Makes a hospital or hospital system in this state make public its expenses from the prior year. Allows the OHA to impose penalties for failure to comply with the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Requires a hospital licensed or hospital system operating in this state to make publicly available its expenses from the preceding year.

The Act adds new circuit court judges. (Flesch Readability Score: 89.8). Creates new circuit court judge positions in certain judicial districts. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act would change the law in several ways to support substitute teachers in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2). Directs the Department of Education to enter into a contract with a third party to develop and offer online professional development opportunities for substitute teachers in this state. Directs the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to establish by rule a substitute teaching license and a restricted substitute teaching license. Requires the commission to establish by rule an expedited process for persons with a restricted substitute teaching license to obtain a substitute teaching license. Provides that certain substitute teachers are eligible to enroll in a health benefit plan offered by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Requires the substitute teacher to pay 10 percent of the premiums for the plan. Requires the substitute teacher's chosen home district to administer the plan for the substitute teacher and pay the remaining premiums, subject to reimbursement by the board. Requires a district to maintain legacy health care benefits for substitute teachers who are not eligible to enroll in a health benefit plan offered by the board. Establishes the Office of Substitute Teachers in the Department of Education to develop, communicate and coordinate best practices and supports for substitute teachers. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

The Act says that a school activity vehicle may be used to get kids from home to school. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.4). Authorizes the use of school activity vehicles to transport students from home to school.

Creates COU. Takes effect 91 days after the legislative session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.8). Establishes Central Oregon University as a separate public university, distinct from Oregon State University. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

This Act makes changes to who can get veteran discharge papers from county clerks and says that those records will not be released after 25 years. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Changes who can request veteran discharge papers from county clerks and exempts veterans' discharge papers from the 25-year statute of limitations for public record disclosure.

Tells the Secretary of State to study voting. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Requires the Secretary of State to study elections. Directs the secretary to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to elections not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

The Act helps fund community mental health programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). [Digest: The Act tells OHA to study the cost of community mental health programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).] [Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the cost of community mental health programs. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for distribution to community mental health programs. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sets the dates by which a candidate must file a picture or statement to be included in a county voters' pamphlet. Becomes law 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.6). Establishes the dates by which a candidate or the candidate's agent must file a portrait and statement for purposes of being included in a county voters' pamphlet. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

The Act tells ODA to start a program to give grants to help reduce the risk and impact of wildfires in rangeland areas of the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.8). Directs the State Department of Agriculture to establish a wildfire risk and impact reduction initiative program that awards grants to eligible local stakeholders.

Tells the Secretary of State to study small business and report what the study finds out. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires the Secretary of State to study small business. Directs the Secretary to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to small business not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.

The Act gives funding to HECC for a program to re-enroll people into certain programs. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Provides funding to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of providing a grant to an organization that manages a statewide strategy to re-enroll residents of this state into certain programs. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Directs ODVA to create a grant program to provide funding to counties for veterans' courts. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8). Directs the Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop and implement a grant program to provide funding to Oregon counties for veterans' courts.

The Act makes all brackets for personal income tax and corporate excise tax adjust for changes in CPI. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Provides that the threshold of the highest personal income tax bracket and the corporate excise tax bracket threshold are adjusted for inflation. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Allows a school district or a public charter school to decide how a student shows civics knowledge. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Allows a school district or a public charter school to require a student to demonstrate proficiency in civics by a method other than completion of a civics course.