Prohibits policy or certificate of health insurance from requiring prior authorization for coverage of specified treatment by participating physical or occupational therapist if treatment is medically necessary and falls within quantitative treatment limits of policy or certificate.
Modifies requirement that start-up businesses that may be assisted by regional collaboration facilitated by Oregon Business Development Department have as purpose commercialization of university-based or university-assisted research and increasing number, and ensuring retention, of such businesses. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Business Development Department for direct distribution pro rata to Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator (OSU Advantage) and Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network (RAIN Eugene) and requires equal match. Provides that start-up businesses assisted with appropriated moneys must be traded sector businesses or businesses with traded sector potential, with stated exceptions. Requires OSU Advantage and RAIN Eugene each to submit report to interim legislative committees related to economic development on or before September 15, 2020, setting forth specified metrics related to their assistance to start-up businesses. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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.
Revises definition of terms "sexual conduct" and "substantiated report" for purposes of certain laws related to abuse and sexual conduct by school employees. Requires report of suspected sexual conduct be made to law enforcement agency or Department of Human Services. Expands reporting and investigation requirements to sexual conduct by students. Requires public or private official to report sexual conduct by regulated public or private official and to report student sexual conduct. Directs Department of Human Services and law enforcement to conduct investigation related to report. ] Requires department and law enforcement agency to notify regulatory board of regulated public or private official of findings related to sexual conduct. Directs regulatory board to initiate disciplinary proceedings if department or law enforcement finds reasonable cause to believe that sexual conduct occurred. ] Requires department and law enforcement agency to notify school district of findings related to student sexual conduct. ] Creates civil action for damages for failure by certain school employees to make report of suspected sexual conduct. Directs Department of Education to evaluate criminal records checks to determine percentage of total number of criminal records checks requested by private schools that indicated person being checked engaged in sexual conduct toward child. Requires department to report results of evaluation to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct study regarding potential benchmarks for designation and protection of wildlife corridors. Requires department to report study findings and recommendations to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2021.
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.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to conduct study on criminal sentencing outcomes and present report on findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2020. Sunsets January 2, 2021.
Repeals provisions relating to use of incremental baseball tax revenues to finance major league stadium.
Modifies definitions of light-duty zero-emission vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle to include vehicles with at least three wheels.
