71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2644
 
LC 2831/HB 2644-1
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2644
 
           By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY
 
                             March 7
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 32 and
delete pages 2 and 3 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + } ORS 417.775 is amended to read:
  ' 417.775. (1) Under the direction of the board or boards of
county commissioners, and in conjunction with the guidelines set
by the State Commission on Children and Families, the main
purposes of a local commission on children and families are to
promote wellness for the children and families in the county or
region, to mobilize communities and to develop policy and oversee
the implementation of a local coordinated comprehensive plan
described in this section. A local commission shall:
  ' (a) Inform and involve citizens;
  ' (b) Identify and map the range of resources in the community;
  ' (c) Plan, advocate and fund research-based initiatives for
children who are 0 to 18 years of age and their families;
  ' (d) Develop local policies, priorities and measurable
outcomes;
  ' (e) Prioritize activities identified in the local plan and
mobilize the community to take action;
  ' (f) Prioritize the use of nondedicated resources;
  ' (g) Monitor implementation of the local plan; and
  ' (h) Monitor progress of and evaluate the outcomes identified
in the local plan that are reviewed under ORS 417.797, and report
on the progress in addressing priorities and achieving outcomes.
  '  { +  (2)(a) A local commission may not provide direct
services for children and families.
  ' (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a local
commission may provide direct services for children and families
for a period not to exceed six months if:
  ' (A) The local commission determines that there is an
emergency;
  ' (B) A provider of services discontinues providing the
services in the county or region; or
  ' (C) No provider is able to offer the services in the county
or region. + }
  '  { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } The local commission shall lead
and coordinate a process to assess needs and identify county or
regional outcomes to be achieved. The process shall be in
conjunction with other coordinating bodies for services for
children and families, including entities, governments, community
groups, education representatives, organizations, youths and
citizens. The process shall include populations representing a
diversity of the county or region.
  '  { - (3) - }   { + (4) + } Through the process described in
subsection   { - (2) - }  { +  (3) + } of this section, the local
commission shall develop and prepare a single local plan for
coordinating programs, strategies and services for children who
are 0 to 18 years of age and their families among community
groups, government agencies, private providers and other parties.
The local plan shall be a comprehensive area-wide service
delivery plan for all services to be provided for children and
families in the county or region. The local plan shall be
designed to achieve state and county or regional outcomes,
including the Oregon benchmarks, based on state policies and
guidelines and to maintain a level of services consistent with
state and federal requirements.
  '  { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } The local commission shall prepare
the local coordinated comprehensive plan and applications for
funds to implement ORS 417.705 to 417.797 and 419A.170. The local
plan, policies and proposed service delivery systems shall be
submitted to the board or boards of county commissioners for
approval prior to submission to the state commission. The local
plan shall be based on identifying the most effective service
delivery system allowing for the continuation of current public
and private programs where appropriate. The local plan shall
address needs, strengths and assets of all children, families and
communities, including those children and families at highest
risk.
  '  { - (5) - }   { + (6) + } The local coordinated
comprehensive plan shall include:
  ' (a) Subject to the availability of funds:
  ' (A) Identification of ways to connect all state and local
planning processes related to services for children and families
into the local coordinated comprehensive plan to create positive
outcomes for children and families;
  ' (B) Provisions for a continuum of social supports at the
community level for children from the prenatal stage through 18
years of age, and their families, that takes into account areas
of need, service overlap, asset building and community strengths
as outlined in ORS 417.305 (2);
  ' (C) An early childhood system plan created pursuant to ORS
417.748;
  ' (D) Local alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment
plans developed pursuant to ORS 430.258; and
  ' (E) The local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plan
developed pursuant to ORS 417.855; and
  ' (b) A list of staff positions budgeted to support the local
commission on children and families. The list shall indicate the
status of each position as a percentage of full-time equivalency
dedicated to the implementation of the local coordinated
comprehensive plan. The county board or boards of commissioners
shall be responsible for providing the level of staff support
detailed in the local plan and shall ensure that funds provided
for these purposes are used to carry out the local plan.
  '  { - (6) - }   { + (7) + } The local coordinated
comprehensive plan shall:
  ' (a) Improve results by addressing the needs, strengths and
assets of all children, families and communities in the county or
region, including those children and families at highest risk;
  ' (b) Improve results by identifying the methods that work best
at the state and local levels to coordinate resources, reduce
paperwork and simplify processes, including data gathering and
planning;
  ' (c) Be based on local, state and federal resources;
  ' (d) Be based on proven practices of effectiveness for the
specific community;
  ' (e) Contribute to a statewide system of formal and informal
services and supports that is provided at the community level,
that is integrated in local communities and that promotes
improved outcomes for Oregon's children;
  ' (f) Be presented to the citizens in each county for public
review, comment and adjustment;
  ' (g) Be designed to achieve outcomes based on
research-identified proven practices of effectiveness; and
 
 
  ' (h) Address other issues, local needs or children and family
support areas as determined by the local commission pursuant to
ORS 417.735.
  '  { - (7) - }   { + (8) + } In developing the local
coordinated comprehensive plan, the local commission shall:
  ' (a) Secure active participation pursuant to subsection
  { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } of this section;
  ' (b) Provide for community participation in the planning
process, including media notification;
  ' (c) Conduct an assessment of the community that identifies
needs and strengths;
  ' (d) Identify opportunities for service integration; and
  ' (e) Develop a local coordinated comprehensive plan and budget
to meet the priority needs of a county or region.
  '  { - (8) - }   { + (9) + } The State Commission on Children
and Families may disapprove a local coordinated comprehensive
plan in whole or in part only upon making specific findings that
the local plan substantially fails to conform to the principles,
characteristics and values identified in ORS 417.710 to 417.725
and 417.735 (4).  If the state commission disapproves a local
plan in whole, the state commission shall identify with
particularity the manner in which the local plan is deficient. If
the state commission disapproves only part of the local plan, the
remainder of the local plan may be implemented. The staff of the
state commission shall assist in remedying the deficiencies in
the local plan. The state commission shall set a date by which
the local plan or the deficient portion thereof shall be revised
and resubmitted.
  '  { - (9) - }   { + (10) + } If a local commission determines
that the needs of the county or region it serves differ from
those identified by the state commission, it may ask the state
commission to waive specific requirements in its list of
children's support areas. The process for granting waivers shall
be developed by the state commission prior to the start of the
review and approval process for the local coordinated
comprehensive plan described in ORS 417.735 (4) and shall be
based primarily on a determination of whether the absence of a
waiver would prevent the local commission from best meeting the
needs of the county or region.
  '  { - (10) - }   { + (11) + } From time to time, the local
commission may amend the local coordinated comprehensive plan and
applications for funds to implement ORS 417.705 to 417.797 and
419A.170 upon approval of the board or boards of county
commissioners and the State Commission on Children and Families.
  '  { - (11) - }   { + (12) + } The local commission shall
provide an opportunity for public and private contractors to
review the components of the local coordinated comprehensive
plan, to receive notice of any component that the county or
counties intend to provide through a county agency and to comment
publicly to the board or boards of county commissioners if they
disagree with the proposed service delivery plan.'.
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