Sen. Bill Hansell

Authorizes Department of Human Services to award two-year grants to organizations that provide services to unaccompanied homeless youth and to organizations that operate host home projects for unaccompanied homeless youth. Sunsets grant programs on July 1, 2023. Requires department to submit reports on host home project grant program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly relating to housing, homeless youth services and high school education. Appropriates moneys to department for statewide assessment and grants. ] Increases certain General Fund appropriations to Department of Human Services for purposes of carrying out Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows payment from Wage Security Fund to be made to wage claimant for wages earned and unpaid in event that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries has obtained judgment in action or has issued final order in administrative proceeding for collection of wage claim. Modifies definition of "compensation," for purposes of pay equity requirements, to exclude vaccine incentives, hiring bonuses and retention bonuses. Provides that changes to definition apply only to complaints filed with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries and claims filed in circuit court on or after specific dates. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires coordinated care organizations to report specified information to ] Oregon Health Authority to compile and annually post to website report on information reported to authority by coordinated care organizations regarding requests for prior authorization. Requires insurers offering health benefit plans to report specified information to Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding requests for prior authorization. Creates new requirements and modifies existing requirements applicable to utilization review by insurers offering health benefit plans and health benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Creates new requirements applicable to step therapy requirements imposed by entities providing health insurance, medical services contracts or health care service contracts, multiple employer welfare arrangements and pharmacy benefit managers.

Defines "adult use cannabis item," "artificially derived cannabinoid," "delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol" and "total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol" for statutes related to marijuana and industrial hemp. Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission to regulate artificially derived cannabinoids. Requires industrial hemp commodities or products intended for human consumption to be processed by licensed marijuana processor. Prohibits person other than licensed marijuana retailer from selling specified industrial hemp commodity or product to consumer. Requires commission to adopt rules establishing maximum concentration of total delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and other cannabinoids, including artificially derived cannabinoids, in single serving of cannabinoid product. Allows Oregon Health Authority to disclose location of specified registered entities to person designated by State Department of Agriculture. Directs department to administer Oregon Hemp State Program for production, processing and sale of industrial hemp. Requires department to conduct criminal records check on applicant for industrial hemp grower license. Allows person licensed by department to transport within this state specified industrial hemp and industrial hemp commodities. Directs commission, in consultation with department, to adopt by rule maximum concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol, other cannabinoids and artificially derived cannabinoids in single servings of industrial hemp product. Requires department to establish by rule requirements for tracking transfer of specified industrial hemp commodities and products. Directs department to adopt rules to require industrial hemp grower to report to department loss of or intention to not plant crop. Requires grower ordered to destroy or remediate industrial hemp crop to provide to department documentation of destruction or remediation. Directs department to refuse to issue registration or take other specified action if person plants industrial hemp crop or commits specified violation prior to applying for grower registration. Allows marijuana processor to transfer, sell or transport industrial hemp commodity or product to person that is not marijuana processor, retailer or wholesaler if commodity or product meets specified requirements. Prohibits sale of industrial hemp commodity or product intended for human consumption to consumer unless commodity or product meets specified requirements. Establishes civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 applicable to certain persons growing industrial hemp crop that contains specified tetrahydrocannabinol concentration. Establishes Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants. Requires task force to submit interim report not later than December 31, 2021, and final report not later than December 31, 2022, to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to economic development. Increases distribution of moneys from Oregon Marijuana Account to Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant Program Fund. Directs commission to map locations of registered or licensed industrial hemp operations and licensed marijuana production premises and make map available to law enforcement and other specified parties. Directs commission to develop methodology to distinguish whether cannabis plant is industrial hemp or marijuana. Allows department to enter into interagency agreement with commission for purposes of enforcement. Requires department to adopt rules regarding law enforcement accompaniment of department representatives for purposes of protection. Allows Governor to order Oregon National Guard to assist department with enforcement. Creates crime of unlawful production of marijuana. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Sunsets January 1, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Department of Transportation to create emergency contact information form and make form available for individuals to voluntarily provide emergency contact information for inclusion in individual's motor vehicle record for police officers to use, during or after emergency situations, to contact those listed. Directs department to conduct outreach program to educate applicants and general public about opportunity to include emergency contact information in motor vehicle record. Sunsets outreach program January 2, 2025.

Exempts from required disclosure business, commercial, financial, operational and research data and information that is furnished, developed or generated in connection with ownership or operation of unmanned aerial system test range, if disclosure of information would cause competitive disadvantage to test range or users. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires employee of certain licensed premises who is permittee to make report if permittee has reasonable belief that sex trafficking is occurring at premises or that minor is employed or contracted as performer at premises in manner violating Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules. Exempts permittee from liability for good faith report. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes Public Records Advocate as independent office within executive department . Requires Public Records Advocate to select and appoint Deputy Public Records Advocate and authorizes advocate to delegate authority, power or duty to act to deputy. Authorizes Public Records Advisory Council to appoint advocate. Authorizes council to support or oppose legislation relating to public records law and to request legislators to introduce legislation relating to public records law. Establishes Public Records Advocate Fund in State Treasury. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund for purpose of funding operations of office of Public Records Advocate and Public Records Advisory Council. Ratifies and affirms actions taken by council before effective date of Act to recruit and appoint advocate. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid. Provides that student who is refugee or special immigrant visa holder and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to allocate to Eastern Oregon University difference between resident tuition and fees and nonresident tuition and fees for each eligible COFA islander enrolled at university through 2024-2025 academic year. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Includes land used primarily for cultivating crops within definition of "rangeland" for purposes of organizing rangeland protection association and providing fire protection for rangeland.