Requires police officer involved in incident that resulted in death or serious physical injury of person to attend at least six sessions with mental health professional. Requires testing of involved officer for controlled substances, including anabolic steroids, immediately following incident in which use of deadly physical force caused death or serious physical injury. Requires Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to ensure that police officers and certified reserve officers receive periodic psychological evaluations as condition of certification. Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and board to determine by rule when results of, or failure to submit to, psychological evaluation requires suspension or revocation of certification.
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Changes legal rate of interest from nine percent per annum to greater of one percent per annum or rate equal to weekly average one-year constant maturity Treasury yield. Provides for interest to be compounded annually.
Establishes Oregon Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Program within Department of Human Services. Establishes Oregon Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Committee for purpose of advising department on implementing and administering program. Specifies components of program and duties of department and committee. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to classify neonicotinoids as restricted use pesticides. Requires department to restrict sale and use of pesticide products containing neonicotinoids. Creates exceptions. Requires that information concerning restrictions on neonicotinoid use be included in educational materials developed by Oregon State University and department.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study on methods for improving safety of work environments for staff involved in special education and related services. Requires department to report results of study to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Public Defense Services Commission for pre-entry pilot program. Directs Public Defense Services Commission to provide moneys to Metropolitan Public Defender Services if Metropolitan Public Defender Services establishes and administers pre-entry pilot program according to specifications, collects certain program data and submits data to commission. Directs commission to review data and to report on results of pilot program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before February 1, 2019. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct study and develop recommendations regarding most effective voter registration methods for students attending public universities and community colleges. Requires commission to submit report detailing recommendations by October 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
Modifies process for revising form or notice sent to parents or adult students regarding statewide summative assessments. Clarifies process for completing forms. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution that establishes Personal Investment in Education Fund in State Treasury, and directs that moneys determined to be excess revenues under excess revenue "kicker" process be deposited in fund rather than refunded to personal income taxpayers. Dedicates fund moneys to kindergarten through grade 12 education. Establishes three-fifths majority vote in each house of Legislative Assembly in order to appropriate moneys in fund. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at special election held on same date as next primary election.
Allows local government to inhibit or prevent production or use of seed or seed products for purpose of protecting seed or products that are not genetically engineered from adverse impacts of genetically engineered seed or products or if enforcing local measure approved by county voters on May 20, 2014.