Sen. Arnie Roblan

Establishes Early Childhood Equity Fund. Authorizes Early Learning Division to make grants from fund for purpose of supporting culturally specific early learning, early childhood and parent support programs in this state and to promote capacity of culturally specific organizations to deliver programs . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires person applying for renewal of driver license or driver permit to pass knowledge test of traffic laws. Directs Department of Transportation to combine Oregon driver manual with Oregon bicyclist manual.

Exempts retired member of Public Employees Retirement System from limitations on reemployment if member is reemployed as teacher by school district or education service district.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for distribution to certain entities for purposes of building entrepreneurial capacity in rural regions of this state, developing regional assets to support entrepreneurial growth and building network of statewide resources to leverage and accelerate access to resources regardless of location. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Department of Environmental Quality to contract with independent third-party entity to provide technical assistance to municipalities on matters related to state and federal wastewater permitting requirements. Appropriates moneys to department to carry out purposes of Act. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Permits duplicate health benefit plan coverage for public employees. Deletes provision requiring Oregon Educators Benefit Board to use payment methodologies in self-insured health benefit plans offered by board that are designed to limit growth in per-member expenditures for health services to no more than 3.4 percent per year. Deletes provision requiring Oregon Educators Benefit Board to adopt policies and practices designed to limit annual increase in premium amounts paid for contracted health benefit plans to 3.4 percent. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires eight percent of electricity sold in this state by each electric company that makes sales to 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers to be generated by small-scale renewable energy facilities or certain biomass facilities. Increases, to 100 average megawatts of electricity per year, amount of electricity generated by certified low-impact hydroelectric facilities that may be used to comply with renewable portfolio standards. Allows renewable energy certificates issued at any time for electricity generated by certified low-impact hydroelectric facility to be banked and carried forward indefinitely. Establishes, for purposes of public utilities that provide electric power to consumers in this state, additional standards for purchase of energy or energy and capacity from qualifying facilities. Allows person injured by certain violations by public utility related to purchase and sale of energy or energy and capacity to recover treble damages from public utility. Declares jurisdiction of Public Utility Commission over certain matters related to qualifying facilities. ].

Encourages restaurants offering beverages to list milk as option for purchase.

Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to amend statewide land use planning goals related to beaches and dunes to expand definition of "development."

Grants higher property tax exemption for property of veterans with service-connected disabilities. Grants exemption for veteran's surviving spouse who remains unmarried. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.