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\"House Bill 3,224 a directs the Department of Human Services to review statutes and rules to identify instances of background checks of subject individuals, study similarities and differences in background checks, and review options to consolidate the number of different background checks,\" a staff presenter identified as Matt told the committee. He said the measure has \"no revenue impact, a minimal fiscal impact,\" and passed the House with \"55 aye votes.\"

Vice Chair Lythagam moved the do-pass recommendation. The clerk called the roll: Senator Nash voted aye; Senator Brzezinski was excused; Senator Reynolds voted aye; Vice Chair Lendlykhan voted aye; and Chair Gelserbloemen voted aye. Having received the required votes, the committee approved the do-pass recommendation and the bill was reported to the floor. Chair Gelserbloemen said she will carry the measure.

Committee members did not request additional materials in the session. The presenter and the chair both noted Representative Nathanson's long-term work on reducing background-check burdens; Chair Gelserbloemen acknowledged Representative Nathanson \"for over a decade of work on trying to make these things less burdensome for everyone.\" No amendments or defenses to the motion were recorded during the session.

Next steps: HB 3224A will be scheduled for floor action; ODHS will proceed with the reviews and reporting required by the bill if the Legislature enacts it.

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The clarification concerns when a CERT review — originally established by Governor Ted Kulongoski by rule in 2005 and later placed in statute after 2007’s Carly’s Law — is required for serious child-welfare injuries and deaths. Chair Gelserbloemen said the amendment \"just adds the word a report of suspected abuse, which is not a policy change. It is a clarification such that there is no confusion.\" She said Legislative Counsel’s written opinion on the amendment is included in the meeting materials and has been shared with the Department of Human Services (ODHS).

Committee members heard that ODHS had emailed the legislature with concerns about the dash-3 amendment. The department told legislators it feared the change would increase its workload and noted there had not yet been a public hearing. Chair Gelserbloemen said she asked ODHS how many children would be newly covered by the proposed clarification and was told, \"they said there were 2 last year.\" The chair said she would schedule a public hearing Tuesday so the department and other interested parties could comment.

Committee members and staff reviewed the statutory history the chair outlined during the session: CERT reviews were created to allow public access to child-welfare records in high-profile fatalities and near-fatalities; statutory language was expanded after a 2007 case brought forward by \"Carly's Law\" to cover children who had open assessments within the prior 12 months; a later amendment widened eligibility to include deaths where there had been hotline calls or law-enforcement contacts within 12 months even if cases were screened out.

No formal action or vote was taken on the dash-3 amendment during the May 15 meeting. The chair closed the work session and said the item will be rescheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday, with a work session posted for Thursday as a contingency.

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Committee advances HB 3224A directing ODHS to study consolidation of background checks

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