Modifies definitions applicable for purposes of universal service surcharge. Subjects sale of retail commercial mobile radio services and retail interconnected voice over internet protocol services to universal service surcharge. Reduces rate cap to six percent of sale of services subject to surcharge. Directs Public Utility Commission to transfer up to $5 million per year of moneys deposited in universal service fund to Broadband Fund. Establishes Broadband Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in Broadband Fund to Oregon Business Development Department to provide grants and loans through, and to administer, program related to broadband. Directs department to adopt program for providing grants and loans by rule. Directs department to report annually to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to telecommunications on status of Broadband Fund. Sunsets Broadband Fund, transfer of moneys from universal service fund to Broadband Fund and grant program on January 2, 2030. Becomes operative on January 1, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Directs Department of Education, in consultation with STEM Investment Council, to develop statewide, long-term strategic plan to provide computer science education. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Expands Department of Transportation's authority to allow city ] cities and specified counties to designate speeds on highways within city's ] governing body's jurisdiction under certain circumstances. Becomes operative October 1, 2020.
Defines "emergency shelter." Requires local governments to allow siting of qualifying emergency shelters by qualifying entities notwithstanding land use laws and regulations. Sunsets requirement July 1, 2021. Expands description of transitional housing accommodations to include motor-vehicle camping. Removes three-vehicle limit on motor-vehicle camping on religious institution property. Expands uses of Emergency Housing Account to include developing technical assistance regarding emergency shelters or transitional housing accommodations. Appropriates moneys to Housing and Community Services Department for deposit into Emergency Housing Account to fund grants and technical assistance for organizations to develop or operate low-barrier emergency shelters, develop supportive facilities or provide rapid rehousing services and support. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute to Cities of Bend, Eugene, Salem and Medford and to Yamhill and Lane Counties ] County to develop navigation centers that must be operating on or before November 30, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Office of Emergency Management to establish and administer voluntary Oregon outdoor recreation search and rescue card program. ] Establishes Oregon Search and Rescue Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to office to reimburse county sheriffs for search and rescue activities and to administer and support county search and rescue grant program. ] Directs office to establish county search and rescue grant program to distribute moneys to counties for equipment, training and educational outreach. ] Permits Office of Emergency Management to enter into agreement with nonprofit organization representing sheriffs under which organization is authorized to administer program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards. Establishes requirements for agreement. Provides that organization may use revenues from program only to reimburse administrative costs and expenses, to reimburse county sheriffs' offices for certain costs relating to search and rescue and to issue grants for search and rescue purposes. Declares emergency, effective on passage. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Removes ] Narrows requirement that grants for certain student transportation costs be prioritized for school districts that did not receive public moneys in previous school year for same student transportation costs. Appropriates moneys for grants. Takes effect July 1, 2020.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to children's advocacy centers. Establishes Child Abuse Assessment Account within State Treasury for purpose of grant program for children's advocacy centers. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for purpose of funding program. Limits biennial expenditures by department for grant program from Child Abuse Assessment Account. Modifies authority of Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment to deposit contributions to Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account and Child Abuse Assessment Account. Permits Department of Justice to use moneys from Criminal Injuries Compensation Account to pay for medical services provided by children's advocacy center in cases of suspected child sexual abuse or child physical abuse. Directs University of Oregon to conduct Oregon child abuse prevalence study and to submit report regarding study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for study. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purposes of developing curricula and providing educator training for instructional requirements that relate to child sexual abuse prevention, human sexuality education, teen dating violence and domestic violence, and similar instructional requirements that relate to child safety. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Removes requirement that physician assistant practice under supervising physician. Requires physician assistant to enter into collaboration agreement with physician, podiatric physician or qualified physician assistant. Defines "collaboration agreement. ] Requires supervising physician, or supervising physician organization, to enter into practice agreement with physician assistant in order to use services of physician assistant. Prohibits Oregon Medical Board from requiring minimum number of hours during which supervising physician must be physically present to provide supervision. Requires that physician assistant have appropriate access to supervising physician. Requires physician assistant who prescribes and dispenses prescription drugs to maintain specified records and follow specified prescription labeling requirements. Becomes operative January 1, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits cost-sharing for health benefit plan coverage of insulin prescribed for treatment of diabetes.
Requires health care providers, including coordinated care organizations, and ] companies providing health care interpreters to health care providers to use health care interpreters who are listed on health care interpreter registry as being qualified or certified by Oregon Health Authority. Specifies ] Requires authority to adopt by rule exceptions. Directs Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish by rule standards, policies and processes to monitor compliance with and enforce requirements. Requires authority to cooperate with Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters to ] establish registry of qualified and certified health care interpreters and provide statewide health care interpreter training . Requires authority, by September 15, 2020, to make recommendations ] report to interim committee of House of Representatives related to health on design of health care interpreter program meeting specified criteria ] costs to implement establishment of health care interpreter registry and to provide health care interpreter training . Requires companies providing health care interpreters to register with authority and meet certain requirements. ] Makes health care interpreters subject workers for purposes of workers' compensation benefits. Declares emergency, effective on passage.