Establishes procedures for conducting functional behavioral assessments and for developing, reviewing and revising behavior intervention plans for students with individualized education programs or 504 Plans. Takes effect July 1, 2018.
Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin
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Increases maximum container capacity for dispensing alcoholic beverages into securely covered containers supplied by consumer.
Requires Secretary of State to ensure that there is at least one official ballot drop site at each public high school and on campus of each school of higher education. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Secretary of State for purpose of hiring individuals to assist with new drop sites. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Human Services to create and maintain website containing information about prospective adoptive children and prospective adoptive parents to increase awareness and provide resources about children who are available for adoption in state.
Requires employer operating certain facility to submit annual materials balance report on facility's input and output of hazardous materials to Department of Environmental Quality. Allows department to adopt rules and impose civil penalty for violation.
Establishes Oregon Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Program within Department of Human Services. Establishes Oregon Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Committee for purpose of advising department on implementing and administering program. Specifies components of program and duties of department and committee. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Adds sex to list of characteristics of victim of crimes of intimidation in the second degree and intimidation in the first degree.
Requires that public bodies develop and implement policies for securely removing personal information from digital data storage devices and other electronic data storage devices owned by public body, leased by public body or otherwise under control of public body before selling, donating, recycling or otherwise disposing of device. Provides that public body may use photocopier or scanner for purpose of making copies of documents that contain personal information only if photocopier or scanner is owned by public body or federal agency, leased by public body or federal agency or otherwise under control of public body or federal agency. Specifies exceptions for Judicial Department and for copying under certain contracts with businesses. Requires that business that offers photocopiers or scanners for use by public for fee must post clearly visible notice that informs customers that information from documents photocopied or scanned on premises may be stored in digital form on devices. Provides that violation of requirement is unlawful trade practice.
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions. Makes unlawful employment practice to discriminate in the payment of wages against employee on basis of protected class. Makes unlawful employment practice to screen job applicants based on salary history, to base salary decision on salary history and to seek salary history information from applicant for employment other than after making offer of employment. Requires employer to demonstrate business necessity for pay differentials that are not based on merit, seniority, piece-rate or production-based work. Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable. Extends tort claim notice requirement from 180 days to one year for public employee to give notice of certain pay equity violations. Adds additional remedies for pay equity and wage-related violations that include right to jury trial and right to compensatory and punitive damages. Protects seniority rights for employee who uses sick leave or medical leave.
Requires Department of Human Services to permit access by child, ward, youth or youth offender who is 15 years of age or older and who is in legal custody of department to confidential information of child, ward, youth or youth offender and to permit child, ward, youth or youth offender to sign own release of information.