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 621
 
                         House Bill 3125
 
Sponsored by Representative KAFOURY; Representative TOMEI
 
 
                             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.
 
  Modifies eligibility for fee waiver by Department of State
Police for certain nonprofit organizations seeking criminal
background information on volunteers or prospective volunteers.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to criminal background checks; amending ORS 181.556.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 181.556 is amended to read:
  181.556.  { + (1) + } When the Department of State Police is
asked to provide criminal offender information under ORS 181.555
(2), the department shall waive any fee otherwise charged by the
department for providing the information if:
    { - (1) - }   { + (a) + } The request is made by a nonprofit
organization that   { - operates - }   { + provides + } mentoring
or tutoring programs { +  for youths, dependent persons or
elderly persons + }; and
    { - (2) - }   { + (b) + } The individual about whom the
criminal offender information is sought is a volunteer, or
prospective volunteer, of the nonprofit organization  { + who
will be mentoring or tutoring youths, dependent persons or
elderly persons + }.
   { +  (2) For the purposes of this section:
  (a) 'Dependent person' means a person who, because of physical
or mental disability, or medical disability due to alcohol or
drug dependence, needs mentoring or tutoring programs.
  (b) 'Elderly person' means a person 65 years of age or older.
  (c) 'Mentoring program' means a program that provides a
committed, sustained, one-to-one relationship between a volunteer
and a youth, dependent person or elderly person that allows the
youth, dependent person or elderly person to achieve that
person's greatest potential. A sustained relationship typically
lasts nine months or longer.
  (d) 'Nonprofit organization' means an organization or entity
that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code as amended and in effect on the effective date of
this 2001 Act.
  (e) 'Tutoring program' means a program that provides a
sustained, one-to-one relationship between a volunteer and a
youth, dependent person or elderly person based upon a specified
activity that increases specific skills of the youth, dependent
 
person or elderly person. A sustained relationship typically
lasts nine months or longer.
  (f) 'Youth' means a person who has not attained 18 years of
age. + }
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