73rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2005 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2202
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Joint Interim Committee on
Judiciary for Oregon Homeless and Runaway Youth Coalition)
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AN ACT
Relating to State Commission on Children and Families; and
declaring an emergency.
Whereas Oregon lacks a comprehensive policy for systematically
addressing the issues and needs of runaway and homeless youth and
their families; and
Whereas communities have few options to hold families of
runaway and homeless youth accountable; and
Whereas significant gaps exist in the availability and
coordination of services for runaway and homeless youth; now,
therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 2, 3 and 5 of this 2005 Act are added
to and made a part of ORS 417.705 to 417.797. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The State Commission on Children and
Families is responsible for coordinating statewide planning for
delivery of services to runaway and homeless youth and their
families.
(2) The State Commission on Children and Families shall lead a
process that will allow the state commission, the Juvenile Crime
Prevention Advisory Committee, the Employment Department, the
Department of Human Services, the Housing and Community Services
Department, the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce
Development, the Department of Education and the Oregon Youth
Authority to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach for
services and support for runaway and homeless youth and their
families. The approach shall include an assessment of service
needs, the integration of existing services and the
identification and tracking of a statewide high-level outcome
related to runaway and homeless youth and their families.
(3) Through the process, the agencies and other persons and
entities involved in the process shall:
(a) Recommend funding mechanisms, financial resources and
policy changes that will support a continuum of services and that
will ensure integration of services among state agencies that
provide services to runaway and homeless youth and their
families;
(b) Identify means of service delivery that are culturally
competent, gender specific and evidence based and that reflect
differences in approaches for urban and rural runaway and
homeless youth and their families;
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(c) Develop urban and rural demonstration sites to test
effective service delivery models for the urban and rural
populations;
(d) Recommend policies and services that specifically address
the needs and responsibilities of parents of runaway and homeless
youth;
(e) Review existing state laws regarding parental
accountability to determine recommended enforcement levels and
examine new strategies to encourage parents to be accountable for
positive development of their children; and
(f) Recommend policies that integrate a system of services for
runaway and homeless youth into the state's continuum of care for
children who are 0 through 18 years of age.
(4) In addition to the state agencies listed in subsection (2)
of this section, the state commission shall include
representatives of youth, nonprofit organizations and statewide
coalitions related to runaway and homeless youth services and
supports in the joint process described in subsection (2) of this
section. + }
SECTION 3. { + The State Commission on Children and Families
shall coordinate the collection of data, provision of technical
assistance to communities for assessing the needs of runaway and
homeless youth, and identification and promotion of the best
practices for service delivery, and shall recommend long term
goals to identify and address the underlying causes of
homelessness of youth. + }
SECTION 4. { + The joint process described in section 2 of
this 2005 Act shall be completed no later than January 1, 2007.
Prior to January 1, 2007, the State Commission on Children and
Families shall report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, the President of the Senate and the interim
legislative committees on children and families on the
recommendations developed through the joint process under section
2 of this 2005 Act. + }
SECTION 5. { + Local commissions on children and families
shall consider the needs, resources and support for runaway and
homeless youth and their families as part of the development of
local coordinated comprehensive plans. As part of this process,
local commissions shall provide information to the State
Commission on Children and Families on the barriers to local
implementation of care and services to runaway and homeless youth
and their families that result from existing state level
policies. + }
SECTION 6. { + This 2005 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2005 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House May 19, 2005
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 27, 2005
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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