Sen. Chris Gorsek

Establishes Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Specifies membership, powers and duties. Requires board to appoint executive director. Requires board to create comprehensive plan to finance and administer Universal Health Plan that meets specified requirements and is consistent with specified values and principles. Directs board to present comprehensive plan for implementation of Universal Health Plan to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and to Governor no later than September 15, 2026. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Task Force on Tribal Consultation and specifies task force membership. Requires task force to identify and clarify requirements of state agencies to engage in tribal consultation. Requires task force to report findings and recommendations on tribal consultation to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to government by September 15, 2024. Sunsets December 31, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires state ] certain executive department boards or commissions that conduct public meetings through electronic means to record and promptly publish recording on website or hosting service so that public may observe or listen to meetings free of charge. Excepts meetings lawfully conducted in executive session from requirement that meetings be published.

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.

Creates refundable child tax credit, calculated based on number of dependents of taxpayer that are qualifying children with respect to taxpayer and are under six years of age at close of tax year. Limits credit to five dependents per tax return. Phases out amount of available credit based on adjusted gross income of taxpayer. Adjusts credit amount and phaseout threshold for inflation. Directs Department of Revenue to make quarterly advance payments of credit amounts. Requires Department of Human Services to seek waiver of federal requirements in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance to receive advance child tax credit payments. Provides that credit is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 ] 2023 , and before January 1, 2030 ] 2029 . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits manufacturer from selling or offering to sell cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test. Provides certain exemptions. Provides exemption for cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test, or containing ingredient used in cosmetic animal test, before effective date of Act. Allows donation of noncomplying cosmetic to food bank, homeless shelter, hospital, animal shelter, corrections facility or emergency shelter. Allows receiving entity to distribute cosmetic to individual receiving services from entity. Authorizes Attorney General to bring civil action to impose civil penalties or obtain injunction for violations of Act.

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.

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.

Prohibits employer from requiring employee to use vacation, sick or annual leave for time spent by employee as appointed member of board, commission, council or committee created by statute ] state board or commission . Provides that protections apply to employee who has provided employer with at least 21 days' advance notice of time employee needs to spend in service of state board or commission. Authorizes employee alleging violation to file complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Task Force on Alcohol Pricing and Addiction Services. Directs task force to study issues related to alcohol addiction in this state. Directs task force to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.