Rep. Boomer Wright

Establishes Early Literacy Success Initiative. Prescribes purposes and requirements under initiative, including establishment of Early Literacy Success School Grants, Birth Through Five Literacy Plan and Early Literacy Success Community Grants. Repeals Oregon Early Reading Program and Early Success Reading Initiative. Establishes Birth Through Five Literacy Fund and Early Literacy Success Community Grant Fund. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Directs Department of Land and Conservation and Development to convene work group to examine strategies for expanding early learning and care facilities in this state. Sunsets work group on January 2, 2025. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Modifies timelines and requirements for when school district makes determination whether to give approval for student to enroll in virtual public charter school not sponsored by school district. ] Directs Department of Education to collect and compile virtual public charter school enrollment data for purpose of school districts making determinations whether to give approval. ] Establishes and modifies timelines related to enrollment of students in virtual public charter schools. Exempts from calculation of virtual public charter school cap certain students who had previously lived in another school district and been enrolled in virtual public charter school when living in that school district. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Provides that delivery of fentanyl may be charged as commercial drug offense in specified circumstances. Increases sentencing guidelines crime category level for delivery of fentanyl for consideration. Adds alternative manner of measuring fentanyl for purposes of calculating crime category level for certain offenses involving possession, delivery or manufacture of fentanyl. Provides that misdemeanor-level unlawful possession of fentanyl is designated drug-related misdemeanor for purposes of supervising entity and supervision funding, justice and municipal court jurisdiction and eligibility for earned reduction of supervision. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Modifies process for transfer of recorded brand following death of brand holder.

Clarifies process of Senate confirmation of members of State Fish and Wildlife Commission. Provides that commission must consist of one member from each of five regional river basin management areas in state, one member from west of Cascade Mountains and one member from east of Cascade Mountains. ] Makes certain changes to qualifications of members of commission.

Cancels outstanding ad valorem property taxes and interest assessed on property transferred from federal government to port district. Cancels ad valorem property taxes and interest that have been outstanding since before January 1, 2012, assessed on real property owned by port without working waterfront, provided tax collector has exhausted all remedies provided by law for collection. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires Department of Education to convene advisory group to review physical education requirements for certain students in grades six through eight. ] Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to education not later than December 31, 2023. ] Modifies calculation of required minutes of physical education for middle school students to be based on weekly calculation. Declares emergency, effective on passage ] July 1, 2023 .

Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules authorizing single-family dwelling and accessory dwelling unit constructed on same lot or parcel to be permanently connected ] setting forth conditions for approving proposal to permanently connect accessory dwelling unit located on same lot or parcel as single-family dwelling to same subsurface sewage disposal system or alternative sewage disposal system.

Confers exclusive jurisdiction on Oregon Tax Court for judicial review of questions concerning income taxes imposed by local governments ] arising under local government tax laws that impose taxes on or measured by net income . Applies to petitions filed on or after effective date of Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.