75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 385
 
LC 2277/SB 385-3
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 385
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
                            April 20
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after 'services ' insert
'; and declaring an emergency'.
  Delete lines 4 through 32 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1)(a) As used in this section,
'resource center' means a public or private entity that provides
services for persons released from a correctional facility in
this state who are on parole or post-prison supervision.
  ' (b) The purpose of a resource center is to support a person's
successful reentry into the community after incarceration and
thereby reduce recidivism.
  ' (2) The Department of Corrections shall develop and
administer a pilot grant program and provide funding for one
resource center in each of the following locations:
  ' (a) Multnomah County.
  ' (b) Marion County.
  ' (c) Lane County.
  ' (d) Jackson County.
  ' (e) Eastern Oregon.
  ' (3)(a) A public or private entity may apply to the department
to be a resource center.
  ' (b) To qualify as a resource center, a public or private
entity must demonstrate a current or future ability to provide,
at an easily accessible location or by streamlined referral,
assistance to persons on parole or post-prison supervision with
any of the following needs:
  ' (A) Alcohol and drug assessment and treatment;
  ' (B) Assessment and planning;
  ' (C) Food and clothing;
  ' (D) Housing;
  ' (E) Employment;
  ' (F) State identification;
  ' (G) Transportation;
  ' (H) Benefits application;
  ' (I) Parole and probation officer contacts;
  ' (J) Family and community support;
  ' (K) Medical, dental and mental health evaluation and
referral;
  ' (L) Cognitive behavioral therapy;
  ' (M) Financial and computer literacy;
  ' (N) Referral for faith-based mentoring;
  ' (O) Legal consultation; or
  ' (P) Education and training programs.
  ' (4) The department shall:
  ' (a) Develop a case management protocol to be followed by the
staff of the resource centers;
  ' (b) Adopt a model contract for purposes of contracting with
resource centers; and
  ' (c) Adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
 
  ' (5) At least 90 days prior to a person's release from a
correctional facility in this state on parole or post-prison
supervision into one of the locations listed in subsection (2) of
this section, the department shall:
  ' (a) Forward to the appropriate resource center a checklist of
the person's needs, as determined by the department after
consultation with the person; and
  ' (b) Facilitate contact by telephone and mail between the
person and the resource center.
  ' (6) A resource center is a criminal justice agency for the
purpose of access to criminal offender information pursuant to
ORS 181.555.
  ' (7) The department shall encourage collaboration between the
resource center, parole and probation officers, sheriffs, state
and local law enforcement, district attorneys, public defenders,
the supervisory authority of each county, community-based
organizations, community colleges and the circuit courts.
  ' (8) The department or a resource center may not take any
action that impedes or disqualifies an active partnership between
a resource center and the district courts of the United States or
the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  ' (9) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall contract
with a qualified independent person or organization to conduct a
scientifically valid evaluation of the pilot grant programs
described in subsection (2) of this section. All state agencies
and persons participating in the programs shall cooperate fully
in conducting the evaluation. The evaluation shall determine
whether each pilot grant program has reduced recidivism. The
evaluation shall start when the pilot grant programs begin
operations, and regular progress reports shall be provided to the
commission every six months. A final report shall be provided by
the commission to the Legislative Assembly not later than January
1, 2011. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + This 2009 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2009 Act
takes effect on July 1, 2009. + } ' .
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