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HB 4086 panels recommend narrowing CPS jurisdiction, standardizing definitions and improving due process and data systems

Joint Senate and House Interim Judiciary Committees · September 30, 2025
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Summary

Presenters on HB 4086 recommended 19 measures to strengthen Oregon’s child‑abuse investigation system: expand prevention and alternative response, narrow CPS jurisdiction to caregivers, streamline abuse definitions (including poverty exceptions), raise evidence standard to preponderance for certain findings, and create a transparent repository with expungement criteria; they recommended phased implementation and OHA oversight for training and statewide rollout.

Sylvia De Porto and the HB 4086 jurisdiction committee presented a set of 19 recommendations intended to strengthen child‑abuse investigation pathways by clarifying scope and improving consistency across agencies. Key recommendations included narrowing CPS jurisdiction (limit investigations of third parties without caregiving roles and let law enforcement handle third‑party criminal allegations),…

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