Adds consumer advocate as nonvoting member of Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Prohibits commission from exempting private career school from regulation for sole reason that school received accreditation from accrediting agency. Requires institution of higher education to post information about how to file complaint on website. Allows student two years to file complaint against institution. Makes student ineligible to receive or renew state financial aid to attend school whose graduation rate or three-year cohort default rate on federal loans is below specified level. Requires institution of higher education to make graduation rate, cohort default rate on federal student loans and other information publicly available on website of institution. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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Prohibits sale, purchase or use of pesticide chlorpyrifos. Requires State Department of Agriculture to place pesticide products containing neonicotinoid on list of restricted-use pesticides. Amends pesticide product registration fee provision. Reduces maximum fee for certain occupational licenses related to pesticides.
Urges Congress to enact Green New Deal legislation.
Allows brewery licensee or brewery-public house licensee to sell and dispense malt beverages at special event from mobile sources at nonfixed locations.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container except in specified circumstances. Punishes violation by maximum of $500 fine. If minor obtains unsecured firearm as result of violation, punishes by maximum of $2,000 fine. Provides that person who does not secure firearm as required is strictly liable for injury to person or property within four years after violation. Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock or in locked container when transferring firearm except in specified circumstances. Punishes violation by maximum of $500 fine. Provides that person who transfers firearm without securing firearm is strictly liable for injury to person or property within four years after violation. Requires person to report loss or theft of firearm within 24 hours of time person knew or should have known of loss or theft. Punishes violation of requirement by maximum of $1,000 fine. Requires person transferring firearm to minor to directly supervise minor's use of firearm unless minor is owner of firearm. Provides that person who does not supervise minor as required is strictly liable for injury to person or property caused by minor's use of firearm. Directs Attorney General to specify by rule minimum specifications for trigger and cable locks and locked containers required by Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires each county to identify 10 most common languages spoken by residents of county. Requires Secretary of State and county to ensure state voters' pamphlet and county voters' pamphlet are translated into each of 10 identified languages and to make translated voters' pamphlets available on county website. Requires voters' pamphlets to include, in each of 10 identified languages, website address for translated voters' pamphlet. Applies to voters' pamphlets distributed on or after January 1, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that municipal bank is not required to obtain deposit insurance from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Provides that municipal bank may act as depository or custodian of public funds under certain conditions.
Alters commissioner composition of Higher Education Coordinating Commission by redesignating five current nonvoting positions as voting positions and by adding one additional position for graduate student attending public university.
Increases percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026. Extends sunset for earned income tax credit. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits person from conducting or participating in contest, competition, tournament or derby that has objective of taking coyotes for prizes or other inducement ]. Punishes violation of prohibition by maximum fine of $2,000. Provides that person that injures or kills coyote in violation of Act forfeits remains of coyote to State Department of Fish and Wildlife. Declares emergency, effective on passage.