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Senate passes bill strengthening rights for youth in foster care
Summary
The Oregon Senate passed SB 15-33, updating the Foster Children's Bill of Rights to guarantee notice and transportation to hearings, strengthen sibling contact, protect youth possessions and require visible posting of the Bill of Rights. The bill passed on final reading with a constitutional majority.
The Oregon Senate on Feb. 18 passed Senate Bill 15-33, an update to the state’s Foster Children’s Bill of Rights that sponsors say clarifies youths’ procedural rights in dependency proceedings and strengthens their ability to maintain family connections.
The bill’s floor sponsor (identified in the transcript as “Senator Gilser Blowing”) told colleagues the measure makes clear that “because a youth is a party to their own case, they absolutely always have the right to attend their own hearing and to be notified of their hearings…
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