Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring, and school districts from administering, certain assessments to students enrolled or preparing to enroll in prekindergarten through grade two. Makes exception for assessments administered for diagnostic purposes as required under state or federal law.
Requires school districts to provide instruction in oral health. Takes effect July 1, 2020.
Establishes Emergency Department Boarding Pilot Project in Oregon Health Authority. Establishes Task Force on Emergency Department Boarding. Specifies membership and duties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to make loans and ] award matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor recreation ] gear and apparel industry. Declares emergency, effective on passage. ].
Requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to use smoke evacuation system during surgical procedures likely to generate surgical smoke.
Removes sunset on provisions that allow certain nonresident students to attend public schools as resident students for purposes of State School Fund distributions. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
Changes calculation of final average salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System to use five years of salary instead of three years, for salary paid on and after January 1, 2020. Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to recalculate employer contribution rates to reflect savings attributable to Act. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party.
Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that expand workforce with positions that pay above average wage by 10 percent or more in tax year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires that collective bargaining agreements with state agency within executive branch be negotiated and entered into in even-numbered year preceding biennium in which agreement takes effect.
Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2019.
