Directs education service districts to include in local service plans provisions related to access to social workers.
Directs Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board to establish program to award grants to state certified appraisers and state licensed appraisers to whom board issues certificate or license on or after January 1, 2018. Directs board to issue temporary certificates and licenses to engage in real estate appraisal activity. Sunsets January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Expands crime of assault in the third degree to include physical injury to person working in hospital while worker is performing official duties. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Preempts city, county or other local government from enacting charter provision, ordinance, resolution or other provision regulating expansion of infrastructure for primary purpose of transporting or storing fossil fuels.
Requires public body, before entering into legal services agreement that includes contingency fee arrangement with private legal counsel, to estimate fiscal impact of legal services agreement. Specifies provisions that legal services agreement must have to protect public body before public body may enter into legal services agreement. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Prohibits insurer, Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board from offering benefit plans that require prior authorization or increased cost-sharing for specified health care services if cost of services is reimbursed by plan. Prohibits health insurer from requesting refund of payment made on claim if treatment was approved by health insurer, and health insurer confirmed coverage of service with health care provider in writing, online or by telephone.
Specifies that corporate taxpayer claiming tax credit consents to disclosure of taxpayer's name and amount of credit. Directs Department of Revenue to post required information on department's website. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Eliminates limitation of liability for owner of land used for trail or recreational purposes when owner is public body.
For purposes of personal income taxation, phases out availability of itemized deductions, other than charitable contribution deductions, for taxpayer with federal adjusted gross income of $125,000 or more for single return, or $250,000 or more for joint return. Transfers amount equal to estimated increase in revenue attributable to restrictions on allowance of itemized deductions to Home Ownership Assistance Account in Oregon Housing Fund. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires debt buyer to register with Department of Consumer and Business Services to engage in business as debt buyer in this state. Requires debt buyer to give notice to debtor if debt buyer brings legal action to collect debt and to submit certain filings to court. Specifies content of notice and filings. Requires debt buyer to establish and maintain certain practices to ensure that debt buyer complies with applicable law. Requires debt buyer to maintain errors and omissions insurance policy. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Revenue to study issues related to providing preferential tax rate for benefit companies and to provide results of study to Legislative Assembly not later than December 31, 2018.
Directs Department of Corrections to conduct study on impact of prison visitation on offender recidivism and present report on findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
