Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated. Specifies that person's residence is where person resided prior to incarceration. .
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances. Authorizes court or probation or parole agency to order convicted person to engage in education, counseling, treatment, community service or other alternative to incarceration. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Recognizes and honors Beverly Cleary for her lifetime achievements in literature and her contributions to Oregon culture. ] In memoriam: Beverly Cleary, 1916-2021.
In memoriam: Martin Davis "Marty" Myers, 1952-2020.
Establishes environmental justice framework of principles for State of Oregon.
Requires State Department of Energy to establish public process for purpose of investigating potential costs and benefits that would arise from electric utilities participation in regional transmission organization. Requires department to report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy and business no later than September 15, 2022. ] Sunsets January 2, 2023. ] Requires State Department of Energy to prepare report identifying benefits, opportunities and challenges posed by development or expansion of regional transmission organization in this state. Requires department to follow certain procedures in preparing report. Requires department to provide report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than December 31, 2021. Sunsets January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Defines "instructional capacity" to exclude instructional assistants from scope of statutes prohibiting payment of unemployment insurance benefits to professional employees of educational institution for weeks of unemployment commencing during period between two successive academic years or terms. Declares emergency, effective on passage ] September 1, 2021 .
Removes prohibition on payment of unemployment insurance benefits to nonprofessional employees of educational institution providing school food services , or services as employee of federal Head Start program ] early intervention services or prekindergarten services for weeks of unemployment commencing during period between two successive academic years or terms. Declares emergency, effective on passage ] September 1, 2021 .
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to design question or questions allowing each student to identify whether student is parent or person acting as parent or legal guardian that will ] may be placed on one or more forms used on annual basis to collect demographic information by public post-secondary institutions of education. Permits post-secondary institutions to continue to use existing forms that do not include question or questions. Requires each public post-secondary institution of education to make data available to commission. Requires commission to establish format and time frame for collection and reporting of demographic data, to evaluate public post-secondary institution of education compliance with collecting and providing data and to report to each regular session of Legislative Assembly on status of collecting and providing data.
Alters commissioner composition of Higher Education Coordinating Commission by redesignating five current nonvoting positions as voting positions and by adding one additional position for graduate student attending public university.
