Sen. Lew Frederick

Maddy summaryHB 3204 requires Oregon school districts and public charter schools to collect and report quarterly data on student attendance. It defines "chronically absent" as missing 10% or more of school days and "regular attender" as missing less than 10%. Schools must submit specific metrics including total students, regular attenders, chronically absent students, and disaggregated data by student groups. The Oregon Department of Education will compile this data quarterly and make it publicly available on its website in an accessible format.

Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care, upon request of one member of the Legislative Assembly from each major political party, to prepare a child care impact statement for proposed legislation or a state measure. Requires the Secretary of State to print a child care impact statement for a state measure in the voters' pamphlet.

Provides funding to the Employment Department for staffing workforce reentry programs for adults in custody. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Establishes the Latino Health System Task Force. Prescribes the task force's membership and duties. Directs the task force to report to the Legislative Assembly no later than December 15, 2026. Sunsets on December 31, 2026. [ Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. ] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Creates workplace violence prevention requirements for certain health care entities. Requires subject entities to compile data concerning incidents of workplace violence and submit reports to the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Requires certain health care employers and home care settings to take certain actions to protect workers against risks of violence and other safety-related risks. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to develop and administer a grant program to provide financial assistance to eligible entities for workplace violence prevention efforts. Establishes a timeline within which the authority must begin distributing funds to approved grant applicants. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Urges the President of the United States, the Executive Director of the Maritime Administration of the United States Department of Transportation and the Congress of the United States to purchase the SS United States from Okaloosa County, Florida, using funds transferred from the United States Department of Defense, designate it as a [ National Historic Landmark ] national landmark , restore it to its full working condition and name it the official flagship of our nation.

Maddy summaryHB 2449 requires Oregon's approved recovery schools to provide peer group support programs for students. These programs must include social activities, counseling, and case management services, and be community-based, family-centered, and professionally staffed. The bill applies to schools serving students in grades 9-12 who are recovering from substance use disorders. This requirement is mandated by Section 4(4)(a)(I) of the amended statute (ORS 336.680).

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program.

Requires school districts and public charter schools to implement a schedule for high schools that does not start regular instructional hours before 8:30 a.m. Directs the Department of Education to provide technical assistance and to award grants related to the implementation of the school starting time requirement.

] Exempts from state income tax up to $17,500 in federal retirement pay or pension received for service in the Armed Forces of the United States for a taxpayer who is receiving federal retirement pay or pension for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and who has [ not ] attained 63 years of age before the close of the taxable year [ for which a return is filed ]. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.