1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 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