Digest: Honors a music group for promoting the arts in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Commemorates the 25th anniversary of the founding of Inland Northwest Musicians.
Digest: Honors the life and memory of Mike Donahue. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2) In memoriam: Mike Donahue, 1946-2023.
Digest: Fixes firm dates for measures during session. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Establishes deadlines for completion of legislative measures for the 2024 regular session of the Eighty-Second Legislative Assembly.
Transfers moneys from Public Employees' Revolving Fund to General Fund for general governmental purposes. ] Removes requirement for boards and other entities to report to Emergency Board prior to adopting fees. Transfers specified moneys to General Fund for general governmental purposes. Extends sunset for tide gate grant program. Modifies maximum number of state employees. Extends deadline for operation of certain projects by State Forestry Department. Directs disposition of proceeds from specified legal settlements. Modifies maximum reimbursement rate for student vision screening. Specifies manner of transfer of revenues to Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund. Modifies continuous appropriation of moneys in Early Learning Account. Creates fund for fire mobilization costs. Repeals provisions relating to financing of Interstate 5 bridge replacement project. Modifies certain Oregon Health Authority programs to provide reimbursements instead of grants. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Aligns implementation date of academic content standards for Holocaust and genocide studies with implementation date of academic content standards for ethnic studies. Directs Department of Education to provide professional development to ensure that school districts are able to offer instruction that meets academic content standards related to Holocaust, genocide and ethnic studies. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Requires state agency that authorizes or funds, in whole or in part, installation of electric vehicle charging system located on customer's side of meter to require installing contractor or contractors to hold all legally required licenses and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certification, and one or more electricians who hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certification to supervise or participate in installation. Requires state agency to require 25 percent of electricians who are present and working on installation to hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program or equivalent training program certifications when installation is for electric vehicle charging port on customer's side of meter that will supply 25 or more kilowatts to vehicle. Becomes operative when 500 or more individuals in this state have completed Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program and passed certification exam, or equivalent training program and certification exam. Requires Electrical and Elevator Board to approve Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, and consider equivalent training programs, as continuing education program. Requires board to review cost to take Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program course and certification exam and ] track number of electricians who have signed up for and completed course and passed certification exam. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish program to reimburse individuals who successfully complete Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program and pass certification exam, or equivalent training program and certification exam, for amount of cost of course and exam incurred by individual. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to bureau for purposes of payments of grants made under program established by bureau. ].
Directs Department of Revenue to develop schedule allowing personal income taxpayers to voluntarily report taxpayers' self-identified race and ethnicity identifiers. Requires restricted access to collected data. Prohibits access to data by department collection and audit staff or by Internal Revenue Service. Prohibits use of data by tax practitioners and tax preparation software vendors for purposes other than preparing and filing of returns. Directs department to report annually, beginning in 2024, on development and implementation of data collection schedule to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to information management and technology. Sunsets reporting requirement on January 2, 2029. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires students to complete one half-credit of higher education and career path skills and one half-credit of personal financial education as requirements for high school diploma. Directs State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards for higher education and career path skills and for personal financial education. Requires school districts and public charter schools to provide instruction in higher education and career path skills and personal financial education. Applies to high school diplomas awarded on or after January 1, 2027. Allows waiver of one year if certain conditions met.
Establishes requirements for approving recovery schools. Prescribes standards and funding provisions related to approved recovery schools. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Increases membership of State Board of Education to include additional representative of congressional district and to include member engaged as classified staff member for public school or education service district. Reduces number of members of Teacher Standards and Practices Commission who are members of public and requires one member of commission to be employed as classified staff at public school or education service district. Requires Educator Advancement Council to include member who is classified staff in public school or for education service district. Reduces number of members of Oregon Educators Benefit Board who have expertise in health policy or risk management and requires one member of board who is employed as classified staff at public school or for education service district. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
