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Committee removes religious-exemption lines from SB 875A, forwards revisions on foster siblings and contact to floor
Summary
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services on May 22 adopted dash A2 changes to Senate Bill 875A that clarify courts may limit sibling contact for safety, expand the definition of "child in care" to include a person age 21 in DHS custody, and remove two lines from the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights that would have allowed a foster child to decline participation in religious events.
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services on May 22 approved changes to Senate Bill 875A that (1) permit a court to limit or prohibit contact between a foster child and a sibling when necessary to ensure safe and appropriate contact, (2) expand the definition of a child in care to include a person age 21 who is in DHS physical or legal custody, and (3) remove two lines from the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights that would have given a foster child an explicit right to decline attendance at religious events that do not align with the child's beliefs. The amendment declares an emergency and was described as having no revenue impact and minimal fiscal impact.
Taylor, the committee staff member summarizing the bill, told members the dash A2 amendment "remove[s] from the rights enumerated in the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights, the ability for a…
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