Gives hemp research program currently operated by State Department of Agriculture name of Oregon Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program. Authorizes actions by department to carry out program. Specifies that agricultural hemp seed is agricultural seed or flower seed for purposes of statutes regulating labeling, testing, certifying or other aspects of seeds. Directs Director of Agriculture and Dean of College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University to establish program for labeling and certification of agricultural hemp seed. Provides that accredited independent testing laboratory that has been approved by Oregon Health Authority or department may test industrial hemp and industrial hemp commodities and products produced or processed by grower, handler or agricultural hemp seed producer. Requires that industrial hemp intended for human consumption be entered into tracking system prior to laboratory testing and through delivery to licensed premises. Modifies other provisions related to regulation of industrial hemp. Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission actions regarding industrial hemp to enforce and ensure compliance with marijuana laws and provisions of industrial hemp laws that incorporate requirements, restrictions or other provisions of marijuana laws. Prohibits sale of industrial hemp containing more than 0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol to consumer by person other than licensed retailer. Changes description of limit on production and storage of homegrown cannabis plants. Prohibits production, processing or storage of homemade industrial hemp extracts. Allows department to adopt rule establishing higher average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration limit for industrial hemp if higher average concentration limit is established by federal law. Revises language regarding grower retention of agricultural hemp seed for producing industrial hemp. Establishes Industrial Hemp Fund. Appropriates fund moneys to department for purposes of implementing, administering and enforcing industrial hemp statutes. Directs certain moneys to fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Requires Chief Education Office to prepare annual report on accelerated college credit programs. Sunsets report requirements on January 2, 2029. Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop statewide standards related to information provided by public post-secondary institutions of higher education about accelerated college credit programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires community colleges, public universities and Oregon Health and Science University to provide certain rights to students ordered to federal or state active duty for 30 or fewer consecutive days. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of State Police to establish multidisciplinary committee on tracking of sexual assault forensic evidence kits. Directs department to adopt recommendations of committee and to create and maintain statewide electronic sexual assault forensic evidence kit tracking system. Establishes requirements of tracking system. Exempts records and information within tracking system from disclosure as public record. Directs department to, no later than January 1, 2019, report on status of tracking system to Task Force on the Testing of Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Kits and to Governor and Attorney General. Extends sunset of Task Force on the Testing of Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Kits to June 30, 2021. Directs task force to monitor implementation of tracking system and to, no later than December 1, 2020, submit to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary final report that includes status update on tracking system. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Extends sunset for modified method of apportionment of business income of interstate broadcaster for purposes of corporate excise taxation. Continues use of gross receipts from customers with in-state commercial domicile in numerator of apportionment percentage calculation. Requires gross receipts of broadcaster to be included in numerator if member of affiliated group filing consolidated state return, regardless of whether interstate broadcaster has taxable presence in state. ] First applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides that outside compensation of employee of Oregon Health and Science University, public university or community college is not included in employee's salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person. Increases penalty for crime of strangulation when victim is family or household member. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify felony strangulation as crime category 5 if committed against family or household member .
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants. Describes "wounded warrior." Permits person issued Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permit or person transporting person issued parking permit to park motor vehicle in any public parking zone restricted as to length of time permitted therein without incurring overtime penalties and to park motor vehicle in any public parking zone with metered parking without being required to pay any parking meter fee. Provides exceptions. Becomes operative January 1, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide tuition assistance for ] grants to qualified members of Oregon National Guard to attend community colleges or public universities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires school districts to allow homeschooled students and students who attend public charter schools to participate in interscholastic activities, regardless of whether activities are governed by voluntary association that administers interscholastic activities. ] Modifies description of types of interscholastic activities in which homeschooled students and students who attend public charter schools must be allowed to participate if students are in any grade from kindergarten through grade eight. Requires school district to allow students who attend public charter school to participate in interscholastic activities in same manner that residents of school district are allowed to participate. Clarifies requirements for charging fee for public charter school students participating in interscholastic activities. Takes effect July 1, 2018. ] Declares emergency, effective on passage.