Rep. Jeff Barker

Requires veterinarians to register with prescription monitoring program established by Oregon Health Authority. Requires pharmacies that dispense prescription drugs prescribed by veterinarians to report dispensation to prescription monitoring program. Allows Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board to adopt rules in consultation with authority. Becomes operative January 1, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects for school districts.

Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage. Requires state to pay for remaining costs of insurance premiums out of moneys appropriated to Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Permits institution to agree through either institution policy or collective bargaining to pay portion of health care benefits paid for by employee. Provides that employees who are eligible to receive health care benefits in manner specified may receive health care benefits from institution only in manner specified. Provides that any savings realized by institution are subject to collective bargaining. Directs board to determine prior to open enrollment period whether it has received sufficient funds to cover required premium payments. Provides that if board has not received sufficient funds, board may require employee share to increase and that institution is not responsible for paying insurance premiums. Requires legacy health benefit coverage to be maintained for part-time faculty at institutions who are not eligible for health care benefits under provisions. Establishes Part-Time Faculty Insurance Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Authorizes Land Conservation and Development Commission to approve plans for urban growth boundary expansion to accommodate affordable housing in Pendleton. Sunsets affordable housing pilot program on January 2, 2026. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires health insurance policies that have prescription drug benefit to cover cost of drugs prescribed for urgent medical conditions and cost of drugs prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists within their scope of practice, including cost of pharmacists' consultation fees associated with prescribing and dispensing drugs. Prohibits specified entities that reimburse cost of prescription drugs from requiring step therapy or prior authorization for antiretroviral drugs.

Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination. Directs task force to identify and evaluate impacts of age discrimination in workplace and report to interim committees relating to business and labor. Sunsets December 31, 2021. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes Task Force on Medicaid and Medicare Workforce Standards. Specifies membership and duties. Requires task force to report to committees of Legislative Assembly related to labor during 2021 and 2023 regular sessions of Legislative Assembly. Sunsets December 31, 2023. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Makes routine staying of Water Resources Commission or Water Resources Department final order upon filing of petition for judicial review inapplicable if order enforces terms and conditions of use of water or priority of use of water. Establishes conditions for court stay of commission or department order that enforces terms and conditions of use of water or priority of use of water. Provides that if petitioner files undertaking, and court rules against petitioner or petitioner voluntarily withdraws petition regarding order enforcing terms and conditions of use of water or priority of use of water, court may award commission or department attorney fees and costs out of undertaking. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Appropriates money to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for deposit in Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund and distribution to CASA Volunteer Programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Establishes procedure for charging aggravated version of certain assault and attempted murder offenses when defendant causes permanent physical injury to victim during commission of crime. Provides that if defendant is convicted of aggravated offense, court shall sentence defendant to 300 months' imprisonment. Authorizes court to impose lesser sentence in certain circumstances.