Provides that limitations on liability of public bodies for tort claims do not apply when plaintiff proves elements of state or federal crime arising from same facts as tort claim. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Department of Human Services to present options for living independently to adults with developmental disabilities who need placement. Requires department to train case managers on various housing options and provide list of resources for obtaining housing supports.
Requires counties to develop community mental health action plans to identify and address mental health concerns. Not later than January 1, 2021, requires counties to submit community mental health action plans to Oregon Health Authority. Directs authority to submit report to Legislative Assembly. Not later than January 1, 2023, requires counties to submit reports to authority detailing whether county addressed mental health concerns. Directs authority to submit report to Legislative Assembly. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires public schools to make available, at no cost, menstrual products in at least 50 percent of bathrooms at schools with students in any grade from grade 7 through 12. Takes effect July 1, 2020.
Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide employee who is eligible for coverage with portion of wages while employee is on family and medical leave or military family leave. Requires employer and employee contributions to fund program. Allows self-employed individuals and tribal government employers to opt into program. Directs Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to determine contribution amounts and weekly benefit amounts. Establishes Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Department of Consumer and Business Services for purposes of Act. Protects eligible employee's position of employment with employer while employee is on leave if employee has been employed with employer for minimum of 90 days before commencing leave. Prohibits employer from retaliating against employee who invokes program and from interfering with employee rights under program. Establishes right of employee for civil action for certain employer violations. Amends Oregon family leave law to allow for leave after employee has been employed for 90 days with employer and to extend length of leave taken for bereavement. Directs department to administer collection of, and reporting requirements for, payroll contributions. Requires director to work with other agencies and promulgate rules for administration of program. Establishes requirements for director to submit initial report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2021. Beginning September 15, 2022, requires director to report to committees on September 15 of every even-numbered year thereafter. Requires department to conduct study regarding implementation of program with regard to self-employed individuals and tribal governments opting into program. Becomes operative on January 1, 2021. Provides that eligibility provisions and provisions related to elective coverage for self-employed individuals and tribal governments become operative on January 1, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs Department of Human Services to establish and administer program to provide moneys for third-party child care for child in foster home.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to design and, with federal approval, implement ] program to import wholesale prescription drugs from Canada. Specifies conditions and requirements. If authority estimates program to produce cost savings for Oregon consumers, requires authority to seek federal approval and, with federal approval, to implement program. Authorizes administrator of Oregon Prescription Drug Program to contract with pharmacy benefit manager and to establish state-managed wholesale or retail drug distribution or dispensing system. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Human Services to deduct expenses for medically necessary guardianship services from recipient's income when calculating eligibility for assistance provided by Oregon Supplemental Income Program. Describes expenses for medically necessary guardianship services to include court-approved fees, costs and expenses incurred by recipient, including expenses for guardian services necessary for guardian to provide informed consent to medical treatment on recipient's behalf and, in certain situations, fees and costs incurred by recipient initiating protective proceeding. Requires notice of motion to approve expenses for medically necessary guardianship services to be provided to department. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Lowers high school grade point average required to participate in Oregon Promise program from 2.5 to 2.0. Permits recipient of program grant to be enrolled in courses for less than half-time if recipient can demonstrate that recipient has paid employment that averages 30 or more hours per week. ].
Establishes TriMet Crash Advisory Committee. Provides that committee shall review certain crashes involving TriMet vehicles that result in injury or fatality. Requires committee to assess causes of such crashes, make recommendations to prevent similar crashes and submit quarterly report on findings to Transportation Safety Committee. Requires TriMet to provide meeting space and staff support to TriMet Crash Advisory Committee.
