Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums , with remaining 90 percent paid by state ] for employee coverage and 50 percent of increase in premium cost for employee and dependent coverage. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board . Permits institution to agree through collective bargaining to pay portion of employee's premium share. Provides that employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums. Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Provides that hours worked by school marshal providing security in school do not count for purposes of limitations on reemployment of retired member of Public Employees Retirement System.
Allows defendant in eviction action to apply for order setting aside judgment.
Prescribes requirements for Oregon Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing ] Hard of Hearing Services Program.
Extends sunset for property tax exemption for low income rental housing. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Increases state transient lodging tax rate and provides for transfer of moneys attributable to increase to county in which taxes were collected. Requires transferred moneys to be used exclusively for affordable housing in county. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes Statewide School Safety and Prevention System. Specifies functions of system. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects for school districts.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow juries to impose verdicts in criminal cases only by unanimous agreement. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to regional assessment centers and community assessment centers. Establishes Child Abuse Assessment Account within State Treasury for purpose of grant program for assessment centers. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for purpose of funding program. Modifies authority of Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment to deposit contributions to Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account and Child Abuse Assessment Account. Directs Department of Human Services to distribute $1 million to Center for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect to conduct Oregon Child Abuse Prevalence Study. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for distribution. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purposes of developing curricula and providing educator training for instructional requirements that relate to child sexual abuse prevention, human sexuality education, teen dating violence and domestic violence, and similar instructional requirements that relate to child safety. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.