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HB3961 • 2025

Establishes the Family Coach Program in the Department of Human Services.

Establishes the Family Coach Program in the Department of Human Services.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative McIntire
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Establishes the Family Coach Program in the Department of Human Services.

Digest: The Act creates the Family Coach Program.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act creates the Family Coach Program.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).
  • Establishes the Family Coach Program in the Department of Human Services.
  • Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-18 House

    Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.

  3. 2025-04-15 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates the Family Coach Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).
Establishes the Family Coach Program in the Department of Human Services.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to family coach teams; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3961
Sponsored by Representative MCINTIRE
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 as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act creates the Family Coach Program. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).
Establishes the Family Coach Program in the Department of Human Services.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to family coach teams; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section, “family coach team” means a specialized team
that addresses the unique needs of underserved populations across this state by providing
targeted, culturally responsive services that promote well-being and family stability.
(2) The Family Coach Program is established in the Department of Human Services to
provide technical support and funding necessary to ensure the sustainability and effective-
ness of family coach teams statewide.
SECTION 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Department of Human Services, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of
the General Fund, the amount of $2,063,239, for the purpose of hiring 8.5 full-time equivalent
family coach positions and one full-time equivalent manager position to carry out the pro-
visions of section 1 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 3. 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
July 1, 2025.
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.
LC 4839