Title 34, Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections

For the purposes of ORS 411.855 to 411.870: (1) “Community work and training program” means a program of a constructive nature designed to conserve work skills and to develop new skills of applicants and recipients of public assistance, pursuant to a plan jointly entered into by …

Subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Human Services, each employable applicant or recipient of general assistance may be required to participate without compensation in a community work and training program, as a condition to a grant of general assist…

The application for or grant of general assistance to any employable individual required to participate in a community work and training program may be denied or suspended for such time as may be fixed under rule or regulation of the Department of Human Services, if such individu…

All community work and training programs shall be subject to approval of the Department of Human Services. The department shall promulgate and enforce rules and regulations necessary to carry into effect ORS 411.855 to 411.870. [1961 c.631 §4; 1967 c.130 §5]

Persons who are applicants, recipients, beneficiaries or trainees in community work and training programs as defined by ORS 411.855, and persons who are volunteers during their participation in such programs: (1) Are not serving in positions in the services of a public entity as …

As used in ORS 411.877 to 411.896: (1) “Job opportunities and basic skills program” means the program described in ORS 412.009. (2) “JOBS Plus” or “program” means the JOBS Plus Program established in ORS 411.878. (3) “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” has the meaning giv…

(1) In establishing and implementing a program to be known as the JOBS Plus Program, the Legislative Assembly recognizes that early attachment to work and development of knowledge and skills are the most effective means of helping people make the transition from dependence on pub…

The Governor and the Department of Human Services shall work diligently to obtain all exemptions and waivers from and amendments to federal statutes, rules and regulations necessary to implement the JOBS Plus Program at the earliest possible date, including but not limited to exe…

In administering the JOBS Plus Program and to the extent permitted by federal law, the Department of Human Services shall maximize the use of federal grants and apportionments of the temporary assistance for needy families program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

The Department of Human Services shall explore contracting for job procurement and placement services with private job placement institutions. If contracting is deemed beneficial, the Department of Human Services is encouraged to and shall have the authority to contract with priv…

A JOBS Plus Implementation Council shall be established in service areas to be determined by the Director of Human Services to assist the Department of Human Services in the administration of the JOBS Plus Program and to allow local flexibility in dealing with the particular need…

(1)(a) All employers, including public and private sector employers within the State of Oregon, are eligible to participate in the JOBS Plus Program. The Department of Human Services shall adopt by rule a method to disqualify employers from participating in the program. No employ…

(1) The Oregon JOBS Individual Education Account is established to improve the position of JOBS Plus participants in the workforce by increasing their access to continuing education. Employer contributions to the account under this section shall be used to pay for education expen…

The Department of Human Services shall submit an annual written report to the Legislative Assembly and the Governor containing a full and complete analysis of the JOBS Plus Program. The report shall include recommendations regarding appropriate revisions to the program. [1995 c.5…

As used in ORS 411.900 to 411.910 unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Director” means the Director of Human Services. (2) “Displaced homemaker” means an individual who: (a) Has not worked in the labor force for a substantial number of years but has, during those years, wo…

The Director of Human Services shall establish multipurpose service programs for displaced homemakers to be staffed to the maximum extent feasible by displaced homemakers. The programs shall include, but are not limited to: (1) Job placement, counseling and development services d…

(1) In carrying out the duties described in ORS 411.905, the Director of Human Services may enter into contracts with and make grants to public and private agencies for the purpose of establishing and operating multipurpose service programs. (2) In entering into contracts and mak…

The Legislative Assembly finds: (1) That many persons eligible for public assistance or medical assistance programs, especially those with the lowest incomes and the greatest need for assistance, are precluded from receiving benefits because of program inaccessibility; (2) That p…

Every form, notice, brochure or other written material of the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority intended for use by persons inquiring about, applicants for or recipients of public assistance or medical assistance shall be written in plain language. A for…

(1) The Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority shall publish, make available and publicize to all persons inquiring about, applicants for and recipients of public assistance or medical assistance the following informational materials: (a) Brochures enumerati…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Non-English-speaking household” means a household that does not have an adult member who is fluent in English. (b) “Written materials” includes all forms, notices and other documents that the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Auth…

(1) Violation of ORS 411.320 or 411.335 is a Class C misdemeanor. (2) Violation of any provision of ORS 411.630 or 411.840 is a Class C felony which may be reduced to a Class A misdemeanor in accordance with ORS 161.705. (3) Violation of ORS 411.675 is a Class C felony. (4) Crimi…

As used in ORS 412.001 to 412.155 and 418.647, unless the context or a specially applicable statutory definition requires otherwise: (1) “Aid” means money payments with respect to, or on behalf of, a dependent child or children and includes: (a) Money payments to meet the needs o…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that: (a) The temporary assistance for needy families program is the state’s primary safety net for families with children who live in extreme poverty; and (b) Outcomes for disadvantaged parenting youth improve when the parenting youth have oppo…

(1) The Department of Human Services shall administer the temporary assistance for needy families program, consistent with the requirements in 45 C.F.R. part 260, to provide to families with children: (a) Aid; (b) Case management services that focus on the strengths of the parent…

(1) The eligibility for and amount of aid to be granted for any dependent child or relative pursuant to ORS 412.006 shall be determined, in accordance with the rules of the Department of Human Services, taking into account: (a) The income, resources and maintenance available to s…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that: (a) There is evidence that families who experience the most disqualifications from the job opportunity and basic skills program are often those with the most barriers to employment; and (b) The loss of income from a program disqualificatio…

The Department of Human Services may provide support service payments, as prescribed by rule, for transportation, housing or other costs as necessary to prevent the loss of employment that will result in the family qualifying for temporary assistance for needy families program ai…

(1) There is created in the Department of Human Services the State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program. The department shall provide aid under this section to families that are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under ORS 412.001 to 412.069 and that include a needy care…

(1) A parent who applies for or receives temporary assistance for needy families under ORS 412.001 to 412.069 and who meets the criteria described in subsection (2) of this section may enroll in and attend an educational institution as an allowable work activity for purposes of O…

(1) An applicant or recipient of aid, except for recipients of aid under the JOBS Plus Program established in ORS 411.878, must assign to the state any rights to support that may be due from any other person to a family member for whom the applicant is applying for or receiving a…

Subject to rules of the Department of Human Services and to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed pursuant to the temporary assistance for needy families program: (1) Money payments of aid with respect to the temporary assistance for needy families program, includi…

(1) If, after such period as may be prescribed by the Department of Human Services, it appears to the department that the need for money payments of aid to a representative payee is continuing or likely to continue in any case, the department may petition for the judicial appoint…

Each money payment of aid made to a representative payee or to a guardian or a conservator under ORS 412.026 or 412.028 shall be expended by the representative payee, guardian or conservator solely to make purchases to meet the needs of the individuals with respect to whom the pa…

Aid under ORS 412.006 shall not be granted with respect to, or on behalf of, a dependent child living with an unemployed parent if, and for as long as, the unemployed parent of such child refuses without good cause to accept employment in which the unemployed parent is able to en…

(1) The Legislative Assembly declares that it is in the public interest of the State of Oregon that all available workforce services, including those authorized under other provisions of law, be utilized to provide incentives, opportunities and necessary services to appropriate i…

The Department of Human Services and any other state agency, which administers, supervises or participates in the administration of programs of public vocational or adult education services available in this state, may enter into and execute cooperative arrangements looking towar…

The Department of Human Services shall: (1) Supervise the administration of the temporary assistance for needy families program under ORS 412.001 to 412.155. (2) Make such rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out ORS 412.001 to …

Application for aid under ORS 412.001 to 412.069 shall be made to the Department of Human Services by the relative with whom the child lives. The application shall be in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the department. [Formerly 418.110; 2015 c.70 §9; 2015 c.765 §17]

Whenever the Department of Human Services receives a notification of the dependency of a child or an application for aid, a record shall promptly be made of the circumstances, relating the facts supporting the application and such other information as may be required by the rules…

The Department of Human Services shall decide whether the child is eligible for aid under ORS 412.001 to 412.069 and determine the date on which the aid granted shall begin. [Formerly 418.120; 2015 c.70 §10; 2015 c.765 §18]

If an application is not acted upon within a reasonable time after the filing of the application or is denied in whole or in part, or if any grant of aid is modified or canceled, the applicant or recipient may petition the Department of Human Services for review in the county whi…

(1) The Department of Human Services shall: (a) Identify applicants for and recipients of assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program who are currently victims of domestic violence, have been victims of domestic violence or are at risk of victimization by…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the temporary assistance for needy families program, delivery or administration of programs and services the Department of Human Services is authorized to delive…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a needy caretaker relative may not receive aid under ORS 412.006 if the needy caretaker relative has received aid under the temporary assistance for needy families program in this state or any other state for more…

(1) A person who is a minor parent of a child and is receiving or applying for aid shall reside with the person’s parent, parents or legal guardian. The person may substitute an alternative supervised living arrangement if the Department of Human Services determines that it is un…

(1) The Department of Human Services shall refer a person applying for or receiving temporary assistance for needy families to an evaluation by a mental health or drug abuse professional if the department reasonably believes such referral is necessary. The Department of Human Ser…

(1) All state, county and city agencies, officers and employees shall cooperate in the location of parents who have abandoned or deserted, or are failing to support, children receiving or applying to receive public assistance and shall on request supply the Department of Human Se…

(1) The Legislative Assembly declares that the policy of this state is that, to the extent consistent with federal law, the temporary assistance for needy families program policy and practice shall recognize that an absent parent is often an important influence in the life of a c…

(1) As used in this section, “aid” means: (a) Cash payments to a family; and (b) Support service payments and services through the job opportunity and basic skills program necessary to maintain employment to assist the family, directly or indirectly, in achieving long term stabil…