ORS 420A.155
Regional residential academies

(1)

The Oregon Youth Authority may establish up to four regional residential academies.

(2)

A regional residential academy shall:

(a)

Provide a secure, closed residential campus;

(b)

Provide year-round education, job and life skills training, vocational training and apprenticeship programs; and

(c)

Include a drug and alcohol treatment component that meets the standards promulgated by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS 430.357 (Minimum standards).

(3)

The youth authority may contract with all of the governing bodies of the counties in a region to administer cooperatively a regional residential academy subject to the provisions of ORS 420.011 (Admissions to youth correction facilities), 420.081 (Population limits), 420A.108 (Policy regarding rules and consequences for violations of rules) and 420A.111 (Levels of custody) (5).

(4)

The youth authority may contract with any private agency to administer a regional residential academy subject to the provisions of ORS 420A.108 (Policy regarding rules and consequences for violations of rules) and 420A.111 (Levels of custody) (5).

(5)

The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority is solely responsible for determining which persons committed to, or placed in the physical custody of, the youth authority are eligible to participate in, and are accepted for, a regional residential academy. The juvenile court may recommend to the Oregon Youth Authority that an adjudicated youth be placed in a regional residential academy, but the recommendation is not binding on the youth authority. [1995 c.422 §§25,26; 2005 c.271 §6; 2009 c.595 §379; 2021 c.489 §153]

Source: Section 420A.155 — Regional residential academies, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html.

420A.005
Definitions 420A.010
Creation and duties 420A.012
Recidivism 420A.014
Enumeration of duties not exclusive 420A.015
Director 420A.017
Senate confirmation of director 420A.020
Subordinate officers and employees 420A.021
Authority of Oregon Youth Authority to require fingerprints 420A.022
Certification of employees to provide mental health services 420A.023
Authority of youth correction officers to exercise power of peace officer 420A.025
Rules 420A.030
Oregon Youth Authority Account 420A.032
Revolving fund 420A.035
Authorization to deposit money belonging to adjudicated youths and youth in authority custody in trust account 420A.040
Provision of juvenile corrections programs and services to tribal adjudicated youth 420A.100
Authority to establish and operate 420A.105
Rules 420A.108
Policy regarding rules and consequences for violations of rules 420A.111
Levels of custody 420A.115
Parole of adjudicated youths 420A.120
Suspension of parole or conditional release 420A.122
Notice of release or discharge of adjudicated youth 420A.125
Adjudicated youths 420A.130
Reentry support and services 420A.135
Secure regional youth facilities 420A.145
Regional youth accountability camps 420A.147
Placement in regional youth accountability camps 420A.155
Regional residential academies 420A.200
Duration of custody of Oregon Youth Authority 420A.203
Eligibility for second look 420A.206
Conditional release 420A.220
Damage to property of employee of Oregon Youth Authority 420A.223
Juvenile Justice Information System 420A.300
Policy 420A.305
Facilitated dialogue and responsibility letter bank program communications 420A.310
Confidentiality of communications 420A.315
Rules
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Current through early 2024

§ 420A.155’s source at oregon​.gov