Sen. Lew Frederick

Adds outdoor child care program to definition of "child care facility." Requires Early Learning Council to adopt rules governing the operation of outdoor child care programs. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Early Learning and Care to certify outdoor child care programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs schools or school districts to provide electronic communication to parents and guardians of students attending, and to school district employees employed at, school at which safety threat action occurred. Prescribes requirements of communication.

Directs Department of Human Services to consider hours worked as graduate assistant as hours worked in employment for purpose of meeting work requirements in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Provides that zone directors on local governing body of soil and water conservation district in county with population of ___ or more need only ] must reside within zones they represent in district and be registered voters. Provides that zone directors in districts that do not include any counties with populations of 250,000 or more must also meet certain additional requirements.

Requires hospitals to file certain reports showing demographics of hospitals' workforces with Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries for posting to Bureau of Labor and Industries' website. Prescribes civil penalties ] penalty for noncompliance.

Establishes State Public Bank Task Force. Directs task force to study and make recommendations regarding establishment of state public bank. Requires task force to submit report to committee of Legislative Assembly by January 31 ] September 1 , 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Extends deadlines for affinity group task forces to complete their work with respect to allocations of resources to address communities' needs and health inequities faced by communities and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly. Extends deadlines for Oregon Health Authority to develop recommendations for linguistically specific intervention programs and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Increases membership of State Board of Education to include additional representative of congressional district and to include member engaged as classified staff member for public school or education service district. Reduces number of members of Teacher Standards and Practices Commission who are members of public and requires one member of commission to be employed as classified staff at public school or education service district. Requires Educator Advancement Council to include member who is classified staff in public school or for education service district. Reduces number of members of Oregon Educators Benefit Board who have expertise in health policy or risk management and requires one member of board who is employed as classified staff at public school or for education service district. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides, for purposes of certain statutes relating to taking of predatory animals, that terms ] term "predatory animal" and "rodent" do ] does not include beavers. Provides that certain takings of beavers do not require permit. Instructs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules related to taking of beavers. Provides that rules do not apply to certain taking of beavers. Instructs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to publish annual report related to taking of beavers and to make report available to public.

Establishes Oregon Housing Needs Analysis within Housing and Community Services Department. Establishes timeline by which department must adopt rules and implement analysis components. ] Amends Oregon Housing Needs Analysis and land use requirements for local governments related to urbanization , including requiring Metro to adopt housing coordination strategy and allowing cities outside of Metro to adopt rural reserves. Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt or amend implementing rules by January 1, 2026 ]. Declares emergency, effective on passage.