Section 419B.657 - Reports to Legislative Assembly No later than September 15 of every even-numbered year, the Department of Human Services and the Judicial Department shall report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to children regarding:
(1) The number of Indian children involved in dependency proceedings during the prior two-year period.(2) The average duration Indian children were in protective custody.(3) The ratio of Indian children to non-Indian children in protective custody.(4) Which tribes the Indian children in protective custody were members of or of which they were eligible for membership.(5) The number of Indian children in foster care who are in each of the placement preference categories described in ORS 419B.654 and the number of those placements that have Indian parents in the home.(6) The number of Indian children placed in adoptive homes in each of the placement preference categories described in ORS 419B.654 and the number of those placements that have Indian parents in the home.(7) The number of available placements and common barriers to recruitment and retention of appropriate placements.(8) The number of times the court found that good cause existed to deviate from the statutory placement preferences under ORS 419B.654 when making a finding regarding the placement of a child in a dependency proceeding.(9) The number of cases that were transferred to tribal court under ORS 419B.633.(10) The number of times the court found good cause to decline to transfer jurisdiction of a dependency proceeding to tribal court upon request and the most common reasons the court found good cause to decline a transfer petition.(11) The efforts the Department of Human Services and the Judicial Department have taken to ensure compliance with the provisions of ORS 419B.600 to 419B.654 and the amendments to statutes by sections 24 to 60, chapter 14, Oregon Laws 2020 (first special session), in dependency proceedings.(12) The number of ICWA compliance reports, as defined in ORS 109.266, in which the department reported the petitioner's documentation was insufficient for the court to make a finding regarding whether the petitioner complied with the inquiry or notice requirements under ORS 419B.636 (2) or 419B.639 (2).(13) The total number and the ratio of all ICWA compliance reports that indicated there was a reason to know that the child was an Indian child.