71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. HB 2330
 
LC 1558/HB 2330-A7
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2330
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             July 3
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 4
through 26 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + } ORS 417.790 is amended to read:
  ' 417.790. The State Commission on Children and Families shall:
  '  { - (1) Make Student Retention Initiative grants to fund
student retention initiatives designed to identify youths in
danger of leaving school before graduation and to assist them in
completing their education. - }
  '  { +  (1) Make grants to local commissions on children and
families to fund research-based services and initiatives to
improve outcomes for children, youth or families. The state
commission shall assist counties in the implementation of
community services that are efficient, accountable, coordinated
and readily available. Grants for services and initiatives to
support children, youth or families shall be used at the local
level according to the county's local coordinated comprehensive
plan. These services shall be provided in accordance with ORS
417.715 and 417.720. + }
  ' (2) Make Great Start grants   { - with the goal of having
children reach the first grade with good physical, social,
emotional and language development. The state commission shall
assist counties in the implementation and operation of Great
Start programs for children who are newborn to six years of age
including parent support programs, child care and child
development services, physical and mental health promotion and
access to services - }   { + to local commissions on children and
families to fund community-based programs for children who are
newborn through eight years of age. A county or region shall use
Great Start grant funds to provide research-based early childhood
programs in community settings and to provide services that have
proven to be successful and that meet the needs of the community
as described in the county's local coordinated comprehensive
plan.  These services shall be provided in accordance with ORS
417.748 + }.
  '  { - (3) Make juvenile services grants to fund juvenile
delinquent programs for diversion, delinquency prevention,
detention, shelter care, probation, restitution, family support
services and community centers for the care and treatment of
juveniles in need of services, for the purpose of reducing the
rate of juvenile delinquency. - } '.
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