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Bill to scale back Oregon child welfare investigations in jeopardy in Salem
Bill to scale back Oregon child welfare investigations in jeopardy in Salem
Bill to scale back Oregon child welfare investigations in jeopardy in Salem

Published on: 02/12/2026

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Oregon has a low bar to open investigations into allegations of child neglect and a low bar to determine that a caregiver engaged in abuse. A bill long in the works to tighten those standards might die in the Legislature. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A bill to scale back the grounds for Oregon child welfare investigations in order to allow more focus on serious cases appears in jeopardy in the Legislature.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/02/bill-to-scale-back-oregon-child-welfare-investigations-in-jeopardy-in-salem.html

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