Sen. Mike McLane

Allows professional licensing board to issue nonrenewable temporary authorization to spouse of member of Armed Forces of United States stationed in Oregon and who holds eligible out-of-state authorization to provide occupational or professional service. Specifies expiration date of temporary authorization. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows political subdivision to convey real property to nonprofit, municipal or private corporation for purpose of providing broadband service. Requires instrument conveying real property to authorize reversion of property to political subdivision if property is not used to provide broadband service. Allows political subdivision to relinquish reversionary interest in real property after less than 20 years to further public interest. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Repeals crime of unlawfully transporting hay.

Removing population requirement for affordable housing pilot program if no qualifying nomination is received for city with population under 25,000.

Designates May of each year as ALS Awareness Month. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide tuition assistance for ] grants to qualified members of Oregon National Guard to attend community colleges or public universities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires school districts to allow homeschooled students and students who attend public charter schools to participate in interscholastic activities, regardless of whether activities are governed by voluntary association that administers interscholastic activities. ] Modifies description of types of interscholastic activities in which homeschooled students and students who attend public charter schools must be allowed to participate if students are in any grade from kindergarten through grade eight. Requires school district to allow students who attend public charter school to participate in interscholastic activities in same manner that residents of school district are allowed to participate. Clarifies requirements for charging fee for public charter school students participating in interscholastic activities. Takes effect July 1, 2018. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits fact finder from determining plaintiff's damages for civil cause of action using calculation for projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff. ] Makes calculation of projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff inadmissible in civil action. Directs court to instruct jury in civil action involving claim for projected future earnings that jury may not consider race or ethnicity of plaintiff.

Distributes civil forfeiture proceeds to scholarship program for family members ] children of deceased or disabled public safety officers. Modifies criteria for scholarship program. Applies to applications for scholarships submitted on or after July 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Task Force on Rural Education. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.