Directs Chief Education Office to work with Department of Education and school district boards to ensure that school districts provide quality civics education. Directs office to summarize efforts to improve civics education.
Allows person to continue to qualify for Oregon Promise if, after being awarded grant, person enters into service with career and technical student organization approved by Department of Education before attending community college. Applies to all persons who received grants for community college courses enrolled in during 2016-2017 academic year or later. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Education to distribute moneys to support career and technical student organizations. Allows moneys from Ballot Measure 98 (2016) to be used for distributions. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes pilot program for purpose of increasing number of public school students who are served by school social workers. Sunsets pilot program on June 30, 2021. Authorizes expenditures from High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund for pilot program. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Oregon Health Authority and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report annually to Legislative Assembly on implementation of requirements to reimburse cost of child abuse medical assessments conducted by community assessment centers. Requires authority and department, if there are insufficient funds to implement requirements, to report funding shortfall to Joint Committee on Ways and Means and relevant legislative policy committees and provide explanation for why implementation is not given priority consideration. Requires authority to ensure that coordinated care organizations pay cost-based reimbursement to community assessment center for child abuse medical assessment and to make payment within 60 days. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Adds Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association to list of entities eligible for individual income tax return checkoff contribution. Provides conditions for use of contributions. 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.
Directs Early Learning Council to conduct evaluation of Early Learning Hubs and submit report on evaluation each odd-numbered year. Requires additional report in 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Recognizes Harold White's contributions and achievements in public service.
Commemorates 69th anniversary of Vanport flood and remembers survivors and those who lost their lives.
Allows pharmacists to prescribe and administer injectable hormonal contraceptives and prescribe and dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives. Defines "injectable hormonal contraceptive" and "self-administered hormonal contraceptive." Requires prescription drug benefit programs and prescription drug benefits offered under health benefit plans to provide coverage for pharmacist consultations. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
