Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums , with remaining 90 percent paid by state ] for employee coverage and 50 percent of increase in premium cost for employee and dependent coverage. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board . Permits institution to agree through collective bargaining to pay portion of employee's premium share. Provides that employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums. Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Provides that registered or certified child care facility is commercial use of property for zoning purposes. Creates income tax credit for lessors of real property leased to certified child care facilities. Creates income tax credit for child care facilities with staff members who earn 18 or more clock hours of training related to child care. Creates income tax credit for child care facilities rated three stars or higher with quality rating and improvement system. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to regional assessment centers and community assessment centers. Establishes Child Abuse Assessment Account within State Treasury for purpose of grant program for assessment centers. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for purpose of funding program. Modifies authority of Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment to deposit contributions to Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account and Child Abuse Assessment Account. Directs Department of Human Services to distribute $1 million to Center for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect to conduct Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for distribution. 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 July 1, 2019.
Establishes program within Housing and Community Services Department to provide supplementary loans to individuals for new energy efficient manufactured dwellings. Establishes Manufactured Home Replacement and Decommissioning Fund for loan program. Appropriates moneys to the fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Increases amount of value of homestead exempt from sale on execution, judgment lien or liability for debts of owner.
Requires counties to develop community mental health action plans to identify and address mental health concerns. Not later than January 1, 2021, requires counties to submit community mental health action plans to Oregon Health Authority. Directs authority to submit report to Legislative Assembly. Not later than January 1, 2023, requires counties to submit reports to authority detailing whether county addressed mental health concerns. Directs authority to submit report to Legislative Assembly. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide employee who is eligible for coverage with portion of wages while employee is on family and medical leave or military family leave. Requires employer and employee contributions to fund program. Allows self-employed individuals and tribal government employers to opt into program. Directs Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to determine contribution amounts and weekly benefit amounts. Establishes Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Consumer and Business Services for purposes of Act. Protects eligible employee's position of employment with employer while employee is on leave if employee has been employed with employer for minimum of 90 days before commencing leave. Prohibits employer from retaliating against employee who invokes program and from interfering with employee rights under program. Establishes right of employee for civil action for certain employer violations. Amends Oregon family leave law to allow for leave after employee has been employed for 90 days with employer and to extend length of leave taken for bereavement. Directs department to administer collection of, and reporting requirements for, payroll contributions. Requires director to work with other agencies and promulgate rules for administration of program. Establishes requirements for director to submit initial report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2021. Beginning September 15, 2022, requires director to report to committees on September 15 of every even-numbered year thereafter. Requires department to conduct study regarding implementation of program with regard to self-employed individuals and tribal governments opting into program. Becomes operative on January 1, 2021. Provides that eligibility provisions and provisions related to elective coverage for self-employed individuals and tribal governments become operative on January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Expands eligibility for Women, Infants and Children Program nutrition assistance to mothers of children up to 24 ] 12 months of age, paid for with state funds. Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide notice to families receiving Women, Infants and Children Program nutrition assistance if federal funding for program terminates.
Requires that , to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if wine labeled with American viticultural area in Oregon is labeled with single grape variety as type designation, wine must meet specified content requirements. Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission to exempt wine varieties or American viticultural areas from requirement. ] Requires commission to make requirements applicable to wine with labels identifying Willamette Valley viticultural area and American viticultural areas wholly or partly within Willamette Valley viticultural area. Creates exception. Requires commission to classify certain grape varieties as exempt from content requirements. Authorizes commission to exempt additional grape varieties by rule. Prohibits identifying Pinot noir as exempt grape variety. Establishes content requirement for wine from exempt grape varieties. Establishes default content requirement for wines not subject to other content requirements. Applies ] Makes content requirements applicable to wine labeled on or after January 1, 2023. Imposes revised content requirements for wine bottled on or after January 1, 2030. Requires commission to appoint advisory committee. Sunsets advisory committee January 2, 2030 ] 2023 . Requires commission to adopt rules establishing penalty schedule for labeling requirement. Creates exception to civil penalty. Requires adoption of initial rules in time to take effect January 1, 2023. Repeals rule adoption requirement January 2, 2023 ] 2024 . Requires commission to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2020, regarding advisory committee recommendations and status of commission rule adoption proceedings. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Home Weatherization, Retrofit and Affordability Program for Housing and Community Services Department to provide incentive payments to construction contractors undertaking energy improvement projects on residential structures. Requires contractors to reduce property owners' costs by amount of incentive payments received. Reserves moneys for activities promoting healthy, affordable housing environments. Authorizes department to enter into agreements with other units of state government to operate home weatherization programs. Limits program expenditures. Sunsets program January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.