Names certain scholarships offered by health care provider incentive program as Doctor Alan Bates Legacy Scholarship program. Transfers lottery moneys to pay expenses of scholarship program.
Establishes Task Force on Rural Education. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Prohibits county from bringing claim or action against person if claim or action is based on statement in trust deed that nominee or agent of lender is grantee or beneficiary, based on county's recording or indexing instrument that states that nominee or agent of lender is grantee or beneficiary or based on person's having obtained or transferred interest in trust deed by means of instrument that was executed or delivered to person but was not recorded in county's deeds and mortgages records or in county's County Clerk Lien Record. Prohibits county clerk from charging or collecting fee for instrument that transfers interest in trust deed and that was executed and delivered to person but was not presented for recording. Applies to claims that arise before, on or after January 1, 2018, but does not apply to actions that commenced before January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Limits pharmacy benefit managers' ability to require or encourage enrollees to fill or refill prescription drugs at mail order pharmacy. Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from requiring special credentialing or similar requirements for pharmacists licensed by State Board of Pharmacy.
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, 2028. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Allows State Forester to order use of wildfire suppression personnel, equipment and services on any lands within state borders.
Establishes Oregon Psychiatric Access Line program in Oregon Health and Science University. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
In memoriam: Former state Representative Paul Hanneman, 1936-2017.
Creates Task Force on Maritime Sector Workforce Development. Directs task force to study and develop description of maritime sector and maritime sector workforce in Oregon and develop recommendations for State Workforce Investment Board to incorporate consideration of maritime sector into statewide workforce investment system plan. Requires task force to report to certain committees of Legislative Assembly and to State Workforce Investment Board no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares policy of state to promote coordinated provision of education, employment, economic development and job training to support maritime sector in Oregon. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Declares state policy on ocean acidification and hypoxia. Establishes Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia. Establishes duties of coordinating council. Requires coordinating council to submit biennial report to Legislative Assembly and Ocean Policy Advisory Council by September 15 of each even-numbered year on coordinating council's activities and recommendations.
