evaluation of continuing need for temporary program for providing grants or loans to support projects for planning and development of broadband service infrastructure and digital literacy, inclusion and adoption. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Jurisdictional Transfer Advisory Committee within Department of Transportation. Sunsets committee January 2, 2029. Increases expenditure limitation for Department of Transportation to carry out provisions of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Declares children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind have same rights and potential as children who are not deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind. Requires school districts to provide children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind with hearing and vision screenings and assessments, communication and language support and access to relevant services and programs at earliest possible age and throughout education experience.
Requires Employment Relations Board to develop guidelines and procedures for authorizations designating bargaining representatives of bargaining unit to be prepared and signed electronically. Establishes requirements for petitions for representation that are submitted as electronic record. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health rights. Modifies provisions relating to access to reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Modifies provisions relating to protections for providers of and individuals receiving reproductive and gender-affirming health care services. Creates crime of interfering with a health care facility. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates right of action for person or health care provider aggrieved by interference with health care facility. Makes statutory change to achieve gender neutral language with respect to unlawful employment discrimination because of sex. Declares public policy regarding interstate actions arising out of reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Prohibits public body from participating in interstate investigation or proceeding involving reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Creates exceptions. Prohibits clerk of court from issuing subpoena if foreign subpoena relates to reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment. Declares that Oregon law governs certain actions arising out of reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment provided or received in this state. Repeals criminal provisions relating to concealing birth. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to Office of Rural Health, for purposes of providing grants through rural qualified health center pilot project. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for specified expenses. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits ] Caps annual rent increases for residential tenancies. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies abbreviated school day program requirements. Requires that parent or foster parent must give informed and written consent for student with disability to be placed on program. Prescribes duties of school district superintendent and Department of Education in relation to abbreviated school day programs. Directs school districts to provide notice to parents or foster parents of every student with disability who was on abbreviated school day program at end of 2022-2023 school year or who had abbreviated school days during 2022-2023 school year. Prescribes requirements of notice. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to offices of President of United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General. Authorizes cities, counties, metropolitan service districts, school districts and local government and local service districts to elect to use ranked choice voting to nominate or elect candidates for relevant offices. Requires Secretary of State to establish program to educate voters about how ranked choice voting will be conducted in elections held in state. Prohibits nominating election for Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Requires election for commissioner to be held at primary election, where election is conducted using ranked choice voting. Requires Secretary of State and county clerks to jointly submit reports to Legislative Assembly setting forth analysis of whether existing laws are inconsistent with effective and efficient implementation of ranked choice voting and detailing, to degree practicable, each expenditure secretary and county clerks must make to successfully implement ranked choice voting. Becomes operative on December 10, 2026 ] January 1, 2028 . Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
