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
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LC 2046
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2490
                  Ordered by the House March 19
            Including House Amendments dated March 19
 
Sponsored by Representative CARLSON
 
 
                             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.
 
    { - Defines community development for provisions relating to
state and local commissions on - }   { + Declares that economic
opportunity and social cohesion are essential for healthy
communities as part of state policy for serving Oregon's + }
children and families.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to community development; amending ORS 417.305; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 417.305 is amended to read:
  417.305. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:
  (a) Children are our future;
  (b) Healthy children and families are of fundamental importance
to the vitality of Oregon;
  (c) Children are entitled to safety and health;
  (d) All children deserve love, respect and guidelines for
responsible behavior;
  (e) Families should be supported and strengthened;
 { - and - }
  (f) Communities provide the context for healthy children and
families, and strong families and healthy communities are
interdependent { + ; and
  (g) Economic opportunity and social cohesion are essential for
healthy communities + }.
  (2) The Legislative Assembly recognizes that demands on
families, created in part by changes in family structures and
relationships, intensify the need for Oregon to support children
and families toward the goals of family stability and broader
access for children, youth and families to:
  (a) The best possible physical and mental health;
  (b) Adequate food and safe physical shelter;
  (c) A safe and healthy environment;
  (d) The highest quality of educational opportunity;
  (e) Quality education;
  (f) Effective training, apprenticeship and productive
employment;
  (g) A range of civic, cultural, educational, family support and
positive youth development programs and activities that promote
self-esteem, involvement and a sense of community;
  (h) Community services that are efficient, coordinated and
readily available; and
  (i) Genuine participation in decisions concerning the planning
and managing of their lives and respect for such decisions.
  (3) In the interest of assuring coordination of all children
and family services and education programs provided by or funded
by the state and the effective use of state resources, the state
shall:
  (a) Develop a plan for appropriating adequate funds;
  (b) Develop a cooperative partnership among state agencies that
serve children, youth and families;
  (c) Establish state priorities; develop and implement service
standards that reflect a balanced and comprehensive range of
services for all children, youth and families; monitor and
evaluate services and ensure accessibility of services for all
children, youth and families; and
  (d) Actively seek the advice of local governmental
jurisdictions, providers of services, educators, the private
business sector, citizens and youth in effecting this subsection.
  (4) The Legislative Assembly finds that, in order to fulfill
the purposes of this section, service delivery systems for
children and families shall include:
  (a) Cooperative partnerships among state agencies that serve
children, youth and families;
  (b) Methods of accountability to measure effectiveness of
state-funded programs; and
  (c) Use of public resources for programs and services that move
the state toward meeting the goals described in subsection (2) of
this section and the benchmarks adopted by the Oregon Progress
Board.
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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