Sen. Kathleen Taylor

Updates statutory references to individual who is not citizen or national of United States to replace "alien" with "noncitizen." Directs state agencies to use "noncitizen" in rules and regulations to reference individual who is not citizen or national of United States and to update rules and regulations that use "alien" to use "noncitizen." Authorizes agencies to amend rule without prior notice or hearing for purpose of changing term or phrase in order to conform with change made by law. Makes nonsubstantive changes.

Allows State Department of Agriculture to, based on supply of and demand for industrial hemp, refuse to issue industrial hemp grower license for amount of time department determines necessary. Requires department to study effects of refusal to issue grower license and to submit report to committee of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture not later than March 30, 2024. Sunsets March 31, 2024. ] Allows governing body of county that declares state of emergency related to cannabis to request that State Department of Agriculture deny issuance of industrial hemp grower licenses in area subject to jurisdiction of county. Sunsets June 30, 2023. Renames Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants as Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production. Increases membership of task force, and expands task force's scope of work. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to calculate Genuine Progress Indicator to measure economic and social welfare. Directs department to report on indicator to Legislative Assembly and Governor. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study development and administration of program to make payments to essential workers for services performed during COVID-19 pandemic and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to labor on or before September 15, 2023. Sunsets January 2, 2024.

Requires Department of Human Services to develop plan, with advice from work group, to implement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restaurant Meals Program in Oregon and report plan to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services no later than September 1, 2022 ] January 31, 2023 . Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes position of Tribal Relations Liaison within Department of State Police. Directs Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to ensure ] provide, no later than October 31, 2022, in report to appropriate interim committees of Legislative Assembly, operational plan for training police officers and certified reserve officers are trained ] to investigate and report cases involving missing or murdered indigenous persons. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes annual salary of members of Legislative Assembly equal to annual occupational mean wage estimate for ] average wage for all covered employment in Oregon for prior year. Directs that salary of members of Legislative Assembly be adjusted to conform to annual occupational mean wage estimate ] average wage for all covered employment only once every two years. Applies cost-of-living adjustment to monthly interim expense allowance received by members. Authorizes reimbursement for child care expenses child care allowance ] for members who have children or dependents under 13 years of age. Caps monthly amount of reimbursement and limits reimbursement to specified months during which regular sessions of Legislative Assembly occur. Applies to pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule procedures for receiving and investigating complaints of violations of safety, discrimination and welfare laws. ] Prescribes requirements for process of taking complaint that school or education service district is nonstandard. ] Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule procedures for Department of Education to investigate and resolve allegations of violations of state or federal law that may result in physical harm, denial of instructional days or risk of significant harm or substantial interference with student's ability to safely access public education. Prescribes actions department may take if school district or education service district is found to be in violation of state or federal law. Directs board to adopt by rule requirements for process that education service district must use when district receives complaint that district is not meeting standards established by board. Expands investigative authority of Superintendent of Public Instruction to investigate and resolve complaints of violations relating to special education or early childhood special education. Requires department to appoint at least two individuals to act as student and family advocates. Prescribes duties of advocates. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Increases distance from certain parts of public places and places of employment within which person may not smoke, aerosolize or vaporize inhalant from 10 feet to 25 feet. Creates exception for public places and places of employment that hold specified licenses issued by Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

Amends provisions of workers' compensation law related to beneficiaries. Expands scope of retaliation provision for workers' compensation benefits. Amends definitions of "beneficiary," "child" and "dependent" and replaces term "invalid" with "incapacitated."