Directs Department of State Lands to conduct study to assess options to address low water levels at Tenmile Lakes. Requires report to be submitted to interim legislative committees related to environment and natural resources no later than November 30, 2017. Sunsets on date of convening of 2018 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes grant program under which Department of Education awards grants to school districts for percentage of certain student transportation costs for which school district does not receive any amount in distributions from State School Fund. Allows school district to transport certain students using public transit. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Directs Public Defense Services Commission to develop and maintain Parent-Child Representation Program statewide to provide legal representation in juvenile dependency proceedings based on workload model of contracting that provides for caseload limits. Requires public defense services executive director to create plan for implementation of program by January 1, 2022. Requires public defense services executive director to report to Legislative Assembly and interim committees regarding Parent-Child Representation Program on or before September 15 of each year, beginning September 15, 2017, and ending September 15, 2021.
Provides block grants to specified counties for two-year period to assume duties of Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority and Housing and Community Services Department with respect to community mental health services, developmental disability services, alcoholism and substance abuse treatment services, child welfare services and homelessness prevention and assistance services. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs court to order suspension of person's driving privileges upon person's conviction for offense related to sexual solicitation.
Allows elector with inactive registration to activate registration by signing and providing mailing address on initiative or referendum petition. Requires that signature of elector whose registration is activated by signing petition counts towards meeting petition signature requirements established by law. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies state educational goals to take into consideration students' aspirations, to provide students with well-rounded education and to provide students with sufficient instructional time to meet students' educational goals. Expands state's mission of education beyond high school.
Directs Legislative Fiscal Office to conduct study and report findings regarding 2017-2019 biennium sources of Oregon Liquor Control Commission revenue related to alcoholic beverages and recipients of revenue distributions. Requires office to report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Allows taxpayer to direct portion of income tax refund to purpose of providing housing to low income persons. Applies to individual income tax returns for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to administer program to provide loans to hospitals for establishing new primary care residency programs. Modifies cost-sharing program to train residency physicians and interns, transfers administration of program from Office of Student Access and Completion to Oregon Health Authority and extends program sunset to July 1, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to conduct study regarding cost savings and expense reductions that may result to small businesses from cooperative resource sharing. Requires department to submit report regarding study to interim legislative committees no later than November 1, 2018. Sunsets January 1, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop and administer program to issue grants to address tourism-related coastal infrastructure needs. Requires department to select grant recipients in consultation with nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing community needs through collaborative governance. Requires department to submit quarterly reports to Legislative Assembly on progress of projects that receive grant funding. Allocates $300 million of lottery revenue to department. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
