Makes ODVA do a study on the status of small businesses owned by veterans. Tells ODVA to submit a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4). Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to conduct a statewide study on the status of small businesses owned by veterans. Directs the department to submit a report on the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to veterans no later than November 1, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

This Act says that the state will use carbon stored in land and water when calculating the state greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Declares that the policy of this state is to include atmospheric carbon sequestered by the lands and waters of this state in any calculation to determine progress toward the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

The Act tells the BOC to make rules to let a person who has a provisional certificate do supervised work. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Directs the Board of Cosmetology to adopt rules to allow the holder of a provisional certificate to perform in a cosmetology field of practice under the supervision of a practitioner in the same field of practice under certain circumstances. Establishes requirements for a practitioner to act as a supervisor. Directs the board to adopt rules for the Health Licensing Office to issue a provisional certificate. Provides that, upon application for certification, a provisional certificate holder may submit evidence of supervised practice in order to meet the educational requirements. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. [Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Makes money available to ODE for the State School Fund based on the QEM. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.8). Appropriates to the Department of Education out of the General Fund for the State School Fund an amount of money determined by the Quality Education Commission to be sufficient to ensure that the state's system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education meets quality goals. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Directs ODE to study ways to improve the social emotional health of students and staff in public schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6). Requires the Department of Education to study methods for improving the social emotional health of students and staff in public schools. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets January 2, 2027.

This Act allow allows denser housing to be considered a rural use. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires that lands zoned to allow density of one or fewer dwellings per acre to be considered a rural use. Allows counties to rezone rural lands accordingly if the land is currently zoned for up to one dwelling per 2.5 acres.

The Act tells the HECC to give money to people in behavioral health care training programs. The Act also tells OHA to give grants to entities to help find and keep behavioral health care providers. The Act tells OHA and the ORH to give grants to people who are behavioral health care providers. The Act also tells OHA and the HECC to give a report to the legislature every year. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). [Digest: The Act tells OHA to study some programs and report on the study. The Act also tells HECC to study a program and report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1).] [Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study the progress of and investment opportunities in specified programs. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.] [Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to study the progress of and investment opportunities in a specified grant program and opportunities to expand the grant program. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than September 15, 2026.] Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award scholarships to certain individuals enrolled in behavioral health care programs of study. Directs the commission to award grants to eligible entities to address barriers to education and training program development and expansion. Requires an eligible entity that receives a grant to report to the commission. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to award grants to eligible entities to foster recruitment and retention of behavioral health care providers. Requires an eligible entity that receives a grant to report to the authority. Allows the authority and the Office of Rural Health to enter into an intergovernmental agreement to enable the office to award loan forgiveness grants and loan repayment grants to certain behavioral health care providers. Directs the authority and the commission to review the scholarship and grant programs and not later than June 30 of each year submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the behavioral health workforce. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Library for biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including certain Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the State Library. Limits biennial expenditures by the State Library from assessment against state agencies. Limits biennial expenditures by the State Library from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Creates framework for school districts to measure the outcomes of students and to improve the outcomes. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires specified entities that receive moneys from the State School Fund to measure the outcomes of the students of the entity. Directs entities to develop performance growth targets and prescribes requirements that will be imposed by the Department of Education if targets are not met. Directs school districts and public charter schools to administer and review interim assessments in mathematics and language arts to measure student academic growth. Authorizes the department to direct school districts and public charter schools to adopt specified instructional materials or to participate in training or improvement activities if the district or school does not meet the goals established in the early literacy success plan. Removes the requirement that publishers submit a fee for each instructional material proposed by the publisher to the State Board of Education. Directs the department to study the reporting requirements imposed on school districts and to identify reporting requirements that can be decreased in frequency, eliminated or consolidated. Directs the department to contract with an entity to review the administrative rule requirements for a school district or an education service district to be considered standard. Directs the department to submit to the Legislative Assembly a report summarizing administrative and organizational changes. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act tells ODEM to take certain actions to improve firefighting resources at certain airports. The Act also changes some laws to make it easier to move fuel. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Directs the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to procure and maintain vehicles for purposes related to fuel and personnel needs at certain airports. Provides that the Director of Transportation may exercise the authority to suspend certain statutes when the Emergency Conflagration Act is invoked. Provides that the suspension may apply to geographic areas other than the area where an emergency or conflagration occurs. Authorizes the Oregon National Guard and the Oregon Civil Defense Force to transport aviation fuel under certain circumstances. Directs the department to issue grants for infrastructure projects at certain airports. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

This Act gives more neighbors notice of middle housing land divisions and adds content to the notice. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Expands the radius for giving notices of proposed middle housing land division and requires additional content in the notices. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

The Act directs the LRO to study the state financial system. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study the state financial system. Directs the Legislative Revenue Officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than December 1, 2026.

The Act tells OHA to study how coverage will be determined for the Oregon Health Plan. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study potential changes to the prioritized list of health services compiled by the Health Evidence Review Commission under ORS 414.690. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.

Tells the OGEC to study ethics. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Requires the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to study government ethics. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to government ethics not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.

Urges two states to talk about moving state boundaries. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requests discussion between Oregon and Idaho governments regarding the relocation of the Oregon and Idaho border.