Commemorates 69th anniversary of Vanport flood and remembers survivors and those who lost their lives.
Designates August 7 of each year as Oregon Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Increases notice period for termination of rental agreement and removal of manufactured dwelling or floating home. Permits landlord to terminate rental agreement with 30 days' written notice if disrepair or deterioration of manufactured dwelling or floating home creates risk of imminent and serious harm to dwellings or persons within facility. Requires landlord to notify tenant of specific disrepair or deterioration causing termination and describe repairs necessary to avoid termination. Requires landlord who requires application for occupancy as tenant from prospective purchaser of manufactured dwelling or floating home to provide prospective purchaser with notice of outstanding repairs, maintenance and improvements. Permits landlord to require new tenant to complete repairs, maintenance and improvements described in notices and to terminate tenancy of new tenant if tenant fails to complete repairs, maintenance and improvements described in notices within six months after tenancy begins. Defines terms. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows person issued hardship permit to drive for purpose of participating in gambling addiction treatment.
Prohibits hotels or inns from charging facility fees in addition to price of guest room rental unless facility fees are disclosed prior to guest room reservation or rental .
Requires Oregon Arts Commission to establish policies and procedures that ensure Arts Program considers regional differences in public access to, or opportunities for engagement in, arts and cultural development when determining eligibility for grant awards and that promote investment in communities where opportunities for engagement in arts and cultural development are limited. Requires Oregon Arts Commission to suggest rules to Director of Oregon Business Development Department for grant programs administered by Arts Program.
Authorizes Department of Human Services to immediately place conditions on license, certificate or other authorization of child-caring agency prior to hearing if department finds there is serious danger to public health or safety. Authorizes Director of Human Services or director's designee to rescind notice of intent to revoke or suspend license, certification or authorization of child-caring agency when concerns regarding children's health and safety have been ameliorated and conditions placed on license, certificate or other authorization of agency have been resolved. Requires that decision to rescind notice of intent to suspend or revoke be made by agreement between Director of Human Services and Director of Oregon Youth Authority and, under certain circumstances, Director of Oregon Health Authority. Sunsets requirement January 1, 2021. Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim legislative committees on or before September 15, 2018, regarding establishment of "deemed status" determination for issuance of licenses, certifications and other authorizations to child-caring agencies. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires that in professional corporation that is organized to allow physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners must hold majority of voting shares and be majority of directors of professional corporation. Prohibits individual whom professional corporation employs, or individual who owns interest in professional corporation, from directing medical judgment of physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Prohibits physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner from directing services of another practitioner in professional corporation unless other practitioner also practices within same scope of practice as physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
For purposes of determining which public buildings must comply with existing requirement to display Oregon State flag and National League of Families' POW/MIA flag, expands definition of "public building" to include all other county, municipal, school district and special district buildings upon which or near which it is customary and suitable to display United States flag. Requires all county, municipal, school district and special district buildings constructed on or after January 1, 2018, to be able to properly display all three flags.
Defines "housing with services project" and requires project to register with Department of Human Services provides exceptions to registration requirement. Directs Department of Human Services to provide information to housing with services projects and collaborate with Housing and Community Services Department and federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to collect certain data. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
