OR SB1533

Expands the Oregon Foster Children's Bill of Rights to include protections from abuse, exploitation, neglect, and wrongful restraint; rights to assigned legal representation with unimpeded contact; rights to maintain personal belongings; and rights to be present at all court hearings regarding their case

Strengthens sibling contact rights by establishing a presumption of contact that can only be limited, denied, or prohibited through a court order with written findings; requires siblings' rights documents to be prominently displayed where children can access them at all times

Reduces the timeframe for providing foster children with rights documents from 60 days to 7 days after any placement or placement change

Creates an exception to child-in-care abuse investigation provisions (ORS 418.257-418.259) when the suspected abuse is committed by the child's own parent

Requires DHS to disclose to parents and guardians during abuse investigations that department representatives act on behalf of the department and cannot provide legal advice; declares an emergency for immediate effect upon passage