75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 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
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 2277
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 385
                 Ordered by the Senate April 20
           Including Senate Amendments dated April 20
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (at the request of Ross
  Shepard)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Creates pilot grant program for   { - county - }  resource
centers for post-prison treatment services.
   { +  Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to contract
with qualified independent person or organization for purpose of
evaluating pilot program. Requires commission to submit final
report to Legislative Assembly on or before January 1, 2011.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2009. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to treatment services; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  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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