Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Senate bill would move Office of the Children’s Advocate into long-term care ombudsman structure
Summary
A bill before the Senate Human Services Committee would transfer the Office of the Children’s Advocate from the Department of Human Services to the Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman, expand investigative authority, and preserve a dedicated birth-certificate surcharge that funds the office.
Senate Bill 1159 would transfer the Office of the Children’s Advocate from the Oregon Department of Human Services to the Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman and expand the office’s powers to investigate and review administrative decisions.
The measure, presented in a public hearing before the Senate Human Services Committee, would preserve the office’s dedicated funding stream — a $1 surcharge on certified birth certificates — and move that statutory authority and money into the new structure. The bill also would create an advisory board modeled after the long-term care ombudsman’s board to recommend candidates for the advocate; the governor would choose one of three…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
