(1) Consistent with the requirements of ORS 417.715 to 417.725, the governing body of Deschutes County may establish a demonstration project that authorizes the county to:
(a) Within the county, assume responsibility for providing or obtaining some or all services to children and families that primarily focus on the welfare of the child and that would otherwise be provided or obtained by or through one or more state agencies with the exception of child protective services as described in ORS 418.747, 418.748 and 418.746 to 418.796; and
(b) During the time the county assumes responsibility for the services and according to the provisions of the intergovernmental agreement by which the county assumes those responsibilities, receive the moneys available to state agencies to provide or obtain those services. If the moneys therefor are not transferred, the county is not required to assume responsibility for the service.
(2) In order to exercise authority under subsection (1) of this section, the local commission appointed under ORS 417.833 shall develop for the governing body of Deschutes County a plan for assuming the responsibilities described in subsection (1)(a) of this section. The plan shall establish standards by which the appropriate state agencies may monitor and assure performance of the demonstration project. The standards shall not establish requirements for how the county provides or obtains the service, but shall address expected outcomes and goals. The plan may provide for the transfer of employees involved in the services. The provisions of ORS 423.549 shall apply to any transferred employees of the Department of Corrections and the provisions of ORS 236.605 to 236.640 apply to all other transferred employees.
(3) The plan shall be submitted to the county governing body and may be submitted to the presiding judge for the judicial district for approval. No portion of the plan that relates to the administration, procedures or programs of the courts shall be submitted to the county governing body without the concurrence of the presiding judge for the judicial district.
(4) The plan shall be specific about the services for which the county assumes responsibility and shall provide measures by which the state can assure that services are not being diminished from the level provided or obtained by the state. [1993 c.675 §1; 1995 c.161 §1; 1995 c.781 §48a]
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