Requires employers to reasonably accommodate employee's work schedule availability related to child care. ] Includes child care needs as reason employee may identify as limitation or change in employee's work schedule availability. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires student to demonstrate proficiency in civics in order to receive high school diploma. ] Takes effect January 1, 2025. ] Requires students to complete at least one-half credit of civics in order to receive high school diploma. Applies to high school diplomas awarded on or after January 1, 2026.
Modifies laws relating to youth suicide intervention and prevention to include children 5 to 10 years of age. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Commemorates 50th anniversary of Oregon Bottle Bill.
Requires Secretary of State to submit to Legislative Assembly, by November 1 of each odd-numbered year, list of each prospective statewide initiative petition that has been filed for upcoming general election. Requires submission to include text, ballot title and total number of signatures gathered for each prospective initiative. Requires secretary to provide updates during first week of December, January and February. Requires nonpartisan legislative staff to provide to legislative leadership impartial analysis of policy, fiscal and revenue impacts and legality for each prospective initiative submitted by secretary. Requires legislative leadership to use information from nonpartisan staff to determine whether state would benefit from holding public hearings on one or more prospective initiatives during even-year session.
Creates program for gathering and reviewing data and research regarding ground water in Umatilla Basin and creating implementation plan to improve ground water quality and obtain full or partial removal of ground water management area designation from Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area. Requires that program include department recommendation of scientifically based rationale for removing designation in specific areas of Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area if practicable. Requires that program include appointment of, and support for, task force. Sunsets program January 2, 2030. Appropriates moneys to State Department of Agriculture for biennium ending June 30, 2021, to carry out program activities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits distributing, selling or allowing to be sold flavored inhalant delivery system products. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Designates Oregon Institute of Technology as Oregon's Polytechnic University.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Ocean Science Fund, State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Oregon Department of Administrative Services for certain ocean program purposes. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires health insurance policies that have prescription drug benefit to cover cost of drugs prescribed for urgent medical conditions and cost of drugs prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists within their scope of practice, including cost of pharmacists' consultation fees associated with prescribing and dispensing drugs. Prohibits specified entities that reimburse cost of prescription drugs from requiring step therapy or prior authorization for antiretroviral drugs.
