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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
SENATE BILL 741
By COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
April 18
On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, delete “; and prescribing an effective date”.
Delete lines 4 through 28 and delete page 2 and insert:
“SECTION 1.(1) As used in this section, ‘cost to raise a child’ means the amount a family
will spend per child as estimated in the most recent United States Department of Agriculture
report on Expenditures on Children by Families, adjusted for inflation.
“(2) Not later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the Department of Human Ser-
vices shall report to the relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly and the
Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means about compensation to individuals who main-
tain a foster home or to child caring agencies that authorize proctor foster homes. The re-
port must include, at a minimum, information about each of the following as measured on
April 1 of the reporting year:
“(a) The total number of certified foster homes serving children.
“(b) The total number of child-specific foster homes serving children.
“(c) The total number of general foster homes serving children.
“(d) The total number of proctor foster homes serving children.
“(e) The total number of foster homes and the total number of foster homes approved
to serve children but without any current placement.
“(f) The total number of children served in proctor or certified foster homes.
“(g) The current payment methodology for services provided by proctor foster parents
and by certified foster parents, including but not limited to:
“(A) The base payment rate.
“(B) Any enhanced rates.
“(C) Any reimbursements for mileage, childcare or respite.
“(h) The date and percentage of the last certified foster care or proctor foster care rate
increase.
“(i) An explanation of what percentage of the cost to raise a child is represented by the
current base rate for certified foster care and proctor foster care, disaggregated by age
group.
“(j) An estimate of the General Fund cost to raise the base rate for certified and proctor
foster care to 90 percent and 100 percent of the cost to raise a child, disaggregated by age
group.
“(k) The current base rate for certified and proctor foster care in Washington, Idaho,
California, Nevada and Utah.
“SECTION 2. The Department of Human Services shall submit the first report under
section 1 of this 2025 Act no later than July 1, 2026.”.
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