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Or. Rev. Stat. § 418.941 (2026)

Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee; duties; access to juvenile records

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      418.941 Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee; duties; access to juvenile records. (1) In cooperation with refugee community resources, the Department of Human Services shall establish a Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee. The department shall assist the committee in its required tasks.

      (2) The committee shall:

      (a) Assist in the review of the department’s implementation of ORS 418.925 to 418.945.

      (b) Assist in the identification, development and certification of foster family homes that meet the requirements of ORS 418.925 to 418.945 for the placement of refugee children. Special emphasis shall be placed on locating refugee homes.

      (c) Assist the department in developing training programs to insure the availability of culturally sensitive social work.

      (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 40.225 to 40.275, 412.074, 419A.255, 419B.035 and 419B.045, the committee shall have access to any records of the juvenile court which are pertinent to the care of an individual refugee child. [1985 c.358 §4; 1993 c.33 §362; 1993 c.546 §106]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2010 · leading case: Dep't of Human Servs. v. M. J., 236 P.3d 795 (Or. Ct. App. 2010).
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Dep't of Human Servs. v. M. J., 236 P.3d 795 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “) In addition, ORS 418.941(1) provides for the establishment of a Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee, which assists DHS in, among other things, “developing training programs to insure the availability of culturally sensitive social work,” ORS 418.”
State ex rel Juv. Dep't v. Bertrand, 7 P.3d 662 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “937 (requiring SOSCF and the juvenile court to consider the child’s culture and tradition and follow placement preferences); ORS 418.941 (requiring SOSCF to establish a Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 418.941(1) — 1 case
Dep't of Human Servs. v. M. J., 236 P.3d 795 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “) In addition, ORS 418.941(1) provides for the establishment of a Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee, which assists DHS in, among other things, “developing training programs to insure the availability of culturally sensitive social work,” ORS 418.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 418.941(2)(c) — 1 case
Dep't of Human Servs. v. M. J., 236 P.3d 795 (Or. Ct. App. 2010). “) In addition, ORS 418.941(1) provides for the establishment of a Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee, which assists DHS in, among other things, “developing training programs to insure the availability of culturally sensitive social work,” ORS 418.”
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