The purpose of OAR 413-030-0400 to 413-030-0460 is to describe
the responsibilities of the Department for comprehensive transition planning to
support all children, young adults and former foster children who have
experienced foster care at age 14 or older in their transition to adulthood
through transitional services such as:
(1) Obtaining a high school diploma or GED
and post-secondary education, career exploration, vocational training, job
placement and retention, training and opportunities to practice daily living
skills (such as financial literacy training and driving instruction), substance
abuse prevention, and preventative health activities (including smoking
avoidance, nutrition education, and sexual/reproductive health;
(2) Achieve meaningful, permanent connections
with a caring adult;
(3) Achieve
and maintain connections to culture and community's
(4) Engage in age or developmentally
appropriate activities, positive youth development, and experiential learning
that reflects what their peers in intact families experience, and
(5) Provide financial, housing, counseling,
employment, education and other appropriate support and services to young
adults and former foster children to complement their own efforts and control
over decision-making to achieve self-sufficiency, and to assure that they
recognize and accept their personal responsibility for preparing for and then
making the successful transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Notes
Or. Admin. R.
413-030-0400
SOSCF 1-2002, f. &
cert. ef. 1-22-02; CWP 16-2009, f. & cert. ef. 11-3-09;
CWP
2-2016, f. & cert. ef.
2/1/2016;
CWP
21-2021, amend filed 09/30/2021, effective
10/1/2021
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050 & ORS
418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
418.005,
ORS
418.475,
ORS
419B.343
& ORS
419B.476(3)
