Sen. Deb Patterson

Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt and maintain list of designated high priority chemicals of concern used in cosmetic products and to periodically review and revise list. Requires authority to post certain information on authority's website. Requires manufacturers of cosmetic products sold in state to include on manufacturer's website notice of certain chemicals used in products, beginning on January 1, 2025 ] 2027 . Bans manufacture, sale and distribution of cosmetic products containing certain chemicals and classes of chemicals in state, beginning on January 1, 2025 ] 2027 .

Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services ] Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys to Area Health Education Center program of Oregon Health and Science University for specified purposes. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Creates refundable child tax credit, calculated based on number of dependents of taxpayer that are qualifying children with respect to taxpayer and are under six years of age at close of tax year. Limits credit to five dependents per tax return. Phases out amount of available credit based on adjusted gross income of taxpayer. Adjusts credit amount and phaseout threshold for inflation. Directs Department of Revenue to make quarterly advance payments of credit amounts. Requires Department of Human Services to seek waiver of federal requirements in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance to receive advance child tax credit payments. Provides that credit is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 ] 2023 , and before January 1, 2030 ] 2029 . Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Prohibits manufacturer from selling or offering to sell cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test. Provides certain exemptions. Provides exemption for cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test, or containing ingredient used in cosmetic animal test, before effective date of Act. Allows donation of noncomplying cosmetic to food bank, homeless shelter, hospital, animal shelter, corrections facility or emergency shelter. Allows receiving entity to distribute cosmetic to individual receiving services from entity. Authorizes Attorney General to bring civil action to impose civil penalties or obtain injunction for violations of Act.

Prohibits retail pet store from offering to sell or selling dogs or cats. Specifies exceptions. Removes exceptions on September 1, 2028. Provides that violation is subject to civil penalty not to exceed $500. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows person to practice surgical technology at health care facility if person has completed and is certified by specified apprenticeship program. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Extends deadlines for affinity group task forces to complete their work with respect to allocations of resources to address communities' needs and health inequities faced by communities and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly. Extends deadlines for Oregon Health Authority to develop recommendations for linguistically specific intervention programs and to report recommendations to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Requires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders.

Provides, for purposes of certain statutes relating to taking of predatory animals, that terms ] term "predatory animal" and "rodent" do ] does not include beavers. Provides that certain takings of beavers do not require permit. Instructs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules related to taking of beavers. Provides that rules do not apply to certain taking of beavers. Instructs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to publish annual report related to taking of beavers and to make report available to public.

Establishes Joint Task Force on Hospital Discharge Challenges. Specifies membership and duties. Requires task force to provide reports to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to health and human services no later than December 15, 2023, and November 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2025. Requires Oregon Health Authority to extend existing contracts with coordinated care organizations to December 31, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Requires authority to provide grants to support clinical education at hospitals and health care facilities, grants to employers participating in labor-management training trust to expand on-the-job training, apprenticeship opportunities and other programs that support development of health care professionals and grants to Oregon Center for Nursing to work with Oregon's public nursing education programs to develop programs to recruit and retain nurse educators at public institutions of higher education. Declares emergency, effective on passage.