Sen. Bill Hansell

Restricts arbitration award from ordering disciplinary action that differs from disciplinary action imposed by law enforcement agency if arbitrator makes finding that misconduct occurred consistent with agency's finding of misconduct, and disciplinary action imposed by agency is consistent with provisions of discipline guide or discipline matrix adopted by agency as result of collective bargaining and incorporated into agency's disciplinary policies. Specifies that for purposes of collective bargaining involving sworn employees ] law enforcement officers of law enforcement agency, "employment relations" includes development of discipline guide or discipline matrix. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Commemorates centennial of Oregon's ratification of Nineteenth Amendment to United States Constitution and honors those who led woman suffrage campaign in Oregon.

Directs Department of Education to coordinate with Oregon FFA Association to increase student achievement and improve college preparation and career placement for students enrolled in agricultural education courses. Directs department to establish grant program for purpose of funding extended duty contracts to allow school district personnel to manage agricultural science and technology programs of study during summer months. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Requires ] Establishes programs within Housing and Community Services Department to provide loans to one or more nonprofit corporations to develop programs that support manufactured dwelling park preservation and affordability for tenants. Allows department to forgive loans in amount not to exceed programs' losses. Requires nonprofit corporations to provide semiannual reports to department and department to provide biennial report to Legislative Assembly. Requires Office of Manufactured Dwelling Park Community Relations to disseminate notices of manufactured park closures or sales. Establishes programs within department to provide supplementary loans to individuals for new energy efficient manufactured dwellings and to provide grants for decommissioning and disposing of manufactured dwellings. Establishes advisory committee on manufactured housing within department. Requires committee to conduct annual evaluations of goals. Establishes Manufactured Home Preservation Fund for grant and loan programs and advisory committees. Establishes program within department to provide grants to nonprofit organization to develop infrastructure for new manufactured dwelling park in Springfield, Oregon. Appropriates moneys for deposit in Manufactured Dwelling Parks Account for grants. Requires department to submit report to Legislative Assembly on grants by December 15, 2020. Sunsets program June 30, 2023. Renames Mobile Home Parks Purchase Account to Manufactured Dwelling Parks Account. Expands allowable uses of account to support infrastructure for newly purchased manufactured dwelling parks, to support displaced individuals from closed parks and to supplement manufactured dwelling park grants to nonprofit organization. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for loans ] purposes of Act . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon and lack access to affordable dental coverage. Specifies eligibility requirements for program and duties of authority in administering program. ] Appropriates moneys to Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with vendor to conduct demographic study of dental needs and geographic distribution of COFA citizens in this state and to issue request for information to gauge interest and determine capacity of dental care organizations to provide oral health care to COFA citizens. Requires department to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health, no later than April 15, 2020, findings of study and cost of administering program to provide oral health care to COFA citizens residing in this state. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes city or county to adopt property tax exemption for portion ] in amount not to exceed $300,000 of assessed value of principal place of residence used by homeowner to rent space in residence through public or nonprofit home share program to individuals seeking such space. Provides that exemption shall be granted as 100 percent exemption for five consecutive years unless city or county adopts other terms. ] Provides that city or county ] adopting jurisdiction must require means testing of home share seekers. Requires ] home share rental agreement to offer space at rent affordable to home share seekers with income at or below level determined by city or county ] 60 percent of area median income, must prohibit exemption for home share agreements among family members and must specify period for which exemption may be granted . Provides that exemption applies only to tax levy of city or county enacting exemption law and other taxing districts agreeing to grant exemption, ] ordinance or resolution granting exemption may not take effect unless rates of taxation of adopting jurisdiction and taxing districts that agree to grant exemption equal 51 percent or more of total combined rate of taxation. Requires exemption to be granted to all residences on same terms in effect on date application is submitted. ] Prohibits property receiving any other property tax benefit, other than homestead property tax deferral, from being granted home share exemption. Allows city or county ] adopting jurisdiction to amend or terminate ] exemption, subject to approval process of taxing districts described above, or repeal exemption, but provides that residences granted exemption continue to receive exemption under terms in effect at time exemption was first granted. Sets cap of 500 homes that may be granted exemption statewide in any property tax year. Sunsets authority of city or county to adopt exemption or deferral on June 30 ] that becomes effective after January 31 , 2027. Repeals exemption program on January 2, 2029. Provides that residences granted exemption before repeal date continue to receive exemption under terms in effect at time granted ] if term extends past repeal date . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Oregon Health Authority to design, implement and maintain voluntary statewide program to provide nurse home visiting services to families with infants up to six months of age. Specifies desired outcomes and services. Requires authority to adopt rules specifying criteria for coverage of newborn nurse home visiting service coverage by health benefit plans. Requires health benefit plans to cover nurse home visiting services to enrollees with newborns without cost-sharing. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires health benefit plans that cover radiation therapy for cancer to cover proton beam therapy on basis no less favorable than other covered benefits. Permits prior authorization or other utilization review.

Provides that labor organization's charging certain employees reasonable fees and costs for representation that is unrelated to negotiation of collective bargaining agreement is not unfair labor practice. Makes conforming changes. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Provides protections for person who refuses to participate in procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide if refusal is based on person's ethical, moral or religious convictions. Allows health care facility to refuse to perform procedure related to abortion or physician-assisted suicide. Allows person to bring action for damages and equitable relief against health care facility, health professional regulatory agency, employer or school for violation. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff.