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Committee adopts amendment to let ODHS place Indian children in tribe-approved out-of-state care
Summary
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services adopted the dash-6 amendment to HB 4058, allowing the Oregon Department of Human Services to place an Indian child in an out-of-state program or tribal facility that meets tribal placement preferences; the bill was amended, adopted in committee, and sent to the House Committee on Rules.
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services on Feb. 12 adopted the dash-6 amendment to House Bill 4058, clearing language that lets the Oregon Department of Human Services place an Indian child in an out-of-state placement that complies with tribal placement preferences under the Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act. The amendment declares an emergency and the committee referred the bill to the House Committee on Rules with a "do pass" recommendation.
Channa Newell of the Oregon Judicial Department's government relations team told…
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