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SB 1579STATE · OregonIntroduced

Relating to child abuse; declaring an emergency.

<b>Digest: The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates a new fund for a current grant program that provides moneys for child abuse response programs. The Act directs DOJ to create a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports from CACs. The Act creates a task force to audit how this state has complied with Karly's Law and to study other matters related to services provided to victims of child abuse. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.3).</i>] Establishes the Children's Advocacy Center Fund. Provides that the Legislative Assembly shall appropriate sufficient moneys to the fund that are necessary to fully fund the existing grant program to establish, maintain and support children's advocacy centers and regional children's advocacy centers, and to support county child abuse multidisciplinary teams. [<i>Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for the existing grant program.</i>] Directs the Department of Justice to develop and administer a one-time grant program to expand access to services and supports provided by children's advocacy centers and regional children's advocacy centers. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for the grant program. [<i>Establishes the Task Force on County Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams to audit Oregon's compliance with Karly's Law, to study and provide proposals for optimal funding rates for children's advocacy centers and to identify barriers to access to child abuse multidisciplinary teams and children's advocacy centers. Requires the task force to report findings and recommendations to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services on or before December 3, 2024. Sunsets the task force January 2, 2026. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Justice out of the General Fund for purposes of the task force.</i>] Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Voted: 3/28/2024

How representatives voted

71 yea·0 nay·8 other

Action history

  • 3/28/2024Effective date, March 27, 2024.
  • 3/28/2024Chapter 65, 2024 Laws.
  • 3/27/2024Governor signed.
  • 3/13/2024Speaker signed.
  • 3/12/2024President signed.
  • 3/8/2024Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed.
  • 3/8/2024Second reading.
  • 3/8/2024Recommendation: Do pass.
  • 3/7/2024Referred to Ways and Means.
  • 3/7/2024First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.