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House backs anti-deadbeat bill SALKM (AIM A bill to *u* pend the driver's license* of parent* who fnll more than S2.S00 behind on child support payment* won strong endorsement Wednesday in the Oregon House The measure cleared the House on « 47- H) vote after l*at kers said the license suspensions would help the state collect millions of dollars in hack child-support payments Children are tho onus who suffer most when a parent refuses to pay support to the other parent with custody of tho children, sponsors said "For many families, it means the difference between being able to pay your rent or not mak ing it." said Rep Lisa Naito. 1) Portland. < o spon sor of HH2337. "This has the ability to help thou sands of children in this state " The measure was sent to the Senate over the objections of some representatives who said sus pending n driver's license scums too drastic a step for non-payment of child support Rep Lonnie Roberts. D-Portland, said he objt* t ed to the measure hut ausu it does not allow for licenses to be granted in hardship cases where a parent can show that they have no other way of getting to and from work "I don't support deadbeat parents. but 1 have a problem with that mm tmn." Roberts said Ba< ker* of the bill said the license suspension would be used ns a last resort against parents who won't pay court-ordered child support "i don't feel sorry for those slearehalls who don't l arv about their kids.-' said Rep Tim |osi, D Bay City If they value their driver's In enses more than they value their kids, to he< k with them “ Seven other states already take away driving privileges for failure to pay child support Oregon offif inis have estimated that suspttnding driver's licenses would ini rvase coiletrtions by $4 million in the next two years Meanwhile, the Senate is i onsidertng a related bill to expand a ( ummt law that allows the state to yank certain oca upational In enses of people who don't pay child support A 1993 law allow s the state to suspend Ik enses of commercial truckers, landscapers, el« trk.ians, plumbers, commercial fishermen, construction control tors an<i r«<al estate agents The measure that is pending in the Senate. SB392. would cover a broader range of state-regu lated occupations fnun doctors to tavern owners to day-care operators Monument will honor firefiahters PRINEVILLE (AP) Parents of some of the Prineville Hot shots who died on Storm King Mountain in Colorado watched Wednesday os a model of a monument was unveiled to hon or all those who fight forest fires "We regard the wildland fire fighter as one of the unsung heroes of our so< iety, and we're pleased to announce that Prineville will be the site of the first monument in the country honoring the contributions of wildland firefighters," said Doug Hagen, whose daughter, Terri Hagen, was among the hot shots who died in the July 8 fire. Twenty-eight men and women died fighting forest fires across tho country Inst year, including 14 on Storm King Mountain outside Glen wood Springs, Colo. Among those 14 were 9 from the Prineville Hot shots, an elite U.S. Forest Ser vice fire crew based here at the Ocboco National Forest. Colorado sculptor David R Nelson showed off his wax mod el of the monument It depict* three firefighters — two men and a woman — working around a (barred snag The It foot tall bronze statue is to be unveiled in Ochoco Crook Park in October. “They are heroes let me. and 1 hope that when people visit Prineville to see the monument they will come away with that same feeling." Nelson said of the firefighters The monument will he “absolutely authentic, right down to the brand name on the chainsaw and the can of snoose in the sawyer's pocket." Nelson said. A monument to the firofight ers who died on Storm King Mountain will he unveiled July (i on the first anniversary of their deaths. “Our monument here is dif ferent from that." said Hagen. “While we are particularly rec ognizing the Storm King Moun tain victims, we felt it most appropriate to make a monu ment to honor all wild land fire fighters " The $120,000 cost will he paid in part by $72,000 in dona lions to an au mtnt set up fol lowing the deaths on Storm King Mountain, said Norm Hes seldahl, (KhiH o National Forest spokesman. Parents of the Prinevillo Hot shots who died formed a i om mittee and voted in November to dedicate the money toward the monument They plan to raise additional money by sell mg gallery-sized replicas of the statue and figurines Once the monument is paid off. remain ing funds will go to scholarships in memory of the firefighters, Hesseldahl said Meanwhile, the Prinoville Hotshots crew is expected to be available by mid-June for duty fighting wildfires Hesseldahl said Prinev ilie Hotshots superintendent Tom Shepard is recruiting for the 20 member crew Shepard and fore man Bryan Si hoi/., who both fought the Storm King Mountain fire, will return to lead the crew Assistance programs may be limited SAli'.M (Ar) .I-or Cynthia Hensley, receiving welfare mu) other public assistance programs for the past eight years has meant the difference between her health and destitution. Hensley, a single parent of a 7-year-old daughter, suffers from severe diabetes and has been unable to work Her medication atone costs almost $300 per month. Now the Salem woman is getting her illness under control and her life back together, by participat ing in a program tliat provide# work skills and teach es people how to get a job Hut Hensley says proposals in the Legislature to limit Aid to Families with Dependent Children payments to two years may not lie the best solution to move people from public assistance to self reliance. "I don't think people should live on welfare for ever, but people should have the chance to live.” she said “ Sometimes it might take a little bit longer for some people to do what they have to." The Oregon proposals mirror a similar effort in Congress, with the idea being that the states and federal government need to cut <osts of public .issis tame programs while getting people into jobs State Kep. (diaries Starr, K-Hillsharo, says hts pro posal to limit assistance payments to two years is a way to break a cycle of perpetual reliance on wel fare "We need very much to get people off of welfare and get them back into the work force,” Starr said. “The idea behind the legislation is to fort e them to make the break " Sen. Gene Oerflor, K Salem, is sponsor of n sim ilar measure in the Senate "We tune locked |>oopie into the welfare system,” he said 'We're going to try to give jieople an opjior tunity to get out of the welfare system Hut you can't do it by asking, you have to do it by pushing." Opponents say such reforms will push too hard on families already in tenuous situations. 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