Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3004: Relating to community violence prevention.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act directs the YDD to review community violence prevention efforts in this state. Tells the YDD to submit a report on the findings to the legislature by a certain date. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). [ Digest: The Act tells YDD to create a violence prevention program for students and certain youth groups. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). ] Directs the Youth Development Division to [ establish a statewide community violence prevention program ] conduct a comprehensive review of initiatives aimed at reducing community violence in this state . Establishes requirements for the division when conducting the review. Requires the division to ensure that any engagement with tribal communities in conducting the review is done in accordance with the tribal consultation policies of the Department of Education. Requires the division to report findings and recommendations to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to education by December 1, 2027. Sunsets on January 2, 2028.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 11, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 3004 By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION April On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 30 and delete page 2 and insert: "SECTION 1. (1) The Youth Development Division shall conduct a comprehensive review of existing policies, grant programs, community-based efforts and other initiatives aimed at reducing community violence in this state. "(2) In conducting the review, the division shall: "(a) Evaluate community-based youth violence prevention programs and services, including such programs and services that are supported by grant awards from the division and the Youth Development Council. "(b) Evaluate national models and strategies, programs and curricula implemented in other states with a focus on those that have demonstrated effectiveness on violence prevention in local communities and tribal communities. "(c) Engage with stakeholders from a broad range of interests who are impacted by and involved with addressing gun violence and gang-related activity, including: "(A) Students, youth and families directly impacted by community violence. "(B) Victims and survivors of violence. "(C) Schools, school districts and other educational institutions. "(D) Community organizations and local leaders. "(E) Representatives of county and tribal courts. "(F) Representatives of law enforcement agencies. "(G) County juvenile departments. "(H) District attorneys and defense attorneys. "(I) Representatives of relevant state agencies and other entities, including agencies …