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SB937 • 2025

Directs the Department of Human Services to make an annual distribution to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for foster youth advocacy and support.

Directs the Department of Human Services to make an annual distribution to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for foster youth advocacy and support.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Human Services
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate 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.

Directs the Department of Human Services to make an annual distribution to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for foster youth advocacy and support.

Digest: The Act tells DHS to make an annual distribution to OFYC to support foster youth.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act tells DHS to make an annual distribution to OFYC to support foster youth.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
  • Directs the Department of Human Services to make an annual distribution to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for foster youth advocacy and support.
  • Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-02-25 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-01-23 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

  4. 2025-01-23 Senate

    Referred to Human Services.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells DHS to make an annual distribution to OFYC to support foster youth. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Directs the Department of Human Services to make an annual distribution to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for foster youth advocacy and support.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to foster youth; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 937
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
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 tells DHS to make an annual distribution to OFYC to support foster youth.
(Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Directs the Department of Human Services to make an annual distribution to the Oregon Foster
Youth Connection for foster youth advocacy and support.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to foster youth; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
No later than July 1 of each year, the Department of Human Services shall
distribute $350,000 to the Oregon Foster Youth Connection for the provision of foster youth
advocacy and support.
SECTION 2. 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.
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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