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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3239
Ordered by the House March 25
Including House Amendments dated March 25
Sponsored by Representative NATHANSON, Senator GELSER BLOUIN; Representatives PHAM H, WALLAN
(Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act gives funds to DHS, OHA and OSP to do programs about criminal records
checks. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2).
[Digest: The Act gives funds to DHS and OSP to do programs about criminal records checks.
(Flesch Readability Score: 78.8). ]
Appropriates moneys to and limits expenditures by the Department of Human Services , the
Oregon Health Authority and the Department of State Police for implementation of programs re-
lated to criminal records checks, including the Rap Back program.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to criminal records checks; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
(General Fund Appropriation)
SECTION 1.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the General Fund appropriation
made to the Department of Human Services by section 1 (2), chapter _______, Oregon Laws
2025 (Enrolled Senate Bill 5526), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, for state assess-
ments and enterprise-wide costs, is increased by $17,245,820, which may be expended for
participation by the background check unit of the department in the Rap Back program, as
defined in ORS 181A.205.
(Federal Funds Expenditure Limitation)
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on
expenditures established by section 3 (2), chapter _______, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled Senate
Bill 5526), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment of ex-
penses for participation by the background check unit of the Department of Human Services
in the Rap Back program, as defined in ORS 181A.205, from federal funds collected or re-
ceived by the department for state assessments and enterprise-wide costs, is increased by
$11,808,047.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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(Other Funds Expenditure Limitations)
SECTION 3.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on
expenditures established by section 2 (2), chapter _______, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled Senate
Bill 5526), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment of ex-
penses for participation by the background check unit of the Department of Human Services
in the Rap Back program, as defined in ORS 181A.205, from fees, moneys or other revenues,
including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or
received by the department, for state assessments and enterprise-wide costs, is increased
by $4,349,716.
SECTION 4.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on
expenditures established by section 2 (8), chapter _______, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled Senate
Bill 5526), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment of ex-
penses for participation by the background check unit of the Department of Human Services
in the Rap Back program, as defined in ORS 181A.205, from fees, moneys or other revenues,
including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or
received by the department, for shared services, is increased by $36,770,115.
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
(General Fund Appropriation)
SECTION 5.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the General Fund appropriation
made to the Oregon Health Authority by section 1 (7), chapter _____, Oregon Laws 2025
(Enrolled House Bill 5025), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, for state assessments and
enterprise-wide costs, is increased by $2,154,303, which may be expended for subsidizing the
costs to employees of criminal records checks.
(Federal Funds Expenditure Limitation)
SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on
expenditures established by section 5 (7), chapter _______, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House
Bill 5025), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment of ex-
penses for participation by the background check unit of the Oregon Health Authority in the
Rap Back program, as defined in ORS 181A.205, from federal funds collected or received by
the authority for state assessments and enterprise-wide costs, is increased by $1,027,135.
(Other Funds Expenditure Limitation)
SECTION 7.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the limitation on
expenditures established by section 2 (9), chapter _______, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House
Bill 5025), for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment of ex-
penses for participation by the background check unit of the Oregon Health Authority in the
Rap Back program, as defined in ORS 181A.205, from fees, moneys or other revenues, in-
cluding Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or
received by the authority, for state assessments and enterprise-wide costs, is increased by
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$185,094.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
(General Fund Appropriation)
SECTION 8.
In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Department of State Police, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $_______, which may be expended for implementing the Rap
Back program, as defined in ORS 181A.205.
(Federal Funds Expenditure Limitation)
SECTION 9.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of $_______
is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for payment of
expenses for implementing the Rap Back program, as defined in ORS 181A.205, from federal
funds collected or received by the Department of State Police.
(Other Funds Expenditure Limitation)
SECTION 10.
Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$15,866,481 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for
payment of expenses for implementing the Rap Back program, as defined in ORS 181A.205,
from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery
funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of State Police.
CAPTIONS
SECTION 11.
The unit captions used in this 2025 Act are provided only for the conven-
ience of the reader and do not become part of the statutory law of this state or express any
legislative intent in the enactment of this 2025 Act.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE
SECTION 12. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
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