Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program that places cap on greenhouse gas emissions and that provides market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance. Establishes program advisory committee. Declares legislative purposes of program and related investments of moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism. Establishes certain statutory funds in State Treasury. Requires certain moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in certain funds. Requires certain uses of moneys deposited in funds. Requires program advisory committee to submit biennial report to Governor and Legislative Assembly each even-numbered year. Requires Governor to consider investment and expenditures recommendations in biennial report during preparation of Governor's budget. Makes all provisions related to program adopted by commission and distribution of proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes commission and certain other agencies to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025 and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for air pollution laws. Establishes Joint Legislative Committee on Climate. Modifies registration and greenhouse gas reporting requirements for certain persons. Makes provisions related to Joint Legislative Committee on Climate, greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2019. Requires certain persons to pay annual program development fee to Department of Environmental Quality. Becomes operative July 1, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Prohibits county from bringing claim or action against person if claim or action is based on statement in trust deed that nominee or agent of lender is grantee or beneficiary, based on county's recording or indexing instrument that states that nominee or agent of lender is grantee or beneficiary or based on person's having obtained or transferred interest in trust deed by means of instrument that was executed or delivered to person but was not recorded in county's deeds and mortgages records or in county's County Clerk Lien Record. Prohibits county clerk from charging or collecting fee for instrument that transfers interest in trust deed and that was executed and delivered to person but was not presented for recording. Applies to claims that arise before, on or after January 1, 2018, but does not apply to actions that commenced before January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires law enforcement officers to meet with mental health professional.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing obligation of state to ensure every resident of state access to effective ] cost-effective , medically appropriate and affordable health care. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Permits contracting agency, in conducting procurement for architectural, engineering, photogrammetric mapping, transportation planning and land surveying services, to consider pricing policies, proposals and other pricing information along with prospective consultant's qualifications in specified circumstances. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Oregon Psychiatric Access Line program in Oregon Health and Science University. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Commission as advisory body for issues relating to repair, reopening, operation, maintenance and future transfer of ownership of navigational canal and locks. Appropriates funds from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of Act. Sunsets commission, program and account on December 31, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to licensed psychologist who meets specified requirements. Requires that licensed psychologist collaborate with prescribing physician or prescribing nurse practitioner during clinical residency program. Establishes Committee on Prescribing Psychologists. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to commission for purposes of study and report. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Amends Oregon Promise program to remove prohibition on awarding more than $10 million in grants per fiscal year. Makes requirement that person participating in program pay $50 per term in tuition payable by reducing amount of grant awarded, instead of requiring separate payment by person. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to determine prior to start of fall term each academic year whether sufficient moneys exist to award grant to each person who qualifies. Permits commission to limit eligibility to receive grant based on expected family contribution. Permits commission to decrease total amount of grant awarded or increase amount person must pay for each term person receives grant if at any time commission determines that insufficient moneys exist to provide grant to each person who was awarded grant. Permits commission to at any time reduce or eliminate any limitation on eligibility imposed by commission due to shortage of moneys. Allows person to continue to qualify for program if, after being awarded grant, person enters into service with career and technical student organization relating to agriculture or farming that is approved by Department of Education before attending community college. Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training. Allows commission, upon showing of significant hardship, to waive requirement that in order to qualify for program person start attending classes at community college within six months after person completed previous highest level of education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.