71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
SA to A-Eng. HB 2944
 
LC 2843/HB 2944-A8
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2944
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
                             May 25
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, line 2, after '
Training' insert '; creating new provisions; and amending ORS
181.630 and 181.665'.
  In line 4, delete 'and 3' and insert 'to 4'.
  On page 3, after line 28, insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + (1) Notwithstanding ORS 181.640
(1)(g) and 181.650 (3), the Department of Public Safety Standards
and Training may not accredit any public safety personnel
training program provided by a public safety agency or any
educational program as equivalent to the minimum training
required for basic certification as a police officer under ORS
181.665.
  ' (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the
Department of State Police. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + } ORS 181.665 is amended to read:
  ' 181.665. (1) Except for a person who has requested and
obtained an extension from the Department of Public Safety
Standards and Training pursuant to subsection (2) of this
section,
  { - no - }   { + a + } person may  { + not + } be employed as a
police officer, or utilized as a certified reserve officer, by
any law enforcement unit for more than one year unless:
  ' (a) The person is a citizen of the United States; and
  ' (b) The person has been certified as being qualified as a
police officer or certified reserve officer under the provisions
of ORS 181.610 to 181.712 and the certification has neither
lapsed nor been revoked pursuant to ORS 181.661, 181.662 and
181.664 (1) and not been reissued under ORS 181.664 (2).
  ' (2) The department, upon the facts contained in an affidavit
accompanying the request for an extension, may find good cause
for failure to obtain certification within the time period
described in subsection (1) of this section. If the department
finds that there is good cause for such failure, the department
may extend for up to one year the period that a person may serve
as a police officer or reserve officer without certification. The
grant or denial of such an extension is within the sole
discretion of the department.
  ' (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a
person employed as a police officer by any law enforcement unit
shall commence the training necessary for certification under ORS
181.610 to 181.712 at an academy operated   { - or authorized - }
by the department not later than the 90th day after the date of
the officer's employment by the law enforcement unit.
  ' (4) A law enforcement unit may delay the commencement of
training of a police officer for up to 120 days from the date of
the officer's employment when it considers the delay necessary.
When a law enforcement unit delays commencement of a police
officer's training under this subsection, it shall file a written
statement of its reasons with the department.
 
  ' (5) When a delay in the commencement of training necessary
for certification under ORS 181.610 to 181.712 at an academy
operated   { - or authorized - }  by the department is caused by
the inability of the department, for any reason, to provide that
training, the period of such delay shall not be counted as part
of the periods set forth in subsections (3) and (4) of this
section within which the training must be commenced.
  ' (6) A person utilized as a certified reserve officer by a law
enforcement unit must complete the training necessary for
certification under ORS 181.610 to 181.712 at a site approved by
the department.
  '  { +  SECTION 6. + }  { + Section 4 of this 2001 Act and the
amendments to ORS 181.665 by section 5 of this 2001 Act become
operative on July 1, 2004. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + } ORS 181.630 is amended to read:
  ' 181.630. (1) The Board on Public Safety Standards and
Training shall select one of its members as chairperson and
another as vice chairperson. The vice chairperson shall act as
chairperson when the chairperson is absent or unable to act.
  ' (2) The board may appoint from among its members such
subcommittees as it deems necessary or useful.
  ' (3) The board shall prescribe such terms, powers and duties
for the chairperson, vice chairperson and any subcommittees of
the board as are convenient for the performance of the functions
of the board.
  ' (4) The board shall meet at least once every three months at
a place and time determined by the board. The board shall also
meet at such other times and places as the chairperson shall
specify.
  ' (5) It shall be the policy of the state that:
  ' (a) The board and Department of Public Safety Standards and
Training exist to develop talented individuals into public safety
providers who are:
  ' (A) Culturally competent;
  ' (B) Ethically, physically and emotionally fit; and
  ' (C) Well trained, highly skilled and responsive to the needs
of their communities.
  ' (b) The board and department shall promote the safety,
efficiency, effectiveness, self-sufficiency and competence of
public safety agencies and professionals.
  ' (c) The board and department shall support collaboration
among public and private security, law enforcement, fire service,
telecommunications and corrections organizations, the related
organizations with whom they work and the interests of the
communities they serve.
  ' (d) The board and department shall consult with and inform
each other fully on matters of public safety standards, training
and certification.
  ' (e) The board may adopt or approve all policies, standards
and minimum requirements for public safety certifications and
training.
  ' (f) The department may administer operations and procedures
and implement or apply the policies and standards of the board.
  ' (g) The department is and remains a full department of the
state.
  ' (6) The department, in consultation with the board, shall
evaluate the training delivery systems used in other states,
including self-sponsored training, electronic remote learning
methods and regional training employing colleges and other
organizations. The evaluation shall seek economical and effective
methods that may be adapted and used in Oregon and shall be used
in the development of the department's budget and facilities
planning.
  ' (7) A member of the board who serves by virtue of office may
appoint a designee to represent the member at subcommittee and
 
  { - advisory group - }  { +  policy committee + } meetings. The
designee may vote only at subcommittee and   { - advisory
group - }  { +  policy committee + } meetings.'.
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