Prohibits person from soliciting or knowingly acquiring, receiving, transporting, implanting, processing, preserving, storing or accepting donation of human fetal tissue for purpose of transplanting the human fetal tissue into another person or animal under specified circumstances. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Establishes Teen Pregnancy Assistance Fund and requires prosecuting attorney to deposit proceeds of fines for violation of Act into fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Education for sole purpose of providing financial assistance to girls who are enrolled in high school in this state, have had child while enrolled in high school and need financial aid for expenses connected with obtaining high school diploma.
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Extends by five years certain provisions that allow nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Modifies crime of promoting prostitution to include knowingly recruiting, persuading or encouraging, or attempting to recruit, persuade or encourage, another person to engage in prostitution. Punishes by maximum of 5 years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Requires Department of Human Services to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for care of children under 21 years of age no later than 120 days after department receives application. Requires Oregon Youth Authority to complete investigations regarding applications for certificates to operate foster homes for youth offenders no later than 120 days after youth authority receives application.
For purposes of eligibility of property for homestead property tax deferral program, creates floor of $250,000 for maximum allowable real market value of homestead. Directs Department of Revenue to adjust maximum allowable real market value floor annually according to change in Consumer Price Index. Allows claim for deferral to be filed late, with payment of fee. Modifies procedure for allowing claims for deferral in excess of maximum allowable for property tax year. Extends sunset for deferral program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows public employee who is eligible for public employee health benefit plan coverage to be paid employer contribution for enrolling in public employee health benefit plan of family member if public employee resides in county with population of 40,000 or less.
Exempts from property taxation property consisting of machinery, equipment, tools, implements or fixtures used primarily in agricultural or horticultural activities or animal husbandry, regardless of whether property is considered real property, and adds such property to definition of "tangible personal property." Adds farming tools and implements to tax-exempt personal property and adds preparing farm crops for shipping as tax-exempt use of personal property. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Permits former ] adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree. Defines " former ] adopted former foster child." Permits former ] adopted former foster children previously ineligible for waiver of tuition due to being adopted to be eligible for waiver if adoption occurred on or after January 1, 2012. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Encourages restaurants offering beverages to list milk as option for purchase.
Creates credit against income taxes for amounts paid by veteran as principal or interest on qualified education loans. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2025. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.