71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 1558
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2330
                   Ordered by the House July 3
       Including House Amendments dated May 10 and July 3
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on
  Health and Human Services)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Requires State Commission on Children and Families to make
available grants for   { - family support and system development
initiatives, - }   { + services and initiatives to support
children, youth or families and for + } community-based programs
for children who are newborn through eight years of age   { - and
local planning and capacity building - } . Requires use of grants
as determined by local commissions on children and families.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to grants for children's services; amending ORS 417.790.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  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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