Bills in the 2021 Regular Session, House.
Courtney Neron Misslin
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Became law3
Prohibits homeowners associations from requiring application of pesticide on owner's property except as necessary for ecological or public health.
Removes designation of rural reserves from private road commonly known as Lasich Lane in Washington County.
Directs Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to adopt standards for educator preparation programs relating to evaluations of teacher candidates.
Passed the House1
Revises provisions relating to chemicals in children's products.
Out of committee5
Directs Southern Oregon University to develop and administer student behavioral health credentialing pilot program.
Increases formula weight for students in poverty families for purposes of State School Fund distributions.
Adds five members to Task Force on School Safety.
Directs State Court Administrator to study trauma-informed procedural justice and report on results of study to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2023.
Establishes Racial Equity and Justice Student Collaborative.
In committee23
Modifies CASA Volunteer Programs to direct Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services.
Permits employers to seek issuance of restraining order or stalking protective order on behalf of employee when certain conditions are met.
Provides that victim of sexual assault or domestic violence crime has right to obtain law enforcement records relating to crime.
Makes certain actions taken by employer because of employee's service as member of board, commission, council or committee created by statute unlawful employment practice.
Removes medical purpose exception to prohibition on use of tanning device by person under 18 years of age.
Requires boards of homeowners associations and condominium associations to provide budget summary 30 days prior to adoption.
Provides that registered owner may request that registration card issued for vehicle include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be deaf or hard of hearing.
Directs Department of Corrections to study challenges to providing dietary accommodations to individuals with special dietary needs who are incarcerated in department correctional facilities.
Expands types of pesticide that may not be included in school list of low-impact pesticides for use in integrated pest management plan.
Prohibits current or former employer from charging fee for work history verification.
Requires district attorney to, upon request, provide to sexual assault victim opportunity to review case file within district attorney's office.
Provides that student who legally entered United States under Compact of Free Association treaty between United States and Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands or Federated States of Micronesia and who has not previously established residence in any state or territory of United States other than Oregon qualifies for exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at public universities and is eligible to receive state and university scholarships or other financial aid.
Prohibits expansion of Aurora State Airport unless under intergovernmental agreement of Oregon Department of Aviation, Clackamas County, Marion County, City of Aurora and City of Wilsonville.
Expands eligibility for certain child care subsidy programs.
Directs school districts to identify at least one school employee for every 250 students to act as disciplinary mediator.
Directs court to appoint counsel at state expense in certain domestic relations proceedings involving children.
Allows person to bring action to compel compliance related to school sexual harassment policies.
Requires health care provider to include information related to diagnosed or suspected brain injury in patient's medical chart and other specified records.
Directs Department of Justice to study and make recommendations on provisions of state law related to limits on awarding child custody to parents with history of domestic violence.
Allocates $2,000,000 of lottery revenue to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for Oregon Promise Fund.
Requires child's consent to parenting plan if child is 14 years of age or older.
Authorizes licensed optometrist to prescribe and administer vaccines and epinephrine and diphenhydramine injections.
Describes coercive control.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 62
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute to Oregon Community Foundation to provide grants to support emergency shelters.
Defines "emergency shelter." Requires local governments to allow siting of qualifying emergency shelters by qualifying entities notwithstanding land use laws and regulations.
Establishes temporary limitations on lenders' remedies for borrowers' failures to make payments on obligations secured by mortgages, trust deeds or land sale contracts for certain real property.
Requires retail electricity providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity sold to Oregon consumers to 80 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2030, 90 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2035 and 100 percent below baseline emissions levels by 2040.
Creates program through which certain lenders may, after competitive RFP process, receive award moneys to fund accounts out of which lenders may be reimbursed for principal losses incurred due to defaults on qualified loans to qualified businesses.
Makes permanent school district funding for foreign exchange students and small school district grants.
Requires persons that have responsibility for or control over packaging and labeling premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes with specified characteristics to comply with certain labeling requirements for product packaging.
Modifies definition of "recycled paper checkout bag" to include bags that contain nonwood renewable fiber for purposes of single-use checkout bag prohibition.
Expands crisis stabilization services, including crisis stabilization centers meeting criteria adopted by Oregon Health Authority by rule, short-term respite facilities, peer respite centers, behavioral health urgent care walk-in centers and crisis hotline center.
Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to develop updated list of equipment for purposes of emergency preparedness equipment grant program.
Extends sunset of property tax exemption for property of nonprofit corporation offered, occupied or used as low-income housing.
Requires state medical assistance program to provide mental health wellness appointments as prescribed by Oregon Health Authority.
Designates Oregon Institute of Technology as Oregon's Polytechnic University.
Expands eligibility for protected leave under Oregon Family Leave Act to all employees of covered employer during public health emergency unless employee was employed for fewer than 30 days prior to commencing leave or worked average of less than 25 hours per week in 30 days prior to commencing leave.
Provides that registered owner may request that registration card issued for vehicle include that owner, or person operating vehicle, may be deaf or hard of hearing.
Directs Governor's Child Foster Care Advisory Commission to establish Child Welfare Equity Advisory Committee to advise commission and Department of Human Services regarding equitable provision of child welfare services.
Prescribes requirements for reimbursement by Oregon Health Authority and coordinated care organizations of health services delivered using telemedicine.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to compile and annually post to website report on information reported to authority by coordinated care organizations regarding requests for prior authorization.
Establishes program to make forgivable loans to reimburse private owner or operator of brownfield for eligible costs incurred in completion of removal or remedial action at brownfield.
Designates second Monday of October of each year as Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Adds State Forestry Department, Department of Transportation and State Department of Fish and Wildlife as consulting agencies for state pollinator health outreach and education plan.
Requires homeowners associations and condominium associations to review governing documents and remove discriminatory language or certify the nonexistence of such language on or before December 31, 2022.
Requires school or school district to offer lunches and breakfasts at no charge to student if school or school district meets requirements of special provisions of federal meal program or if student is from household with income that does not exceed 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines.
Allows school districts to use moneys distributed from Student Investment Account for payment of student fees, costs and instructors of career and technical student organization programs.
Requires each public university and community college to prominently display mandatory fees charged.
Authorizes Department of Human Services to award two-year grants to organizations that provide services to unaccompanied homeless youth and to organizations that operate host home projects for unaccompanied homeless youth.
Establishes Willamette Falls Locks Authority as public corporation.
Directs Department of Justice to establish program for awarding grants to law enforcement agencies and local governments for training of groups and agencies that interact with persons who have experienced trauma.
Establishes Task Force on Student Success for Underrepresented Students in Higher Education.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide planning grants to 10 school districts or education service districts to evaluate need and develop plans for school-based health services.
Permits Office of Emergency Management to enter into agreement with nonprofit organization representing sheriffs under which organization is authorized to administer program to produce and sell outdoor recreation search and rescue cards.
Limits cost-sharing for health benefit plan coverage of insulin prescribed for treatment of diabetes.
Prescribes notification requirements for school district upon receipt of report of act of harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying.
Requires education provider to prohibit display of any symbols of hate on school property or in education program.
Modifies CASA Volunteer Programs to direct Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services.
Allows student enrolled in program provided by school district or education service district to earn General Educational Development (GED) certificate to participate in interscholastic activities.
Requires each community college and public university to hire benefits navigator to assist students in determining eligibility and applying for federal, state and local benefits programs.
Establishes Healthy Homes Program within the Oregon Health Authority to provide grants to entities to provide financial assistance to low income households and landlords.
Provides that, if monthly salary of member of individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan does not exceed $3,333, instead of $2,500, Public Employees Retirement Board shall credit all employee contributions made by member to employee account and credit no employee contributions made by member to employee pension stability account.
Designates April of each year as Arab-American Heritage Month.
Requires each public university and community college to prominently display , or establish link to website that displays, estimated costs of all required course materials and directly related course fees for no less than 75 percent of total for-credit courses offered by public university or community college.
Renames Office of Emergency Management as Oregon Department of Emergency Management.
Limits authority of school district to become member of voluntary organization that administers interscholastic activities unless organization implements equity focused policies that meet certain requirements.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide incentives to increase recruitment and retention of mental health workforce, including pipeline development, scholarships for undergraduates and stipends for graduate students, loan repayments and retention activities.
Allows pharmacist to prescribe, dispense and administer preexposure prophylactic antiretroviral therapies and post-exposure prophylactic antiretroviral therapies.
Extends grace period for repayment of nonresidential rent between April 1, 2020, and September 30, 2020, until September 30, 2021, for certain tenants.
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide funding to peer-run organizations in Portland metropolitan area, southern Oregon region, Oregon coast and eastern and central Oregon region to operate peer respite centers to provide peer respite services to individuals with mental illness or trauma response symptoms who experience acute distress, anxiety or emotional pain that may lead to need for higher level of care.
Limits ability of public university to refuse new mandatory incidental fees or process for collecting mandatory incidental fees.
Establishes Task Force on Corrections Medical Care.
Directs medical examiner or medical-legal death investigator to report deaths of decedents 24 years of age or younger to local mental health authority if district medical examiner, assistant district medical examiner, pathologist or designee of district medical examiner reasonably believes manner of death was suicide.
Removes "gender identity" from definition of "sexual orientation" in ORS 174.100 and creates standalone definition of "gender identity" in ORS 174.100.
Establishes civil cause of action for improper disclosure of personal information.
Modifies definition of "public or private official" with mandatory duty to report suspected abuse to include all state and local elected officials.
Changes name of Early Learning Division to Department of Early Learning and Care.
Temporarily removes condition for being deemed "unemployed" that individual's weekly remuneration for part-time work must be less than individual's weekly unemployment insurance benefit amount.
Requires parents of child who is deaf or deafblind or who is hard of hearing to be provided information about relevant services and placements offered by school district, education service district, regional programs and Oregon School for the Deaf whenever individualized family service plan or individualized education program is developed, revised or reviewed.
Prohibits law enforcement agency or public body from denying services, benefits, privileges or opportunities to certain individuals on basis of federal civil immigration actions, inquiring about individual's citizenship status without connection to criminal investigation or providing information about individual in custody to federal immigration authority.
Prohibits law enforcement agency from releasing booking photo except in specified circumstances.
Requires ballots returned by mail to have postal indicator showing ballot was mailed not later than date of election and be received by county clerk not later than seven days after date of election.
Requires every public education provider to provide both tampons and sanitary pads at no cost to students.
Prohibits manufacturing, retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting or otherwise placing into stream of commerce any crib bumper pads or crib equipped with crib bumper pads.
Extends look-back period used to determine Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund solvency level from 10 years to 20 years.
Passed the House · 5
Modifies membership of State Marine Board.
Requires at least two commissioners of Oregon Liquor Control Commission to have public health background.
Directs Secretary of State to publish on secretary's website list of top five most commonly spoken languages in Oregon, other than English.
Requires board of directors of publicly traded corporation to have specified proportion of female directors and directors who are members of underrepresented communities.
Allows production of food in planned community by lot owners and their tenants.
Out of committee · 33
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Long Term Care Ombudsman for purpose of providing public guardian and conservator services to veterans.
Directs Judicial Department to establish centralized veterans treatment court that counties may opt into beginning July 1, 2023.
Requires Director of Oregon Health Authority to work with Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission to take statewide inventory of services available to prevent and treat substance use disorders and to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders.
Requires advisory committee to Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services on collection of data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages and disability status to commission study to inventory state agencies' databases used to compile data on race, ethnicity, language and disability status, ability readiness of data systems to collect data, cost to collect data, needed upgrades to data systems and which data systems are priority for upgrades.
Permits adopted former foster children to have amount of tuition and all fees waived if attending defined institutions of higher education for purposes of pursuing initial undergraduate degree.
Prohibits employers from permitting, requiring or suffering agricultural workers to work in excess of certain maximum hours in one workweek unless workers are compensated for overtime hours worked.
Establishes pilot program to promote and support positive student mental and behavioral health by using trauma-informed approaches that are culturally responsive.
Directs Higher Education Coordinating Commission to conduct needs assessment identifying current mental health provider education programs and curricula offered at community colleges and public universities.
Amends apprenticeship statutes to permit establishment of firefighter apprentice program.
Requires long term care facilities, residential facilities, adult foster homes and facilities with memory care endorsements to have isolation prevention plans to enable residents to communicate with other residents, family members, friends or other external support systems during public emergency.
Appropriates $5,000,000 to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to certain organizations.
Directs Oregon Homeland Security Council to establish program to create Oregon Critical Disaster Preparedness Stockpile to ensure robust stock of emergency supplies and equipment.
Requires that statewide land use planning goal relating to citizen involvement address participation and engagement for disadvantaged groups.
Requires owner or possessor of firearm to secure firearm with trigger or cable lock, in locked container or in gun room except in specified circumstances.
Prohibits transfer of firearm by gun dealer or private party if Department of State Police is unable to determine whether recipient is qualified to receive firearm.
Extends and modifies tax credits for donations for individual development accounts.
Directs Department of Education, in consultation with STEM Investment Council, to develop statewide, long-term strategic plan to provide computer science education.
Increases total amount of tax credits for affordable housing lenders allowed for all taxpayers per fiscal year.
Establishes Small Donor Elections Program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations.
Directs Department of Environmental Quality to study approaches to reducing diesel engine emissions attributable to indirect sources of air contamination and submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to environment no later than September 15, 2022.
Allows otherwise qualified individual to claim earned income tax credit under individual taxpayer identification number in lieu of Social Security number.
Modifies allocation formula for grants to children's advocacy centers.
Requires Department of Education to provide technical assistance to school districts in adoption and implementation of child sexual abuse prevention instructional program.
Extends sunset of pilot program for provision of legal services to adults in custody serving sentences at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for allocation to area agencies to address unmet needs of seniors for mental and behavioral health treatment and to address disproportionate burdens on seniors arising from COVID-19 pandemic.
Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste.
Provides that part-time faculty member at public institution of higher education who qualifies for health care benefits will pay 10 percent of insurance premiums for employee coverage.
Requires Health Information Technology Oversight Council to convene one or more groups of stakeholders and experts to explore specified issues related to adoption of secure, statewide, integrated health information and community information exchanges.
Directs Governor to designate corrections gender-responsive coordinator.
Requires individual and group health insurance policies, health care service contractors, multiple employer welfare arrangements and state medical assistance program to provide reimbursement for at least three primary care visits annually in addition to one annual preventive primary care visit covered without cost-sharing.
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to make grants to nonprofit organizations, housing authorities or government agencies that sponsor or manage homeownership programs in amounts sufficient to fund services of housing counselor to each eligible grantor that requests resolution conference with beneficiary or contacts department to request services of housing counselor.
Establishes Task Force on Education Pathways.
In committee · 39
Establishes procedure for person to bring action in name of state to recover civil penalties for violations of state law.
Provides that law enforcement officer may euthanize wild animal that does not pose immediate danger to life or property only if law enforcement officer consults with licensed veterinarian before euthanizing wild animal or euthanizes wild animal in manner consistent with euthanasia guidelines established by rule by Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board.
Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly who is absent and unexcused when Legislative Assembly is in session from receiving salary, per diem or expense reimbursement, and imposes fine of $500 per day of unexcused absence.
Prohibits certain financial institutions from charging fee to customer for cashing check drawn on account at financial institution, if check is presented in Oregon.
Allows persons convicted of felony to register to vote, update voter registration and vote in elections while incarcerated.
Directs Department of Education to develop statewide mental and behavioral health care plan for students.
Expands health benefit plan coverage of childbirth and pregnancy-related health care expenses.
Establishes Foster Parent Ombudsman in Department of Human Services and prescribes duties.
Exempts from ad valorem property taxation property constituting hydrogen system used to produce hydrogen by electrolysis or from renewable natural gas.
Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to study issues related to funding construction of wildlife corridor road crossings and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat must be less than 4,000 pounds to obtain towed watersports motorboat certificate.
Creates program through which certain lenders may receive award moneys to fund accounts out of which lenders may reimburse themselves for losses on certain loans to business owners and entrepreneurs who currently lack access to capital.
Provides that stated percentage of revenue from state transient lodging tax be transferred to Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund.
Reduces tax rates, reduces maximum eligible income and modifies employment requirements for purposes of taxpayer election of reduced tax rate for certain pass-through income.
Directs Department of Environmental Quality to study methods for disposal of sharps waste and provide results of study in report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Directs Department of Corrections to study issues relating to adults in custody who fight wildland fires and to provide results of study to Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2021.
Permits person who will be 17 years old on date of primary election and 18 years old on date of general election to vote at primary election for candidates of major political party with which person is affiliated if major political party has adopted rule to this effect.
Establishes Addiction Treatment and Prevention Fund consisting of moneys transferred from Problem Gambling Treatment Fund, Mental Health Alcoholism and Drug Services Account, Drug Prevention and Education Fund and Intoxicated Driver Program Fund.
Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of originated equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any part, tool, documentation or other device or implement that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized repair provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing originated equipment.
Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat must be less than 4,000 pounds to obtain towed watersports motorboat certificate.
Directs Director of Transportation to require each region described in Act to conduct jurisdictional transfer evaluation and present report on evaluations to Joint Committee on Transportation no later than September 15, 2022.
Defines "Regional Health Equity Coalition" and "Regional Health Equity Coalition model." Requires Oregon Health Authority to work with Regional Health Equity Coalitions and groups utilizing Regional Health Equity Coalition model throughout state.
Requires sentencing court to consider as mitigation evidence defendant was subjected to domestic abuse that was significant factor in criminal behavior.
Prohibits taking of beavers on federally managed public land, in waters of this state as waters flow through federally managed public land or in pond, lake or water storage facility on federally managed public land.
Provides, for purposes of certain statutes relating to taking of predatory animals, that terms "predatory animal" and "rodent" do not include beavers.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to initiate, resume or suspend payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System on first day of calendar quarter following receipt of notice by board that benefit payments are or are not subject to Oregon personal income tax.
Establishes Small Donor Elections Program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations.
Requires public institutions of higher education to award academic credit in each instance in which enrolled student completed high school class or participated in high school program that offered learning and experiences comparable to introductory communications, public speaking or argumentation course offered at institution.
Requires 100 percent of electricity sold in 2035 and each subsequent calendar year to retail electricity consumers to be clean electricity.
Prohibits person from using specified types of animals in traveling animal act.
Provides that certain substitute teachers are considered employees of school district and are eligible for retirement benefits and health benefit plans.
Establishes ombudsman for early childhood care and education providers.
Prohibits possession of weapons in Capitol except by police officer or member of military performing duties.
Directs Department of Education to conduct study on education assessments administered in this state and to report results of study to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education.
Directs Department of Education to request waiver of federal academic assessment requirements for 2020-2021 school year.
Directs Department of Education to develop accountability measures related to indicators of school quality and student success.
Establishes limits on campaign contributions that may be accepted by candidates and political committees.
Prohibits manufacturer or supplier from manufacturing, selling, offering to sell or distributing cosmetic or ingredient developed through use of animal test.
Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to develop and implement programs to make one-time payments directly to certain workers as incentive payments to return to work or as worker retention payments for workers who were frontline essential workers during first year of COVID-19 pandemic.