Title 137 · ORS Chapter 137

475.980, 811.182, 813.010 or 813.011, upon request of the grant review committee, the commission shall decline to grant the full grant amount requested by a county, provide technical assistance, withh

Citation: ORS 475.980

Section: 475.980

475.980, 811.182, 813.010 or 813.011, upon request of the grant review committee, the commission shall decline to grant the full grant amount requested by a county, provide technical assistance, withhold approved grant funds or terminate further distribution of the grant award.

����� (b) If the commission takes an action described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, any remaining moneys may be redistributed by the commission through a supplemental grant program. Priority shall be given to counties funding programs for historically underserved communities including rural communities, racial, ethnic and minority communities and tribal communities. Rural counties may apply for supplemental grants in cooperation with other rural counties.

����� (10) As used in this section:

����� (a) �Community-based program� includes:

����� (A) Work release programs;

����� (B) Structured, transitional leave programs;

����� (C) Evidence-based programs designed to reduce recidivism that include the balanced administration of sanctions, supervision and treatment;

����� (D) Administering a reentry court under ORS 144.099; and

����� (E) Specialty courts aimed at medium-risk and high-risk offenders.

����� (b) �County� includes a regional collection of counties.

����� (c) �Culturally responsive service� means a service that is respectful of, and relevant to, the beliefs, practices, cultures and linguistic needs of diverse consumer or client populations and communities whose members identify as having particular cultural or linguistic affiliations by virtue of their place of birth, ancestry or ethnic origin, religion, preferred language or language spoken at home. A culturally responsive service has the capacity to respond to the issues of diverse communities and require knowledge and capacity at systemic, organizational, professional and individual levels of intervention.

����� (d) �Culturally specific organization� means an organization, or a program within an organization, that serves a particular cultural community, that is primarily staffed and led by members of that community and that demonstrates self-advocacy, positive cultural identity and intimate knowledge of the lived experience of the community, including but not limited to:

����� (A) The impact of structural and individual racism or discrimination on the community;

����� (B) Specific disparities in access to services and resources experienced by the community; and

����� (C) Community strengths, cultural practices, beliefs and traditions.

����� Note: See second note under 137.830.

����� 137.838 Oregon Public Safety Fund. The Oregon Public Safety Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 137.830 (9)(d) and 137.835. [2025 c.557 �4; 2025 c.557 �4a]

����� Note: The amendments to 137.838 by section 4a, chapter 557, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative July 1, 2026. See section 4b, chapter 557, Oregon Laws 2025. The text that is operative until July 1, 2026, is set forth for the user�s convenience.

����� 137.838. The Oregon Public Safety Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS