Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send to State Treasurer each calendar quarter names of children born in Oregon to residents of this state. Establishes Oregon Bright Futures Savings Fund for payment of qualified post-secondary education expenses for designated beneficiaries. Directs State Treasurer to create cohort account for all children born each calendar quarter and earmark moneys for each child. Allows use of earmarked moneys for payment of qualified post-secondary education expenses. Allows certain contributions to fund. Specifies purposes for which moneys may be used. Allows linkage to private financial accounts through financial aggregation software. Directs State Treasurer to report to Legislative Assembly in 2018 and 2019 on implementation of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt carbon pollution market by rule. Requires commission to consult with certain interested persons and be advised by advisory committee in adopting rules. Establishes Greenhouse Gas Cap and Investment Program Oversight Committee. Provides for minimum requirements of carbon pollution market. Declares legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Climate Investments Account within State Highway Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in account for purpose of funding programs consistent with legislative purposes of carbon pollution market. Establishes Oregon Climate Investments Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Climate Investments Grant Program adopted by Environmental Quality Commission by rule. Creates Climate Investments in Impacted Communities Advisory Committee. Requires committee to advise on distributions of certain auction proceeds. Establishes Just Transition Fund. Requires that certain auction proceeds be deposited in fund, to be distributed through Just Transition Grant Program adopted by Oregon Business Development Department by rule. Makes all provisions related to carbon pollution market and distribution of auction proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission, Public Utility Commission, Department of Transportation and Oregon Business Development Department to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025, and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for purposes of air pollution laws. Requires registration and reporting by certain sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Requires certain sources to pay annual fee to Department of Environmental Quality to pay costs of department and Environmental Quality Commission in developing and preparing for implementation of carbon pollution market required by Act. Make provisions related to greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes Task Force on Public Boarding Schools. Requires task force to submit report to Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of State Lands to conduct study to assess options to address low water levels at Tenmile Lakes. Requires report to be submitted to interim legislative committees related to environment and natural resources no later than November 30, 2017. Sunsets on date of convening of 2018 regular session of Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies requirements relating to evacuation of residents of adult foster homes. Directs Department of Human Services to issue license as conversion facility to long term care facility converting to residential care facility. Modifies definition of "residential care facility." Directs department to adopt rules regarding installation of electronic monitoring devices by residents of certain facilities.
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.
Urges President and Congress to pursue Oregon and California Railroad grant land management reforms.
Directs Department of Education to hire and place in schools licensed clinical social workers and to report to Legislative Assembly on certain findings related to social workers in schools. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for purposes of Act. Sunsets January 2, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Expresses intent of Legislative Assembly to support continued coordination and collaboration between Oregon and China to increase trade opportunities and strengthen mutual economic development relationship.
Directs State Registrar of Center for Health Statistics to send to Department of Consumer and Business Services each calendar quarter names of children born in Oregon to residents of this state. Establishes Oregon Bright Futures Fund. Directs department to create cohort account within fund for all children born each calendar quarter. Permits financial institutions to opt in to participation. Directs department to establish designated beneficiary account at participating financial institution for each child. Directs department to deposit moneys into each designated beneficiary account. Allows use of moneys in designated beneficiary accounts for payment of qualified post-secondary education expenses. Allows contributions to cohort and designated beneficiary accounts. Allows linkage to private financial accounts. Establishes Financial Institution Community Education Fund. Specifies purposes of fund. Permits participating financial institutions to contribute to fund. Directs department to report to Legislative Assembly in 2018 and 2019 on implementation of Act. Exempts funds maintained by department under Act from public funds depository requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.