Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 458 § 458.528 — was enacted into law by

was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 458 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. Note: Sections 1, 2 and 4, chapter 510, Oregon Laws 2025, provide: Sec. 1. Statewide shelter program; responsibilities of shelters receiving funds; rules. (1) As used in this section and section 2 of this 2025 Act: (a) “Planning partners” includes shelter providers, local jurisdictions, housing authorities, community action agencies, continuums of care, day center service providers, rehousing services providers, county mental health providers and coordinated care organizations. (b) “Program” means the statewide shelter program established under this section and section 2 of this 2025 Act. (c) “Regional assessment” means an assessment of current conditions, resources and outcomes relating to homelessness for the region. (d) “Regional coordinator” means a local government or nonprofit public benefit corporation that develops a regional assessment and plan and an annual report, and receives and distributes program funds for the region. (e) “Regional plan” means a plan that details the services and outcomes for the region that will be supported with program funds. (f) “Shelter” means a facility designed to provide temporary living arrangements on an emergency or transitional basis as may be further defined by the Housing and Community Services Department by rule. (g) “Shelter provider” means any person or local government that operates or funds shelters. (2) The Housing and Community Services Department shall establish a statewide shelter program for the purposes of reducing unsheltered homelessness and transitioning people from experiencing homelessness into housing stability. (3) In implementing the program, the department shall: (a) Focus on the outcomes of reducing unsheltered homelessness, transitioning people experiencing homelessness to housing stability and housing retention for people rehoused through the program; (b) Foster equity in outcomes for those disproportionately impacted by structural inequities in homelessness and the homelessness response system; (c) Require regional coordination in planning, funding and services; (d) Provide flexibility to allow regional coordinators and shelter providers to meet the needs of each community; (e) Facilitate consistent, predictable and trackable systems and services that allow the state, regional coordinators and shelter providers to plan for needs and reduce administrative burdens; and (f) Ensure accountability for regional coordinators and shelter providers for minimum expectations and outcomes. (4) Shelters receiving program funds must: (a) Primarily be available throughout the day and night, seven days a week, and during all seasons and weather; (b) Prioritize immediate access to shelter or transitional, temporary, permanent or other housing to provide stability and retention of housing; (c) Conduct operations and services using evidence-based practices, cultural responsivity, nondiscrimination and harm reduction; and (d) Use coordinated entry and homeless management information systems to ensure integration with federal systems and data collection. (5) The department shall adopt rules to administer the program, which must include rules establishing: (a) Guidelines and funding agreements applicable to regional plans and funded shelters; (b) Shelter types and services that may be eligible to receive funding from the regional coordinators; (c) Minimum habitability and service requirements for each eligible shelter type; (d) Policies regarding low-barrier and nonexclusionary shelter programs; (e) Policies regarding exit and separation from shelter services; (f) The requirements of agreements between regional coordinators and shelter providers; and (g) A funding formula as described in section 2 (8) of this 2025 Act. (6) Regional coordinators, regional plans and shelter providers may not establish requirements for services or use of funds different from, or in addition to, the requirements established by the department without review and approval by the department. (7) Not later than November 15 of each year, the department shall submit, in the manner required under ORS 192.245, a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing on the status and outcomes of the program. [2025 c.510 §1] Sec. 2. Regional coordination, assessments, plans and reports. (1) The Housing and Community Services Department, after consultation with local planning partners, shall divide the state into regions, each no smaller than a single county, through which the statewide shelter program established under section 1 of this 2025 Act is implemented. (2) The department, after consultation with local planning partners, shall establish and administer a process by which the d