75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
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LC 2277
 
                         Senate Bill 385
 
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 as
introduced.
 
  Creates pilot grant program for county resource centers for
post-prison treatment services.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to treatment services.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Drug-addicted person' has the meaning given that term in
section 8, chapter 35, Oregon Laws 2008.
  (b) 'Participating county' means Multnomah, Marion, Lane and
Jackson Counties and one county in eastern Oregon to be
designated by the Director of the Department of Corrections.
  (2) Pursuant to section 8, chapter 14, Oregon Laws 2008, the
Department of Corrections shall develop and administer a pilot
grant program to provide supplemental funding to participating
counties for appropriate treatment services for drug-addicted
persons on probation, parole or post-prison supervision.
  (3) The Department of Corrections shall make grants under the
pilot program to the department of each participating county that
provides health services related to drug addiction.
  (4)(a) Each participating county shall use the grant moneys to
fund a resource center.
  (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection,
each resource center shall provide services to drug-addicted
persons on probation, parole or post-prison supervision whose
residences are in the participating county.
  (c) The resource center in eastern Oregon shall function as a
regional office for an area to be determined by the Department of
Corrections and shall provide services to drug-addicted persons
on probation, parole or post-prison supervision whose residences
are in that region.
  (5) The Department of Corrections shall adopt rules to carry
out the provisions of this section.
  (6)(a) A public or private entity may apply to a participating
county to qualify as 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 drug-addicted persons on probation, parole or post-prison
supervision in the following areas:
  (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 contact;
  (J) Family and community support;
  (K) Physical, dental and mental health evaluations and
referral;
  (L) Cognitive behavioral therapy;
  (M) Financial and computer literacy;
  (N) Referral for faith-based mentoring; and
  (O) Legal consultation.
  (7) The Department of Corrections shall develop a case
management protocol to be followed by the staff of the resource
centers.
  (8) At least 90 days prior to the release of a drug-addicted
person with a residence in one of the participating counties or
the eastern region, the Department of Corrections shall:
  (a) Forward to the appropriate resource center a checklist of
the person's needs, as determined by the Department of
Corrections and the person in consultation; and
  (b) Facilitate contact by telephone between the person and the
resource center.
  (9) A resource center is a criminal justice agency for purposes
of access to criminal offender information pursuant to ORS
181.555.
  (10) The department of the participating county responsible for
funding the resource center shall encourage collaboration between
the resource center and sheriffs, district attorneys, public
defenders, the supervisory authority and circuit courts.
  (11) No action may be taken by the Department of Corrections,
any participating county or a resource center that would impede
or disqualify active partnership between a resource center and
United States district courts or the Federal Bureau of
Prisons. + }
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