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County staff warn against proposal to shift foster-home licensing from counties to state
Summary
Deschutes County human services staff told the board they oppose a governor's budget proposal to move foster-home licensing duties from county Community Developmental Disability Programs (CDDPs) to the state Office of Developmental Disabilities (ODDS), citing relationship loss, unclear fiscal savings and past state performance problems.
Deschutes County human services staff warned the board on May 2 that a budget proposal to shift foster-home licensing from county Community Developmental Disability Programs to the state Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS) could harm local providers and may not deliver the projected savings.
Paul Partridge, who supervises the county CDDP, said the governor's revised budget and the legislative budget process include a proposal to move roughly 38…
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