Digest: The Act makes changes to the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.
The Act excludes a child's parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to tell some people that a DHS employee cannot give legal advice to them. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.0).
Modifies the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights.
Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care.
Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is acting on behalf of the department and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 418.200, 418.201, 418.257, 418.607, 409.185