Committee advances HB 5041, approves Oregon Youth Authority budget and performance targets

Committee co-chairs on May 27, 2025 advanced House Bill 5041, the Oregon Youth Authority’s primary budget bill, approving the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation and moving the measure to the Ways and Means full committee with a due-pass recommendation.

The Legislative Fiscal Office (LFO) reported the bill provides $518,812,257 in total funds for the Oregon Youth Authority, including $464,733,871 from the general fund, and funds 1,006 positions (977.01 full‑time equivalents). LFO said the package represents a 0.3% increase over current service level and “includes 2 reductions, 1 investment and 1 net 0 package,” noting the office would walk the committee through the specific adjustments.

The budget package funds operations across the agency’s divisions and contains several discrete changes. LFO told the committee that a net‑zero package converts supplies funding into five positions for vocational educational services and creates a position to support Project Pooch, a nonprofit dog‑training program for youth. LFO also reported a…