71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 2831
 
                         House Bill 2644
 
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 as
introduced.
 
  Prohibits local commissions on children and families from
providing direct services.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to local commissions on children and families; amending
  ORS 417.775.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  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 may not
provide any direct services for children and families. + } 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) 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) Through the process described in subsection (2) 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) 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) 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) 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) In developing the local coordinated comprehensive plan, the
local commission shall:
  (a) Secure active participation pursuant to subsection (2) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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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