72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
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LC 1077
House Bill 2123
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Joint Interim Committee on
Health and Human Resources)
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.
Directs State Commission on Children and Families to convene
review team to develop processes and criteria for evaluating
local coordinated comprehensive plans and reviewing plans for
deficiencies. Requires commission and Oregon Progress Board to
lead process to identify common outcomes, common measures and
common measurement tools for certain programs and to report
progress to Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to local coordinated comprehensive plans; creating new
provisions; and amending ORS 417.775 and 417.797.
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 children of all ages and their families in
the county or region, if the families have given their express
written consent, 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 their families.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a local
commission may provide direct services for children and their
families for a period not to exceed six months if:
(A)(i) The local commission determines that there is an
emergency;
(ii) A provider of services discontinues providing the services
in the county or region; or
(iii) No provider is able to offer the services in the county
or region; and
(B) The family has given its express written consent.
(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 their families
and shall include representatives of education, mental health
services, developmental disability services, alcohol and drug
treatment programs, public health programs, child care providers,
law enforcement and corrections agencies, private nonprofit
entities, local governments, faith-based organizations,
businesses, families, youth and the local community. The process
shall include populations representing the diversity of the
county or region.
(4) Through the process described in subsection (3) of this
section, the local commission shall coordinate the development of
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 their families in the county or
region, if the families have given their express written consent.
The local plan shall be designed to achieve state and county or
regional outcomes based on state policies and guidelines and to
maintain a level of services consistent with state and federal
requirements.
(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, their families and
communities, including those children and their families at
highest risk.
(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 their
families into the local coordinated comprehensive plan to create
positive outcomes for children and their 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) A voluntary local early childhood system plan created
pursuant to ORS 417.777;
(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.
(7) The local coordinated comprehensive plan shall:
(a) Improve results by addressing the needs, strengths and
assets of all children, their families and communities in the
county or region, including those children and their 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 voluntary 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.
(8) In developing the local coordinated comprehensive plan, the
local commission shall:
(a) Secure active participation pursuant to subsection (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.
(9) { + Based on the findings of a review team convened under
subsection (10) of this section, + } 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
417.708 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.
{ + (10)(a) The State Commission on Children and Families
shall convene a review team for the purposes of:
(A) Developing processes and criteria for determining if a
local coordinated comprehensive plan meets the requirements of
ORS 417.705 to 417.797 and 419A.170; and
(B) Reviewing local coordinated comprehensive plans for
deficiencies.
(b) The review team convened under paragraph (a) of this
subsection shall make available to local commissions information
about the processes and criteria developed under paragraph (a)(A)
of this subsection.
(c) When reviewing a local coordinated comprehensive plan, a
review team shall apply only the processes and criteria made
available to a local commission at least one year before the
local commission submitted the plan.
(d) More than half of the review team convened under paragraph
(a) of this subsection shall include members from the following
local agencies and organizations:
(A) Local commissions on children and families;
(B) County juvenile departments;
(C) Local public health agencies;
(D) Local mental health care providers;
(E) Education service districts;
(F) Local school districts;
(G) Local public safety coordinating councils; and
(H) Other relevant local organizations and agencies.
(e) In addition to the members of the review team from the
local agencies and organizations listed in paragraph (d) of this
subsection, the review team convened under paragraph (a) of this
subsection shall include members from:
(A) The State Commission on Children and Families;
(B) The Department of Human Services;
(C) The Department of Education;
(D) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission;
(E) The Oregon Youth Authority;
(F) The Housing and Community Services Department;
(G) The Employment Department; and
(H) Other relevant state agencies. + }
{ - (10) - } { + (11) + } 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.
{ - (11) - } { + (12) + } 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 { + . The local commission must make amendments to the
plan to reflect current community needs and priorities.
Amendments become effective + } upon approval of the board or
boards of county commissioners and the State Commission on
Children and Families.
{ + (13) The local commission on children and families shall
keep an official record of any amendments made to a local
coordinated comprehensive plan under subsection (12) of this
section. + }
{ - (12) - } { + (14) + } The local commission shall
provide an opportunity for public and private contractors to
review the components of the local coordinated comprehensive
plan { + and any amendments to the 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.
SECTION 2. ORS 417.797 is amended to read:
417.797. (1) Each state agency or other entity that is
responsible for a component of the local coordinated
comprehensive plan shall ensure that a biennial evaluation of the
plan component is { + coordinated by a review team convened
under ORS 417.775 and the Oregon Progress Board and is
+ }conducted according to a consistent framework. The program
evaluation shall include:
(a) An identified goal and associated Oregon benchmarks;
(b) Proven practices of effectiveness and related Oregon data;
(c) A target population and a description of local service
systems that may be used in identifying, screening, recruiting
and serving the target population;
(d) Specific interim indicators that measure progress in
addressing risk contributors or developing core supports and
competencies and specific tools to measure the indicators;
(e) Baseline data about the incidence of risk and asset and
support factors with the goal of measuring change over time,
including an assessment of local need;
(f) Measures of fiscal accountability;
(g) Identified roles and responsibilities for state agencies
and local partners and performance indicators to measure
effectiveness in agreed-upon roles; and
(h) Measures of the change in coordination among service
providers and programs as a result of the local plan, including
increases in access to services.
(2) The State Commission on Children and Families shall
disclose the results of the evaluations to any person upon
request.
(3) The Oregon Progress Board shall conduct a review of the
outcomes achieved by local coordinated comprehensive plans in
accordance with ORS 417.735 (3)(c) for the purpose of identifying
success in achieving targets specified in local plans. { - The
Oregon Progress Board shall coordinate the review with the
evaluations conducted according to subsection (1) of this
section. - }
{ + (4) In order to provide consistency in program data
collection and reporting, the State Commission on Children and
Families and the Oregon Progress Board shall jointly lead a
process to identify common outcomes, common measures and common
measurement tools for the following program areas:
(a) Early childhood education, including Healthy Start Family
Support Services programs, relief nurseries, Head Start programs
and early intervention and early childhood special education
programs;
(b) Family support services, including family resource centers,
parents-as-teachers programs and other parent education and
support programs;
(c) Child abuse prevention and intervention programs, including
court appointed special advocates, citizen review boards and
Community Safety Net programs;
(d) Information and referral programs; and
(e) Programs targeting acting out, runaway or homeless
youth. + }
SECTION 3. { + No later than December 1, 2004, the State
Commission on Children and Families and the Oregon Progress Board
shall report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee on progress
made in identifying common outcomes, common measures and common
measurement tools for the programs identified in ORS 417.797
(4). + }
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