ORS 147.485
Training for state agencies and county juvenile departments
(1)
As used in this section:(a)
“Adjudicated youth” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004 (Definitions).(b)
“State agency” means any state officer, board, commission, bureau or department, or division thereof, in the executive branch of state government.(c)
“Youth” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.004 (Definitions).(2)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
The Department of Justice, in consultation with the advisory committee appointed by the department under ORS 147.480 (Fund established), shall develop a one-hour virtual training on sex trafficking.(b)
The department shall make the training developed under this subsection available at no cost to state agencies and county juvenile departments that work with youths and adjudicated youths.(3)
A state agency shall ensure that all staff of the state agency who work with youths and adjudicated youths complete the training developed under subsection (2) of this section at least once every two years.(4)
A county juvenile department shall ensure that all staff of the county juvenile department who work with youths and adjudicated youths complete the training developed under subsection (2) of this section at least once every two years. [2023 c.187 §3](1)
How many screenings under section 2 of this 2023 Act [419C.030 (Screening for sex trafficking victims)] were conducted between January 1, 2024, and December 1, 2025;(2)
The number of victims of sex trafficking who were identified as a result of the screenings described in subsection (1) of this section;(3)
The types of resources to which the victims described in subsection (2) of this section were referred; and(4)
Any gaps in resources available to victims of sex trafficking that were identified by the advisory committee. [2023 c.187 §4](2)
No later than July 1, 2024, a county juvenile department shall ensure that all staff of the county juvenile department who work directly with youths and adjudicated youths have completed the screening tool training developed by the Department of Justice under section 2 of this 2023 Act.(3)
No later than January 1, 2025, the Department of Justice shall develop and begin providing the training described in section 3 of this 2023 Act [147.485 (Training for state agencies and county juvenile departments)].(4)
No later than January 1, 2026, and every two years thereafter, state agencies and county juvenile departments shall ensure that employees described in section 3 (3) and (4) of this 2023 Act have completed the training developed by the Department of Justice under section 3 of this 2023 Act. [2023 c.187 §5]
Source:
Section 147.485 — Training for state agencies and county juvenile departments, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors147.html (accessed May 26, 2025).