2024 Regular Session HB 4159

• Chief Sponsors: Representative Nguyen H, Tran, Neron, Pham K
• Regular Sponsors: Representative Chaichi, Gamba, Grayber, Hartman, Hudson, Pham H, Reynolds, Senator Dembrow, Gelser Blouin, Jama, Manning Jr, (Presession filed.)
• Bill Title: Relating to support services; declaring an emergency.

Catchline/Summary

Digest: Makes the office charged with helping persons who are new to the U.S. and Oregon award contracts to entities to provide the persons with support services. Creates a council to advise the office on the support services. Makes the office conduct an annual audit of groups providing the support services. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).

Requires the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to contract with entities to provide eligible newcomers with case management, short-term and long-term support services. Defines "eligible newcomers."

Creates an advisory council to serve as a forum for sharing information and to advise the office on the provision of the support services. Directs the office to conduct an annual performance audit of each entity contracted by the office to provide the support services.

Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

• Fiscal Impact: May Have Fiscal Impact, But No Statement Yet Issued
• Revenue Impact: May Have Revenue Impact, But No Statement Yet Issued
• Current Location: In House Committee
• Current Committee: House Committee On Early Childhood and Human Services

Subsequent Referral(s)

• Joint Committee On Ways and Means