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House passes bill to add Court Appointed Special Advocates to local review teams when available
Summary
The House approved Senate Bill 135 to allow local CASA volunteers to sit on multidisciplinary domestic violence, child‑abuse and critical incident review teams when available; some members voiced concern about CASA funding stability after federal changes.
SALEM, Ore. — The House passed Senate Bill 135, which authorizes local Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to be added to multidisciplinary domestic‑violence review teams, county child‑abuse teams convened by district attorneys, and critical incident review teams run by the Department of Human Services when a CASA representative is available.
Representative Elmer, who carried the bill, said CASA…
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