Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance acquisition and restoration of Willamette Falls navigation canal and locks. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Excludes credits earned in accelerated college credit programs from applying when determining eligibility for receiving Oregon Promise program grant or renewal of grant.
Establishes investigatory procedures for reports of suspected sexual conduct. Directs Department of Education to conduct investigations of sexual conduct. Requires department to establish sexual conduct registry and education providers to check registry. Requires education provider to take necessary actions to ensure student's safety during investigation. Prescribes notification duties of Department of Education and Department of Human Services related to reports of suspected abuse and sexual conduct.
Designates June 2019 as Arab-American Heritage Month.
Requires certain insurers to reimburse cost of specified services provided by local mental health authorities. Requires coordinated care organization to contract with counties to reimburse cost of specified services provided to members of coordinated care organization by local mental health authorities.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule program that provides financial assistance to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets. Requires program match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to implement program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to adopt statewide higher education equity plan and take plan into account in recommending to Governor appropriations for specified programs, facilities and investments and in advising Legislative Assembly, Governor, community colleges, public universities and other state boards and commissions on educational policies. Requires executive director of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to appoint Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer.
Removes sunset on provisions that allow foreign exchange students residing in dormitories to be considered resident students for purpose of State School Fund distributions.
Authorizes juvenile offender charged with offense subject to mandatory minimum sentence, who receives mandatory minimum sentence or other sentence of imprisonment, to be eligible for conditional release after serving at least one-half of sentence imposed.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule ] contract with nonprofit organization to implement and administer program that provides financial assistance ] to assist recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for ] in purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating ] farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets that participate in program . Requires program match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to be distributed to nonprofit organization that has contracted with department to implement and administer program and match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods . Sunsets January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
