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Committee hears bill to remove National CASA Association by name from Oregon statute
Summary
Lawmakers heard House Bill 2,582, a sponsor-described technical change to untether Oregon’s CASA funding language from a single national organization and instead require adherence to nationally recognized CASA standards.
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services opened a public hearing Tuesday on House Bill 2,582, which would remove references to the National CASA Association from state statute and instead require Oregon CASA programs to follow nationally recognized CASA standards.
Representative Neron, the bill sponsor, told the committee HB 2,582 is a narrow technical fix intended to preserve Oregon funding for court-appointed special advocate (CASA) programs if the National CASA Association were to experience long-term federal funding problems. “With a small language fix, we keep the intention of past legislation…
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