Exempts graduate students at public universities who qualify for tuition equity from having to pay nonresident tuition. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee. Directs advisory committee to report to Director of Oregon Health Authority each biennium with assessment on implementation of ] consult with Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator on updates to Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan and recommendations for administrative and legislative improvements ]. Directs Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with ] Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator and ] , in consultation with Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee, to report to Legislative Assembly regarding recommendations for administrative and legislative changes to address service gaps in youth suicide prevention, intervention and post-suicide activities. Directs Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator to consult with Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee regarding updates to Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to ] enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Provides that employer may, in certain circumstances, enter into settlement, separation or severance agreement that includes provision that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing such conduct or that would prohibit employee from seeking reemployment with employer as term or condition of agreement. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. ] Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. ] Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice ] make policy available to employees in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act and such violations were substantial contributing factor in causing separation from employment . Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven ] five years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Provides that extended statute of limitations applies to certain conduct that occurs on or after effective date of Act. Requires commissioner to adopt any rules necessary to implement certain provisions of Act no later than 90 days after effective date. Becomes operative January ] October 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Congratulates Congregation Neveh Shalom on its 150th anniversary.
Limits guardian's authority to limit protected person's preferred associations with third parties. Permits interested person to move court to review guardian's power to limit protected person's associations and requires court to conduct hearing . Permits court to remove guardian for unreasonably limiting protected person's associations or failing to perform certain duties. Requires guardian to utilize substituted judgment standard for making decisions on behalf of protected person. Permits guardian to utilize best interest standard if guardian is unable to determine protected person's preferences.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study to determine adequacy of public education in state. ] Directs department to submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education no later than September 15, 2020. ] Sunsets December 31, 2020. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Directs Department of Education to create Oregon Education Support Professional of the Year Program.
Imposes certain requirements related to private security providers who contract with or are employed by institutions of higher education to provide private security services on campus and special campus security officers commissioned by governing boards of public universities. Provides that private security professionals who provide private security services on campus and special campus security officers commissioned by governing board of public university do not have stop and frisk authority. Exempts retired member of Public Employees Retirement System from limitations on reemployment if member is reemployed by public university as special campus security officer or security officer for community college . Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires school districts to provide instruction about Holocaust and genocide beginning with 2020-2021 school year . Directs Department of Education to provide technical assistance to school districts for instruction. Requires State Board of Education to develop academic content standards for Holocaust and genocide studies. Requires school districts to provide instruction based on standards beginning with 2025-2026 school year. Takes effect July 1, 2020. ].
Provides right to collectively bargain with State of Oregon to health care interpreters who receive compensation paid by state for providing interpretation services ].
Provides private right of action to recover for expenses in relation to veterinary care for abused domestic animal.
