Amends Oregon Promise program to remove prohibition on awarding more than $10 million in grants per fiscal year. Makes requirement that person participating in program pay $50 per term in tuition payable by reducing amount of grant awarded, instead of requiring separate payment by person. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to determine prior to start of fall term each academic year whether sufficient moneys exist to award grant to each person who qualifies. Permits commission to limit eligibility to receive grant based on expected family contribution. Permits commission to decrease total amount of grant awarded or increase amount person must pay for each term person receives grant if at any time commission determines that insufficient moneys exist to provide grant to each person who was awarded grant. Permits commission to at any time reduce or eliminate any limitation on eligibility imposed by commission due to shortage of moneys. Allows person to continue to qualify for program if, after being awarded grant, person enters into service with career and technical student organization relating to agriculture or farming that is approved by Department of Education before attending community college. Exempts person serving in Oregon National Guard from requirement to enroll in community college courses within six months of attaining previous highest level of education in order to qualify for Oregon Promise grant, provided that person enrolls in community college courses within six months of completing initial active duty training. Allows commission, upon showing of significant hardship, to waive requirement that in order to qualify for program person start attending classes at community college within six months after person completed previous highest level of education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Transfers authority over court appointed special advocates and CASA Volunteer Programs from Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Prescribes duties and responsibilities of Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Authorizes department to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services throughout state. Requires statewide coordinating entity to provide biannual reports to department. Requires department to report annually to committees of Legislative Assembly regarding provision of court appointed special advocate services in state. Establishes Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department for purpose of providing court appointed special advocate services in state. Requires each CASA Volunteer Program to report biannually to committees of Legislative Assembly on court appointed special advocate services. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to convene work group to advise and assist in implementing targeted outreach and marketing for Health Care for All Oregon Children program. Permits all children residing in Oregon and meeting financial eligibility requirements to enroll in program. Requires authority, in collaboration with Department of Consumer and Business Services if necessary, to seek necessary federal approval or waiver of federal requirements to secure federal financial participation in costs of outreach and marketing and in expansion of eligibility for program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Declares August as Oregon Albacore Tuna Month.
Provides that new State Board of Education established under Oregon Constitution shall consist of 11 members appointed by Governor to represent kindergarten through grade 12, community colleges and public universities. Directs State Board of Education to appoint Superintendent of Public Instruction. Directs existing State Board of Education to convene work group on seamless educational system transition. Requires work group to file report. Takes effect only if Senate Joint Resolution 37 (2017) is approved by people at next regular general election. Takes effect July 1, 2019.
Modifies requirements applicable to step therapy protocol imposed by insurer. Allows patient to appeal insurer's denial of step therapy override.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution creating State Board of Education. Directs State Board of Education to appoint Superintendent of Public Instruction and to establish policies for administration and operation of public elementary and secondary schools, community colleges and public universities. Provides for Governor to continue to serve as Superintendent of Public Instruction until State Board of Education first appoints Superintendent of Public Instruction. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Provides that local government or special government body measure proposing increase in taxes may be submitted to people only at general election, unless otherwise provided in charter of city, county or metropolitan service district. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for payment to Douglas Timber Operators for purpose of implementing first phase of sediment study of lower Rogue River. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Provides that with respect to newborn screening, Oregon Health Authority shall specify that person providing newborn screening may conduct tests for conditions listed on most recent edition of Recommended Uniform Screening Panel by United States Department of Health and Human Services. Specifies that person providing newborn screening shall test for certain condition through implementation of laboratory developed test approved by federal Food and Drug Administration, under certain circumstances. Establishes Review Committee on Newborn Screening for purposes of studying, evaluating and making proposals related to newborn screening. Sunsets committee on December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.