Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct study and develop recommendations regarding most effective voter registration methods for students attending public universities and community colleges. Requires commission to submit report detailing recommendations by October 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
Directs Department of Human Services to conduct monthly, in-person visits with child or ward in substitute care that include updates on academic status and progress. Directs department to conduct exit interview with child or ward before department removes child or ward from substitute care placement. Directs department to ensure that child or ward is not placed in more restrictive setting than child or ward was placed in at resident school district nor in self-contained classroom as opposed to all-inclusive placement. Requires department to ensure that child or ward 16 years of age or older has opportunity to create facilitated person centered plan before leaving substitute care.
Repeals provision requiring city whose laws require petition proposing annexation of territory to be submitted to electors to annex territory without vote upon receipt of petition for annexation submitted by all owners of land in territory, provided territory is included within urban growth boundary of city or Metro, territory is, or will be, subject to acknowledged comprehensive plan of city, at least one lot or parcel in territory is contiguous to city limits, and proposal conforms to all other requirements of city's ordinances. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Exempts work performed on recreational vehicles from plumbing and electrical licensing requirements.
Directs Department of Human Services to accomplish various objectives to improve skills of and provide ongoing support for child welfare services employees. Directs department to provide child care to all foster parents for foster children in foster parents' care. Directs department, in accordance with collective bargaining negotiation process and agreement, to increase amount of compensation paid to employees who provide child welfare services.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Refers Act to people for their approval or rejection at special election held throughout this state on same date as next primary election.
Requires Department of Corrections to adopt rules that prohibit correctional facilities, and requires cities and counties to adopt ordinances that prohibit local correctional facilities, from having contract with provider of telephone services under which department, city, county or facility receives payment for telephone services provided to inmates of facility.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Provides that victim of sexual assault or domestic violence crime has right to obtain law enforcement records relating to crime. Requires law enforcement agencies to provide copy of reports and records of child abuse and neglect investigation to victim, or victim's attorney, upon request.
Requires Department of Education, in consultation with Oregon Health Authority, to disseminate information, processes and model plans regarding school testing for elevated levels of toxics. Requires schools to adopt testing plan and schedule and provide test results. Establishes Healthy School Facilities Fund. Appropriates fund moneys to department for purpose of providing schools with financial assistance related to testing for toxics. Requires initial testing for certain toxics on or before January 1, 2022.
