ORS 420A.155
Regional residential academies


(1)

The Oregon Youth Authority may establish up to four regional residential academies.

(2)

A regional residential academy shall:

(a)

Provide a secure, closed residential campus;

(b)

Provide year-round education, job and life skills training, vocational training and apprenticeship programs; and

(c)

Include a drug and alcohol treatment component that meets the standards promulgated by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS 430.357 (Minimum standards).

(3)

The youth authority may contract with all of the governing bodies of the counties in a region to administer cooperatively a regional residential academy subject to the provisions of ORS 420.011 (Admissions to youth correction facilities), 420.081 (Population limits), 420A.108 (Policy regarding rules and consequences for violations of rules) and 420A.111 (Levels of custody) (5).

(4)

The youth authority may contract with any private agency to administer a regional residential academy subject to the provisions of ORS 420A.108 (Policy regarding rules and consequences for violations of rules) and 420A.111 (Levels of custody) (5).

(5)

The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority is solely responsible for determining which persons committed to, or placed in the physical custody of, the youth authority are eligible to participate in, and are accepted for, a regional residential academy. The juvenile court may recommend to the Oregon Youth Authority that an adjudicated youth be placed in a regional residential academy, but the recommendation is not binding on the youth authority. [1995 c.422 §§25,26; 2005 c.271 §6; 2009 c.595 §379; 2021 c.489 §153]

Source: Section 420A.155 — Regional residential academies, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html.

420A.005
Definitions
420A.010
Creation and duties
420A.012
Recidivism
420A.014
Enumeration of duties not exclusive
420A.015
Director
420A.017
Senate confirmation of director
420A.020
Subordinate officers and employees
420A.021
Authority of Oregon Youth Authority to require fingerprints
420A.022
Certification of employees to provide mental health services
420A.023
Authority of youth correction officers to exercise power of peace officer
420A.025
Rules
420A.030
Oregon Youth Authority Account
420A.032
Revolving fund
420A.035
Authorization to deposit money belonging to adjudicated youths and youth in authority custody in trust account
420A.040
Provision of juvenile corrections programs and services to tribal adjudicated youth
420A.100
Authority to establish and operate
420A.105
Rules
420A.108
Policy regarding rules and consequences for violations of rules
420A.111
Levels of custody
420A.115
Parole of adjudicated youths
420A.120
Suspension of parole or conditional release
420A.122
Notice of release or discharge of adjudicated youth
420A.125
Adjudicated youths
420A.130
Reentry support and services
420A.135
Secure regional youth facilities
420A.145
Regional youth accountability camps
420A.147
Placement in regional youth accountability camps
420A.155
Regional residential academies
420A.200
Duration of custody of Oregon Youth Authority
420A.203
Eligibility for second look
420A.206
Conditional release
420A.220
Damage to property of employee of Oregon Youth Authority
420A.223
Juvenile Justice Information System
420A.300
Policy
420A.305
Facilitated dialogue and responsibility letter bank program communications
420A.310
Confidentiality of communications
420A.315
Rules
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