Sen. Lew Frederick

Creates psychology provider incentive program within Oregon Health Authority to provide financial incentives to students enrolled in approved doctoral programs in psychology who complete courses that provide cultural competency training. Requires program to provide loan repayment subsidies to certain licensed psychologists. Establishes Psychology Provider Incentive Fund. Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to guarantee full-time employment to certain licensed psychologists. Requires public employer to award hiring preference to certain licensed psychologists. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Provides that stated percentage of revenue from state transient lodging tax be transferred to Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Repeals sunset of Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Modifies membership and purpose of Board on Public Safety Standards and Training.

Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study and catalog innovation-based economic development projects and to report findings and recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022. Sunsets January 2, 2023.

Directs Secretary of State to conduct audit of use of statewide summative assessment in public schools in this state. Requires Secretary of State to submit report to Superintendent of Public Instruction and to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022. Sunsets December 31, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Repeals provision that prohibits transit workers from striking. Makes conforming amendments.

Prohibits school district boards from authorizing, and school districts from using, certain monitoring software related to students' computer usage. ] Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to conduct study on software that can be used to monitor student's usage related to district-owned computers and similar devices and district Internet services and to produce summary of study. Sunsets December 31, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Adult Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator within Oregon Health Authority. Specifies responsibilities. Requires development of strategic plan to address suicides by adults and develop intervention strategies. Requires strategic plan to be updated every five years. Directs authority and specified professional regulatory boards to require licensees regulated by authority or board to complete continuing education related to suicide risk assessment, treatment and management and to report completion of continuing education to authority or board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Includes matters concerning apprenticeship or training program administered by certain mass transit districts as mandatory subject of collective bargaining for employees of district.

Directs Oregon Health Authority, Oregon State Police, State Department of Agriculture and ] State Department of Fish and Wildlife to prepare report concerning Oregon's current framework for preventing, monitoring and responding to zoonotic disease. Directs agencies ] department to present report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to public health not later than December 31, 2021 ] 2022 . Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish and periodically update list of wildlife species and other scientifically recognized categories of wildlife ] update list of prohibited species that may not be imported, possessed, sold, purchased, exchanged or transported in this state due to potential for transmission of zoonotic disease that may compromise public health, native wildlife or agricultural interest ] certain risks to public health . Authorizes commission to issue permits to bona fide scientific or educational institutions. Punishes violation by maximum fine of $6,250. ] Authorizes commission to institute civil suit for recovery of damages for violation of rule related to list of prohibited species . Prohibits person from selling, offering for sale or otherwise participating in sale or offer for sale of wildlife that is not native to Oregon and ] is sold alive for purpose of human consumption. Provides that prohibition does not apply to sale, offer for sale or other participation in sale or offer for sale of livestock or shellfish ] food fish . Punishes violation by maximum fine of $6,250. Requires commission, when adopting rules authorizing holding of wildlife, to consider public health risks, including risks of zoonotic disease transmission. Declares emergency, effective on passage.