Rep. Greg Smith

Removes requirement that amount of net proceeds from Oregon State Lottery allocated to County Fair Account not exceed $1.53 million annually. Allocates eight-tenths of one percent of net proceeds from lottery to County Fair Account and two-tenths of one percent of net proceeds from lottery to Horse Racing Account. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to prepare and report master plan for county fairground capital construction. Specifies content and procedural requirements for report. Appropriates moneys to department out of General Fund for consultant services related to report. Establishes Horse Racing Account separate and distinct from General Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires Department of Human Services to contract with up to two agencies providing agency with choice services. Specifies criteria for agencies that contract with department. Allows consumers to use private pay home care program through Home Care Commission to access agency with choice services and other home care services. ] Directs department to conduct study of barriers to implementing private pay home care worker program and prescribes elements of study. Requires department to report findings of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and to human services by January 1, 2026. Requires department to report on implementation of agency with choice services to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services by January 1, 2027. Allows provider of agency with choice services to serve individuals who are not enrolled in state medical assistance program beginning two years after provider starts offering agency with choice services. Makes persons providing agency with choice services mandatory reporters.

Directs Department of Education to establish school media program standards and provide technical assistance related to those standards.

Establishes COFA Food Assistance Program to provide nutrition assistance to COFA citizens who would qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits but for their immigration status and who have incomes at or below federal poverty guidelines.

Authorizes adult foster home provider to provide residential care for up to six residents who are not related to provider.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing Citizens Redistricting Commission to adopt redistricting maps for Senate, House of Representatives and United States Congress. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next general election.

Requires schools to have at least one panic alarm in each school building. ] Requires schools to have wireless panic alert device in each classroom of each school building. Provides exceptions. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for purpose of assisting school districts to purchase and install wireless panic alert devices and systems. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Directs state agencies to distribute moneys to local entities for specified bridge projects. Authorizes general obligation bonding for bridge projects. ] Expresses commitment of Legislative Assembly to support specified bridge projects through investments of specified amounts. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Requires person that receives state financial incentive for development of renewable energy generation facility to maintain nameplate capacity of facility for period of at least 25 years.

Directs Department of Human Services to ensure provision of specified services to individuals receiving child welfare services who are deaf or hard of hearing. Directs department to employ statewide coordinator of ] provide centralized coordination of resources, information, referral, training and advocacy relating to child welfare services for ] provided to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Modifies requirements of Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights.