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Committee introduces LC 3799 to modify background-check rules for foster placements
Summary
The Senate Committee on Human Services moved to introduce LC 3799 as a committee measure; the legislative concept would make a small change to ORS 418.475 governing criminal background checks for certain adults in foster-household placements.
The committee moved to introduce LC 3799 (dated Jan. 21, 2025) as a committee measure. Staff summarized the concept as a small modification to ORS 418.475 to address criminal background checks for individuals over age 18 in foster-care placements. Senator Linthicum moved the measure to be introduced; the motion carried with no objections, and the committee recorded the introduction for the 2025 legislative session.
Committee members and staff framed the introduction as the beginning of the drafting process; introduction does not indicate committee support or final form.
