Increases threshold under which school district may receive additional State School Fund moneys for student eligible for special education. Increases amount transferred each year to High Cost Disabilities Account. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Voids agency rules filed with Secretary of State on or after effective date of Act and before January 1, 2018. Provides that final rule filed with Secretary of State on or after effective date of Act that is based on proposed rule for which rulemaking notice was given before effective date of Act is void and of no effect. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Changes method by which surplus "kicker" refunds are made to personal income taxpayers from tax credit to refund payment. Applies to biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2015. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program, local workforce investment boards and Oregon Youth Conservation Corps. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs Department of Education to conduct feasibility study to determine viability of establishing public boarding school. Appropriates moneys to department from General Fund for purpose of conducting study. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Secretary of State to conduct audit of State Forestry Department expenditures or obligations of certain allocations of lottery moneys for purposes related to federal forestlands. Requires that audit include certain information concerning projects or parts of projects for which department expended or obligated moneys. Establishes deadline for reporting audit results and information to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Makes resident uniformed services hunting license free. Establishes free resident uniformed services angling license for persons who are resident members of uniformed services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires agencies to estimate costs borne by businesses and industrial sectors to comply with proposed rules. Prohibits adoption of proposed rule unless estimated cost of compliance with proposed rule is offset by estimated cost reductions from other proposed rule, amendment or repeal of existing rules or modifications of existing compliance with regulatory burden placed on businesses, as specified by agency proposing rule.
Requires that at least 25 percent of Oregon Opportunity Grant moneys be awarded to students committed to majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics fields.
Expands scope of investigations of abuse of persons with mental illness that may be conducted by Department of Human Services.
