Upholds, under certain circumstances, local laws concerning local community oversight board established to oversee disciplinary matters concerning law enforcement officers, notwithstanding collective bargaining laws that require bargaining over such matters.
Authorizes Director of Employment Department to deduct less than 100 percent of individual's future weekly unemployment benefits for overpayments due to individual's fault. Limits collection period to five years following week in which erroneous payment finally established, except in case of fraud. Authorizes director to deduct less than 100 percent of individual's future weekly unemployment benefits for overpayments not due to individual's fault. Specifies contents of notices of recovery. Authorizes director to waive recovery of all or any part of overpaid benefits, except in case of fraud. Provides that waiver extinguishes individual's liability for waived amount. Provides that back pay shall be considered earnings in determining benefits payable to individual for period for which back pay has been or is paid. Prohibits reduction of back pay paid or awarded to individual to reflect unemployment benefits that individual received during period for which back pay was paid or awarded. Provides exception to disqualification for unemployment benefits for reasons related to bias crime, to reflect changes in name and elements of crime. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Specifies length of period within which person or public body may bring action for construction defect in vertical homeownership structures as six years. Defines "vertical homeownership structure. ] Permits Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt Vertical Homeownership Structure Code to govern construction of vertical homeownership structures. Requires department, if department establishes code, to also develop uniform permitting system and inspection checklist for vertical homeownership structures. ] Transfers master builder program from Department of Consumer and Business Services to Construction Contractors Board and permits board to establish master builder certification program for vertical homeownership structures. ] Permits State Board of Architect Examiners and State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying to establish certification programs for architects and engineers that will design or participate in constructing vertical homeownership structures. ] Becomes operative on January 1, 2022. ] Permits Construction Contractors Board to establish voluntary certification program for residential general master builder of vertical homeownership structures and other structures and to define vertical homeowner structure by rule. Specifies minimum education and training requirements for master builder certification. Permits board to establish and charge fees to applicants for certification that are necessary to administer certification program. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies family-based group home placements to permit respite time for providers. Modifies direction to Department of Human Services regarding development of process for review of out-of-state placements. Permits secure transportation of child without department employee in certain emergencies. Modifies provisions of law relating to placement of juvenile offenders in out-of-state child-caring agencies. Permits placement of wards 18 years of age or older in certain facilities. Modifies description of residential treatment program. Modifies certain requirements for reports of out-of-state placements. Directs department to submit annual reports for two years to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services regarding certain children or wards placed in temporary lodgings. Declares that person may not be disqualified from service as child welfare service provider based on certain traits. Declares that child, ward or youth may not be prohibited from, disciplined for or retaliated against for publicly or privately speaking about child's, ward's or youth's experience receiving child welfare services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies provisions relating to tribal police officers.
Provides that, and specifies procedures and circumstances under which , members of nonprofit corporation and board of directors of nonprofit corporation may discuss issues or take action by electronic mail or other electronic means without meeting. Provides that affirmative vote of majority of board of directors to approve action under specified circumstances is act of board of directors and is effective on date specified in electronic mail announcement. Specifies circumstances under which majority of directors may approve dissolution if number of directors in office at time at which directors consider dissolution is less than required by laws of this state or by articles of incorporation or bylaws of nonprofit corporation.
Removes designation of Department of Education as education provider of certain programs for purposes of provisions related to reports of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct. Modifies investigatory procedures for department upon receipt of reports of suspected sexual conduct. Expands eligibility of persons who can be designated as licensed administrator for purposes of receiving and responding to reports of suspected abuse or suspected sexual conduct. Allows department to share information received by department related to reports of abuse in certain circumstances and under certain restrictions. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Increases penalties for criminal sexual contact with underage victim when defendant is victim's teacher. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify certain instances of sexual abuse in the second degree committed by teacher as crime category 8.
Amends calculation of maximum amount payable by Housing and Community Services Department to landlords from Rent Guarantee Program Fund from per-landlord basis to per-tenant basis. ] Requires landlords and courts to delay termination of residential tenancies for nonpayment for 60 days if tenant provides documentation of application for rental assistance. Requires that termination notices and eviction summons include notices regarding opportunity for delay. Requires Judicial Department to translate notice into other languages. Requires providers of public rental assistance to give application receipts to tenants. Sunsets March 1, 2022. Requires Housing and Community Services Department to award grant to third party to compensate landlords for certain delays to termination notices or eviction proceedings under Act. Sunsets March 1, 2023. Requires that department compensate qualified landlords from landlord compensation fund for 100 percent of past-due rent that accrued during COVID-19 emergency period, rather than requiring that landlords forgive 20 percent of unpaid rent. Applies to new and existing applications for compensation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows signature of judgment creditor or attorney signing satisfaction document to be notarized or accompanied by declaration under penalty of perjury. Modifies requirements for filing small claims action in justice court. Allows statement of claim to be attested by affidavit or by declaration under penalty of perjury. Allows defendant to enter plea of no contest to violation citation by entering plea with Violations Bureau established by court.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study cost differences in hormone replacement drugs used by men and hormone replacement drugs used by women and report findings to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022. Requires department to keep strictly confidential information submitted in accordance with prescription drug price transparency program that is collected, used or relied upon for study, if information is not already in public domain and is confidential, proprietary or trade secret. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs office of State Chief Information Officer to develop recommendations related to elevating consideration of privacy, confidentiality and data security measures in state government enterprise and shared information technology services, and to submit recommendations in report to certain interim committees of Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2022. Sunsets January 2, 2023. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
