Chapter 235
AN ACT
SB 409
Relating to placement of children; amending ORS 419B.349.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1.
ORS 419B.349 is amended to read:
419B.349. Commitment of
a child or ward to the Department of Human Services does not terminate the
court’s continuing jurisdiction to protect the rights of the child or ward or
the child or ward’s parents or guardians. Notwithstanding ORS 419B.337 (4), if
upon review of a placement of a child or ward made by the department the court
determines that the placement is not in the best interest of the child or ward,
the court may direct the department to place the child or ward in the care
of the child or ward’s parents, in foster care with a foster care
provider who is a relative, in foster care with another foster care provider,
in residential care, in group care or in some other
specific type of residential placement, but unless otherwise required by law,
the court may not direct a specific placement. The actual planning and
placement of the child or ward is the responsibility of the department. Nothing
in this section affects any contractual right of a private agency to refuse or
terminate a placement.
Approved by the Governor May 30, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 31, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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