Prohibits police officer from conducting or participating in activities intended to determine whether person has paid certain user charges, fees or tolls imposed by mass transit district. Specifies exceptions.
Authorizes Housing and Community Services Department to provide grants, loans and technical assistance to organizations increasing homeownership program access to persons of color. Defines "persons of color." Authorizes expending Home Ownership Assistance Account funds for those purposes. Makes Oregon Housing Fund and subaccounts available to federally recognized Indian tribes that hold land in this state . Allows Department of Consumer and Business Services to require implicit bias training for mortgage loan originators. Requires Real Estate Commissioner to add implicit bias component to real estate licensing exam and continuing education credits by January 1, 2022. Requires Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board to add implicit bias component to education requirements for appraiser certification or licensure by January 1, 2022. Requires real estate licensee acting as buyer's agent to provide information to buyer regarding low-income home buyer opportunities. Establishes Joint Task Force on Addressing Racial Disparities in Home Ownership. Requires task force to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before December 1, 2020. Sunsets task force on February 1, 2021. Appropriates moneys to Housing and Community Services Department and Legislative Policy and Research Committee ] to administer Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prescribes notification requirements for school district upon receipt of report of act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying. Takes effect July 1, 2020.
Modifies criteria for erecting roadside memorial signs for deceased veterans formerly prisoners of war or unaccounted for. Takes effects on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Defines "Regional Health Equity Coalition" and "Regional Health Equity Coalition model." Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide grants to ] work with Regional Health Equity Coalitions and groups utilizing Regional Health Equity Coalition model throughout state. Appropriates moneys to fund additional grants for organizations seeking to build Regional Health Equity Coalitions. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services to fund existing contracted domestic violence specialist positions in child welfare offices. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing obligation of state to ensure every resident of state access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care. Requires state to balance obligation to ensure health care with funding of public schools and other essential public services. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Authorizes political contributions received by candidate, principal campaign committee of candidate or principal campaign committee of holder of public office to be used to defray both health insurance premiums for candidate or holder of public office and members of household of candidate or holder of public office and caregiving expenses for relative of candidate or holder of public office. Limits period when political contributions may be used for these purposes to when candidate or holder of public office is campaigning for public office.
Restricts arbitration award from ordering disciplinary action that differs from disciplinary action imposed by law enforcement agency if arbitrator makes finding that misconduct occurred consistent with agency's finding of misconduct, and disciplinary action imposed by agency is consistent with provisions of discipline guide or discipline matrix adopted by agency as result of collective bargaining and incorporated into agency's disciplinary policies. Specifies that for purposes of collective bargaining involving sworn employees ] law enforcement officers of law enforcement agency, "employment relations" includes development of discipline guide or discipline matrix. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide partially or fully compensated time away from work to covered individual who meets certain criteria while covered individual is on family leave, medical leave or safe leave. Requires employer and employee contributions to fund program. Establishes requirements for employers related to required contributions. Creates exemption from employer contribution requirements for employers that employ fewer than 25 employees. Provides grant program for certain employers to defray costs. Allows Director of Employment Department to assess civil penalties in specified circumstances. Authorizes director to bring civil action against employer for failure to file required reports and pay contributions due. Provides that employers shall be personally liable for contribution amounts due. Makes employer's violation of provisions of Act punishable by specified imprisonment, fine or both. Allows self-employed individuals and tribal government employers to elect family and medical leave insurance coverage. Directs director to determine contribution amounts and weekly benefit amounts for self-employed individuals and tribal government employers that elect coverage. Protects eligible employee's position of employment with employer while employee is on leave if employee has been employed with employer for 90 days before commencing leave. Prohibits employer from retaliating against employee who inquires about rights or responsibilities under family and medical leave insurance program and from interfering with employee rights under program. Establishes right for civil action for certain employer violations. Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as trust fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Employment Department for purposes of Act. Appropriates moneys to department to cover start-up costs related to program. Permits director to contract with third party to serve as administrator of program. Provides that employer may apply to director for approval of employer-offered benefit plan that provides family and medical leave insurance benefits that are equivalent to or better than leave and benefit amounts available under family and medical leave insurance program established by department. Establishes requirements for employers. Requires director to establish by rule application process for employers and method for resolving disputes between employers and employees concerning coverage and benefits provided under approved plan. Provides that employers may apply to director for approval of plan. Requires director to establish process for review of final decisions regarding benefit claims, benefit amounts, receipt of benefits and repayment of benefits. Provides that provisions of Act do not require reopening or renegotiation of collective bargaining agreement entered into before effective date of Act. Requires director to submit progress reports to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Requires director to submit periodic report concerning administration of family and medical leave insurance program, including recommendations made by advisory committee. Provides specified delayed operative dates. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
