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\"The early investments pay off in spades,\" Representative Emerson Levy said, describing a Central Oregon youth who left living in a car and, after entering a JBARJ program, received housing, case management and education supports. \"Eighty-five percent of the youth who get into one of these programs does not turn out to be a homeless adult,\" Levy said.

Christopher McMoran, chief of staff for Senator Lisa Reynolds, testified the senator — a pediatrician — strongly supports HB 3079 and favors expanding the state’s youth homelessness prevention program’s eligibility from K–12 to birth through grade 12. \"Being homeless for as little as three months as a youth often leads to chronic adult homelessness,\" McMoran said.

Doug Riggs of the Alliance for Kids and Britt (Bridal) Conroy of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon described program history, fiscal needs and provider challenges. They said the state’s 2023 investments moved the state forward but left many counties with no or limited youth services. Riggs said the coalition is developing a dash-3 amendment to address Department of Human Services concerns about assignment of funding and whether funds should go to DHS, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) or other agencies.

Conroy outlined the Youth Experiencing Homelessness prevention program (YEP/YIP/Yeehaw as referenced in testimony), referenced a 2023 ODHS study estimating a $154 million-per-biennium price tag to fully address unaccompanied youth homelessness, and said the 2023 appropriation left the state at about one-sixth of the estimated need; HB 3079 would move funding to roughly one-third of that need. He reported that the YIP program received over $60 million in grant applications during the last cycle.

Multiple community providers and people with lived experience testified in support: Eliza Wilson (JBARJ Youth Services), Ashley Kirkhart (Looking Glass Community Services), Keisha Gonzalez Oliver (Portland Community College student), Mary Farrell (Maslow Project), Sam Temple (Family Faith and Relationship Advocates), Cheyenne Nichols and client testimony recorded by Maslow Project, Bridget Budbill (Human Services Coalition of Oregon), Vera Stowell (Oregon Alliance of Children's Programs) and others. Testifiers described outreach, shelter, host-home and housing subsidy work and cited measurable outcomes: localized reductions in unsheltered youth in some regions, improved graduation rates for students receiving wraparound supports, and success stories where emergency housing stabilized families.

Witnesses and sponsors identified two immediate challenges: (1) counties with no existing youth wraparound services (roughly 15 counties remain underserved), and (2) fiscal strain on small nonprofit providers who face rising wage and operating costs and a biennial budgeting calendar that leaves organizations vulnerable to cash-flow gaps before new biennial funds are disbursed. Doug Riggs and Britt Conroy said they will ask Ways and Means for possible bridge funding to prevent closures while the legislature finalizes allocations.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about the dash-2 amendment language establishing an emergency certified provider-capacity grant and about whether the new program funding overlaps or differs from the Emergency Housing Account. Riggs said the new provider-capacity grant is intended as a separate, short-term bridge in areas facing immediate fiscal crises; it would not replace the emergency housing account. Conroy described the budgeting calendar problem for small nonprofits and urged the legislature to consider mechanisms that reduce the risk of losing community providers during the funding transition.

No committee vote was taken; the public hearing was closed. Sponsors said a dash-3 amendment would be filed to respond to agency concerns and clarify funding flows and program targeting before the bill moves forward.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee On Early Childhood and Human Services 02/25/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","A broad coalition of providers, lawmakers and advocates urged the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services to support House Bill 3079, which would expand and stabilize funding for youth homelessness prevention and services and increase eligibility for prevention programs to birth through 12th grade.","taxTitle","Early Childhood and Human Services, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",17511,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313221,"Bill would direct agencies to convene stakeholders on education for youth in residential facilities",156,866000,1022000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2388614-3407ae75815809ce92608226fb683f43&start=866&end=1022","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2388614-3407ae75815809ce92608226fb683f43/thumbnail_866000.jpg","/articles/6313221/Oregon/Bill-would-direct-agencies-to-convene-stakeholders-on-education-for-youth-in-residential-facilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313221-ae11cfea739054728a323d4a72ac6fbf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440238&Signature=EgMcEAJCzgfhjayZmqFbEnuCs1~lvsOsMhS926qLb4TiI3t2KKQ5ztvEICcrTSbvKIok3oLkArjs2In4a3iEgQNN-PMIDM6zt-zrY1ClX581yFfRMCvd-LrFJfMU4WxHxl6pYMf-2vF6DMubNV3AvUgBulr8162UAU1d9VNFWeROMZjStTZxdwDjHAkYP5Y1svilwiO2a4woRJvT6JM4hT8q3oeB68kqfEVIm9Sx3eGwxXYN-WEIQaGJ-CSvT~uUcdbRiLmtZ6wEXJDPGjdqXC7JvyBCZVMz-GZ3Oy8~MXd-pozntNlwSwu97MggaHuKSPhm5VS3C84nEYvx7VZD5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Morgan Allen of the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators told the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services that House Bill 3059 is intended to bridge information and coordination gaps between residential-service operators (group homes) and school districts that must enroll and serve students with significant needs.

\"What we're hoping to do with this bill ... is bring a stakeholder group together and try to get human service and education folks talking about how can the folks who operate residential facilities and the school districts who are responsible for educating those students ... work together to collaborate and share information that really centers the educational needs,\" Morgan Allen said. Allen said the bill does not change placement or operational authority for residential facilities; instead, it requests recommendations on barriers, information sharing and fiscal lead agency.

Allen told the committee that because many students placed in residential facilities arrive with little notice and have substantial special-education and social-emotional needs, smaller and mid-sized districts sometimes lack staff or the preparation time to provide immediate services. The bill would convene stakeholders and identify whether one agency (the Department of Education or Department of Human Services) should be designated to lead work and clarify fiscal impacts.

Allen said early feedback suggested the Department of Education might be the better lead for amendments, and the bill’s sponsor and the chair of the House Education Committee expect the measure to be sent to that committee for further consideration. Committee members on the Early Childhood and Human Services Committee were invited to save questions for the House Education Committee where crossover members will continue the discussion.

No committee vote was taken; the public hearing record was closed and the bill will be forwarded to the House Education Committee for a hearing and fiscal review.","House Bill 3059 would convene human-services and education stakeholders to improve school enrollment and supports for students placed in residential facilities.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313225,"Committee introduces three legislative concepts as committee measures",101,752000,853000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2388614-3407ae75815809ce92608226fb683f43&start=752&end=853","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2388614-3407ae75815809ce92608226fb683f43/thumbnail_752000.jpg","/articles/6313225/Oregon/Committee-introduces-three-legislative-concepts-as-committee-measures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313225-ca7fe516f0663f6ab878c5113907fbbd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440238&Signature=nv8BGx8ENK2214FfjymrmShjun9vkTTdZIyaVDAu2~WGirdNKPaeDiXAZWS4njd1OMMAzRj9sYlmiFD~FpCldLq-i~aaRi20Is8YrxeBS-eUc71s8bLHQhbyCAFYBcJJ3xR70~09cfpaCyOZdk37wv5GPxVx1QUkAKv~swiK3rK3D1UOKHSWklnRb7bCG3l7YQxs8026ZsqJ8TqXKcnLeYsfe9I8qSD9mlJxHbBhdAKyWDCJrlKndzSv1m3UAa~2a6HALmACtH6SUMg2gNSVZpengVh6ku~xTH-gXh48w3uHLdG3bHavxeUsqTMsA3dfDJX0rrHHfo-Iz-Grdv-nSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chair Hartman opened a brief work session to introduce committee measures and asked for a motion. Representative Walters moved that LC 16 88 (dated Oct. 8, 2024), LC 16 93 (dated Oct. 8, 2024) and LC 16 96 (dated Oct. 3, 2024) be introduced as committee measures for the 2025 legislative session.

\"Representative Walters moves that the following legislative concepts be introduced as a committee measure for the 2025 legislative session,\" Chair Hartman read, and after asking whether a roll call was needed, the chair stated, \"Seeing no discussion, the motion passes.\"

The committee did not hold a roll call vote on the motion during the work session; the motion was announced as passing on a voice vote and the work session was closed. No bill text or detailed descriptions of the concepts were discussed on the record during the session.

Why this matters: introducing legislative concepts as committee measures is the procedural step that places those concepts on the committee’s agenda for drafting and potential referral to Ways and Means or fuller committee consideration. Committee members did not discuss substantive content of the concepts during the brief session.

What remains open: the concepts themselves (LC numbers and dates were recorded on the motion) will need drafting, fiscal review, and further committee action before becoming sponsored bills.","The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services voted to introduce three legislative concepts—LC 1688, LC 1693 and LC 1696—as committee measures for the 2025 session on a voice vote.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313229,"Oregon bill would expand child-welfare reporting to track foster-care outcomes",487,48000,535000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2388614-3407ae75815809ce92608226fb683f43&start=48&end=535","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2388614-3407ae75815809ce92608226fb683f43/thumbnail_48000.jpg","/articles/6313229/Oregon/Oregon-bill-would-expand-child-welfare-reporting-to-track-foster-care-outcomes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313229-ac7d69b0fa6258ae53c1a2c881691fdb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440238&Signature=nOuDyjHlx5jME~hyii-hwEL6dQOaCC4ioac0jZ0tcW33jiONMRJRSP2qGkrPAXWQf14f2vZ6ZXZHYl76C5gw9nR9wzMfU1qVmJfS9~MQnBp1vijDFrl~ITjAdnlLhEd9FOK0CoaHZFxbTHrlf0Rft7t-cLn6TorPfzXCobOmOqvuKM4Ta7m18RfUI0vb6sYZaOORwrRhBd0ImDvcjvGPAdYGdnfISeFzm70EeQVNpWJRL4m~DEydEBYEIpJKhRTk2Ah9hKJoQxEKAUTUHu2rTmP7ypTIvamv15myADjIThGomog7IQtNiDfWd8~s9xlPSFVAh8BIQaN8q3G7q-1T0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Travis Nelson, a Portland Democrat, told the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services on Feb. 25 that House Bill 3003 would require more detailed annual reporting from the Oregon Department of Human Services on children in state custody.

\"Without comprehensive data, it is impossible to fully understand the scope of these challenges or to implement the necessary changes to improve outcomes for foster youth,\" Representative Travis Nelson said. He described the bill as the product of work by the Oregon Advocacy Commission under House Bill 4052 (2022) and said the measure would allow officials to identify disparities by race and geography and track placement stability.

The bill’s supporters told the committee that existing reporting focuses largely on what happens to children while they remain in their birth parents’ homes and lacks consistent outcome measures for children placed in state custody. Deborah Martin, a former state social service specialist who now serves on the boards of Love in Action and Project Family First, urged the committee to restore and expand public reporting. \"If you don't measure something, you can't manage it,\" Martin said.

Martin and other witnesses outlined specific goals for the bill: public, aggregate reporting that protects personally identifiable information in small counties; restoration of race-disaggregated decision-point reporting that was previously accessible; and outcome metrics that include length of stay, placement moves, and educational and health indicators. Martin emphasized concern for Black families, saying they are \"overrepresented\" in child-welfare decision points and that more data is needed to assess whether Black children in foster care have inequitable outcomes.

Committee members asked whether the bill protects identities in counties with very small foster populations. Nelson said the agency had reviewed the language and confirmed the data would not contain personally identifiable information, and he agreed it would be possible to craft an amendment that adds safeguards for very small counts.

No committee vote was recorded during the public hearing; the committee closed the public hearing on House Bill 3003 after testimony.

Why this matters: witnesses said that better, publicly available outcome data would inform targeted reforms, hold the system accountable and support investments in family preservation and prevention that could reduce harm and downstream costs for children who enter foster care.

What remains open: committee members and the sponsor discussed adding data-suppression rules for very small counts; no amendment text was before the committee during this hearing.","Lawmakers and witnesses urged passage of House Bill 3003 to require the Department of Human Services to include more disaggregated and outcomes-focused data in its annual child-welfare report to reveal placement stability and racial and geographic disparities in foster care.","actionData","errors"]

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Broad coalition backs bill to expand youth homelessness funding and services statewide

Bill would direct agencies to convene stakeholders on education for youth in residential facilities

Committee introduces three legislative concepts as committee measures

Oregon bill would expand child-welfare reporting to track foster-care outcomes