Chapter 846 Oregon Laws 2009

AN ACT

HB 2990

Relating to child-caring agencies; creating new provisions; amending ORS 418.998; and appropriating money.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2009 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 418.205 to 418.310.

SECTION 2. There is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, the Private Child-Caring Agencies Fund. The fund consists of moneys received by the Department of Human Services under ORS 418.998 (2) and such other moneys as may be otherwise made available by law. Interest earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department and must be used only for the administration and enforcement of ORS 418.205 to 418.310.

SECTION 3. ORS 418.998 is amended to read:

          418.998. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all penalties recovered under ORS 418.992 to 418.998 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the General Fund.

(2) All penalties recovered under ORS 418.992 to 418.998 for violations of any provision of ORS 418.205 to 418.310 shall be paid to the Department of Human Services to be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Private Child-Caring Agencies Fund.

SECTION 4. Section 2 of this 2009 Act and the amendments to ORS 418.998 by section 3 of this 2009 Act become operative on July 1, 2010.

SECTION 5. The Department of Human Services may take any action before the operative date specified in section 4 of this 2009 Act that is necessary to enable the department to implement section 2 of this 2009 Act and the amendments to ORS 418.998 by section 3 of this 2009 Act on and after the operative date specified in section 4 of this 2009 Act.

Approved by the Governor July 28, 2009

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 28, 2009

Effective date January 1, 2010

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