Deletes two bases for a worker to refuse an offer of modified employment without losing temporary total disability benefits to increase possible modified employment placements.
Provides that a small forestland owner that planted trees under reforestation requirements may harvest the trees. Specifies that reforestation requirements apply after the trees have been harvested. Allows the State Board of Forestry to adopt rules.
Prohibits an individual from collecting and returning a ballot of another individual, subject to specified exceptions. Imposes a fine of $2,500 per ballot for a person other than an individual that illegally collects and returns the ballot of an individual and a fine of $500 per ballot for an individual who illegally collects and returns the ballot of a different individual.
SB 713 authorizes Oregon to issue lottery bonds to generate $15 million in net proceeds for the Levee Project Grant Fund, which will support levee investigations, repairs, and certification. The bill directs these funds to be used for grants to improve levees, with specific rules including a 20% matching fund requirement for applicants, 80% maximum funding for construction, and a 60% minimum allocation for rural or distressed areas. It declares an emergency effective July 1, 2025, to expedite the funding for levee infrastructure critical to public safety and economic development. The bill amends existing law to clarify the fund's structure and grant eligibility under ORS 285B.421.
] Directs the Oregon Health Authority to distribute moneys to an entity within the Oregon Health and Science University that advocates for improved maternal and neonatal outcomes. Requires the authority and a coordinated care organization to [ provide reimbursement for services provided by a peer support specialist ] reimburse the costs of covered peer delivered services , regardless of the clinical setting in which services are provided, and for inpatient hospital services provided to specified individuals. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to establish a pilot program to provide stipends for student teachers and the educators who mentor student teachers for licensure. Sunsets on January 2, 2028.
Prohibits the State Treasurer from renewing investments in or making new investments in a private market fund if the managers of the fund have stated an intention to invest in fossil fuels, subject to fiduciary duties. Sunsets on January 2, 2031.
Modifies the special registration plate program. Lowers the threshold amount to start making and continue issuing special registration plates for certain public universities. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires the Department of State Lands to petition the United States Congress for the transfer of certain public lands. Requires the department to manage the transferred lands as trustee for the benefit of counties where the lands are sited.
Directs those agencies that administer certain state laws to use specific criteria to determine whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor and to cooperate in adopting rules to facilitate consistency in the application of the statutory provisions concerning independent contractors and the provisions of the Act. Creates a rebuttable presumption that an individual who performs work for remuneration for a hiring entity is an employee when the employment status of the individual is at issue.
Digest: Demands at least 8% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign an IM petition. Demands at least 10% of those who voted in the last election for a Governor to sign a petition to amend the Constitution. Demands that the signatures must come from among all congressional districts. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative laws to contain at least eight percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution to require petition signatures for initiative amendments to the Oregon Constitution to contain at least ten percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected divided equally among the congressional districts of this state. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution prohibiting the death penalty. Refers the proposed amendment to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
