Sen. Arnie Roblan

Allows credit against net income taxes for portion of eligible costs of newly constructed single-family dwelling that sells for price affordable to household with annual income at or below 120 percent of area median income. Sunsets on January 2, 2029. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements for vision screenings of students to person that provided vision screening. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for deposit in Vision Health Account to make reimbursements for vision screenings. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Requires transportation network company that operates in this state to obtain license from Department of Transportation. Requires department to establish licensing and regulatory program by rule and specifies conditions for obtaining license. Requires transportation network company to keep certain records and to make certain disclosures to participating drivers and riders. Requires transportation network company to conduct criminal background check on individuals who apply to become participating drivers and to deny applications based on specified criteria. Requires transportation network company to perform criminal background check each year after engaging participating driver. Requires transportation network company to adopt, and oblige participating drivers to follow, certain policies. Specifies automobile insurance coverage requirements for participating drivers. Permits insurers to exclude coverage for activities in which individual engages as participating driver. Permits department each quarter to inspect random sample of certain records that transportation network company maintains solely for purpose of verifying that transportation network company is complying with Act and to investigate and resolve complaint against transportation network company or participating driver. Permits department to inspect additional records if department determines that transportation network company is not in compliance. Requires transportation network company to bar participating driver from digital network if transportation network company substantiates certain complaints against participating driver. Permits transportation network company to share certain information with department or local government for purposes of transportation planning. Permits local law enforcement ] department to enter into intergovernmental agreement with state agency or local government to enforce certain provisions of Act under specified conditions. Requires department to specify by rule guidelines for enforcement. Permits department to impose by rule fee that is sufficient, when aggregated, to meet expenses that state agencies and local governments incur for enforcement. Permits department to impose fee of 10 cents per ride for enforcement activities in jurisdictions with which department does not have intergovernmental agreement. Permits department to collect fee to disburse to local governments for enforcement and separate fees ] other fees for administering provisions of Act and for deploying charging stations and related infrastructure for electric vehicles throughout state. Sunsets fee for charging stations and related infrastructure for electric vehicles on January 1, 2026. Permits local government to charge fee for purpose of establishing and implementing transportation program for people who use wheelchairs. Permits department to impose civil penalty for violation of provisions of Act. Becomes operative on January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Appropriates funds to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute to State Fair Council to fund assessment of fairground facilities and deferred maintenance, improvement and enhancement of fairground facilities. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.

Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act. Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule program that provides financial assistance to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets. Requires program match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to implement program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Makes continuing appropriation to Water Resources Department for purpose of issuing grants for capital costs related to construction of dam to supersede Big Creek Dam Number 1 and Big Creek Dam Number 2 near City of Newport.

Requires Department of Human Services to adopt by rule ] contract with nonprofit organization to implement and administer program that provides financial assistance ] to assist recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for ] in purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables from participating ] farmers' markets, farm share sites and retail outlets that participate in program . Requires program match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods. ] Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department to be distributed to nonprofit organization that has contracted with department to implement and administer program and match amounts that recipient spends on certain eligible foods . Sunsets January 2, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Expands definition of "tourism promotion" for purposes of transient lodging taxation. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Directs Department of Education to distribute grants for purpose of developing and diversifying education workforce for prekindergarten through grade 12. Establishes Next Generation Educator Recruitment and Development Account. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to account. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.