Requires communications made in support of or opposition to candidate to state name of persons that paid for communication. Requires person that makes communication to include specified donor information in specified circumstances. Allows digital communication to include link to active website that prominently displays required donor information or measure to identify whether candidate, petition committee or political committee authorized communication ]. Requires person that makes communication to consider anonymous donation of $1,000 or more from single person as donation that may not be used to make communication. Authorizes Secretary of State to determine by rule form of required statement. Authorizes secretary or Attorney General to impose civil penalty of up to 150 percent of cost of making communication if disclosure requirements are not met. Becomes operative December 3, 2020. Takes effect only if House Joint Resolution 13 (2019) is approved by people at regular general election held in November 2020. Takes effect on effective date of constitutional amendment proposed in House Joint Resolution 13 (2019). ].
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Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide partially or fully compensated time away from work to covered individual who meets certain criteria while covered individual is on family leave, medical leave or safe leave. Requires employer and employee contributions to fund program. Establishes requirements for employers related to required contributions. Creates exemption from employer contribution requirements for employers that employ fewer than 25 employees. Provides grant program for certain employers to defray costs. Allows Director of Employment Department to assess civil penalties in specified circumstances. Authorizes director to bring civil action against employer for failure to file required reports and pay contributions due. Provides that employers shall be personally liable for contribution amounts due. Makes employer's violation of provisions of Act punishable by specified imprisonment, fine or both. Allows self-employed individuals and tribal government employers to elect family and medical leave insurance coverage. Directs director to determine contribution amounts and weekly benefit amounts for self-employed individuals and tribal government employers that elect coverage. Protects eligible employee's position of employment with employer while employee is on leave if employee has been employed with employer for 90 days before commencing leave. Prohibits employer from retaliating against employee who inquires about rights or responsibilities under family and medical leave insurance program and from interfering with employee rights under program. Establishes right for civil action for certain employer violations. Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as trust fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Employment Department for purposes of Act. Appropriates moneys to department to cover start-up costs related to program. Permits director to contract with third party to serve as administrator of program. Provides that employer may apply to director for approval of employer-offered benefit plan that provides family and medical leave insurance benefits that are equivalent to or better than leave and benefit amounts available under family and medical leave insurance program established by department. Establishes requirements for employers. Requires director to establish by rule application process for employers and method for resolving disputes between employers and employees concerning coverage and benefits provided under approved plan. Provides that employers may apply to director for approval of plan. Requires director to establish process for review of final decisions regarding benefit claims, benefit amounts, receipt of benefits and repayment of benefits. Provides that provisions of Act do not require reopening or renegotiation of collective bargaining agreement entered into before effective date of Act. Requires director to submit progress reports to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Requires director to submit periodic report concerning administration of family and medical leave insurance program, including recommendations made by advisory committee. Provides specified delayed operative dates. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Eliminates requirement that person provide proof of legal presence before Department of Transportation issues noncommercial driver license, noncommercial driver permit or identification card. Becomes operative January 1, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires state to pay for ballot return envelopes that can be returned by business reply mail, or other mailing service determined by Secretary of State to be more cost effective or efficient, for each election held in this state. Applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires covered nonprofit ] organizations that make political expenditures in excess of specified amount to file with Secretary of State donor identification list that identifies donors that made donations above specified amount ] $10,000 during election cycle to covered nonprofit if covered nonprofit makes aggregate political expenditures above specified amount. ] organization. Requires covered organization to update list throughout election cycle. Permits covered nonprofit ] organization to establish separate campaign account. Limits disclosure requirement to donations above specified amount deposited into campaign account if conditions followed ] exclude from donor list donations from specified charitable organizations and donations and grants received from foundations and other donors that may not be used for political communications . Regulates covered nonprofit ] organization acceptance and use of anonymous donations. Establishes civil penalty for failure to comply with covered nonprofit ] organization disclosure requirements. Reduces amount of independent expenditure requiring disclosure in ORESTAR from $750 to $250. Expands electioneering communication period from 30 days before primary election and 60 days before general election to 60 days before primary election, 120 days before general election and 90 days before any other election. Establishes procedures for certain election-related investigations. Permits Secretary of State or Attorney General, upon reasonable suspicion of violation, to examine accounts of covered nonprofit being investigated as result of elector filing complaint alleging violation of election law or rule. ] Permits Attorney General, during investigation of election complaint, to issue subpoena to compel production of relevant documents or information. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Task Force on Universal Health Care Commission ] charged with recommending to Legislative Assembly design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan, administered by Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide publicly funded, equitable, affordable, comprehensive and high quality health care to all Oregon residents. Specifies membership and duties of commission ] task force . Requires recommendations to be guided by specified values and principles. Prescribes requirements for plan design and items that commission ] task force must consider. Requires commission to first meet by November 1, 2019, and provide first report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health by March 15, 2020. Requires commission ] members of task force to be appointed by May 31, 2020, and task force to submit to 2021 regular session of Legislative Assembly final recommendations by February 1, 2021, or report on work that remains to be completed ] for design of Health Care for All Oregon Plan and Health Care for All Oregon Board . Requires Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for Medicaid Buy-In program. Specifies elements that must be included in plan, to extent feasible. Requires authority to provide report to Legislative Assembly, no later than May 1, 2020, containing discussion of potential eligibility requirements for Medicaid Buy-In program or public option, options for targeting specified groups, recommendations for legislative changes necessary to implement plan and any federal approval that would be required to implement plan. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs State Court Administrator to study issues relating to courts. ] Increases certain filing fees, motion fees, settlement conference fees, trial fees, fees for writs of garnishment, marriage solemnization fees and prevailing party fees. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes COFA Dental Program in Oregon Health Authority to provide dental care to low-income citizens of Pacific Islands in Compact of Free Association who reside in Oregon and lack access to affordable dental coverage. Specifies eligibility requirements for program and duties of authority in administering program. ] Appropriates moneys to Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with vendor to conduct demographic study of dental needs and geographic distribution of COFA citizens in this state and to issue request for information to gauge interest and determine capacity of dental care organizations to provide oral health care to COFA citizens. Requires department to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health, no later than April 15, 2020, findings of study and cost of administering program to provide oral health care to COFA citizens residing in this state. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to permit Legislative Assembly, governing body of city, county, municipality or district, or people through initiative process, to enact enumerated laws or ordinances regulating ] relating to use of moneys in political campaigns within its jurisdiction use of moneys in political campaigns ]. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election special election held on same date as next primary election ].
Prohibits school district, community college district and certain education service district and community college district ] elections from being conducted in manner that impairs ability of members of protected class to have equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice as result of dilution or abridgment of rights of electors who are members of protected class. Establishes processes to ensure compliance with prohibition. Requires Secretary of State to ensure that forms used to nominate candidates for elected office to board of school district, education service district or community college district ] give candidate option of providing candidate's race and ethnicity.