Engrossed Oregon Senate Bill 1522: Relating To Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities; Declaring An Emergency
On February 19, 2024, the Oregon Senate published this engrossed senate bill (SB) 1522 relating to individuals with intellectual disabilities and declaring an emergency. The Act repeals the statutes that allowed a person to be ordered by a court to stay in a facility against their will on the basis of having an intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD). The Act forbids a public body from denying services meant for persons with mental illness on the basis that a person also has an I/DD . . .