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This bill aims to improve services for individuals under 21 years of age in Oregon. The key provisions are: 1. It sets forth policy goals and values to guide the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Department of Human Services (DHS) in implementing the bill, including principles of person-centered, family-focused, and collaborative care. 2. It requires OHA to ensure eligible children and youth have access to home and community-based services under the state's Medicaid program. 3. It directs OHA and DHS to adopt rules to facilitate cross-agency coordination and information sharing to meet the needs of multi-system involved children and youth. 4. It requires OHA, in collaboration with DHS and stakeholders, to investigate services and supports funded through Medicaid's Community First Choice Option to avoid institutional placements for youth under 21. 5. It prohibits denying mental/behavioral health services to youth based on having an intellectual/developmental disability or substance use disorder. 6. It requires OHA and the Department of Education to develop strategies to leverage Medicaid funds for school-based services. 7. It makes changes to juvenile court procedures related to determining a youth's fitness to proceed. The bill also includes appropriations and emergency clauses to provide funding and expedite its implementation.