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Senate panel hears bill to guarantee $350,000 a year for Oregon Foster Youth Connection
Summary
A Senate Human Services public hearing on Senate Bill 937 would require the Oregon Department of Human Services to provide $350,000 annually to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection to support foster-youth advocacy; sponsors said the bill aims to preserve a youth-directed advocacy structure after recent contract changes.
The Senate Committee on Human Services opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 937, which would require the Oregon Department of Human Services to distribute $350,000 annually to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for foster-youth advocacy and support; the measure declares an emergency and would take effect on passage.
Supporters said the bill aims to preserve a youth-led advocacy structure after the group’s prior sponsorship ended and a new request-for-proposals process changed how the state would contract for the work. Committee members were…
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