71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
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LC 2843
House Bill 2944
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (at the request of Oregon
Association Chiefs of Police)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Directs Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to
establish four policy committees for specific disciplines
governed by board. Specifies membership.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Board on Public Safety Standards and Training.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS 181.610 to 181.712. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) The Board on Public Safety Standards and
Training shall establish the following policy committees:
(a) Corrections Policy Committee;
(b) Fire Policy Committee;
(c) Police Policy Committee; and
(d) Telecommunications Policy Committee.
(2) The members of each policy committee shall select a
chairperson and vice chairperson for the policy committee. Only
members of the policy committee who are also members of the board
are eligible to serve as a chairperson or vice chairperson. The
vice chairperson may act as chairperson in the absence of the
chairperson.
(3) The Corrections Policy Committee consists of:
(a) All of the board members who represent the corrections
discipline;
(b) The chief administrative officer of the training division
of the Department of Corrections;
(c) A security manager from the Department of Corrections; and
(d) The following, who may not be current board members,
appointed by the chairperson of the board:
(A) One person recommended by and representing the Oregon State
Sheriffs' Association;
(B) Two persons recommended by and representing the Oregon Jail
Managers' Association; and
(C) One person recommended by and representing a statewide
association of community corrections directors.
(4) The Fire Policy Committee consists of:
(a) All of the board members who represent the fire service
discipline; and
(b) The following, who may not be current board members,
appointed by the chairperson of the board:
(A) One person recommended by and representing a statewide
association of fire instructors;
(B) One person recommended by and representing a statewide
association of fire marshals; and
(C) One person recommended by and representing community
college fire programs.
(5) The Police Policy Committee consists of:
(a) All of the board members who represent the law enforcement
discipline; and
(b) The following, who may not be current board members,
appointed by the chairperson of the board:
(A) One person recommended by and representing the Oregon
Association of Chiefs of Police;
(B) Two persons recommended by and representing the Oregon
State Sheriffs' Association; and
(C) One command officer recommended by and representing the
Oregon State Police.
(6) The Telecommunications Policy Committee consists of:
(a) All of the board members who represent the
telecommunications discipline; and
(b) The following, who may not be current board members,
appointed by the chairperson of the board:
(A) Two persons recommended by and representing a statewide
association of public safety communications officers;
(B) One person recommended by and representing the Oregon
Association of Chiefs of Police;
(C) One person recommended by and representing the Oregon State
Police;
(D) Two persons representing telecommunicators;
(E) One person recommended by and representing the Oregon State
Sheriffs' Association;
(F) One person recommended by and representing the Oregon Fire
Chiefs' Association;
(G) One person recommended by and representing the Emergency
Medical Services and Trauma Systems Program of the Health
Division; and
(H) One person representing paramedics and recommended by a
statewide association dealing with fire medical issues.
(7) In making appointments to the policy committees under this
section, the chairperson of the board shall seek to reflect the
diversity of the state's population. An appointment made by the
chairperson of the board must be ratified by the board before the
appointment is effective. The chairperson of the board may remove
an appointed member for just cause. An appointment to a policy
committee that is based on the member's employment is
automatically revoked if the member changes employment. The
chairperson of the board shall fill a vacancy in the same manner
as making an initial appointment. The term of an appointed member
is two years. An appointed member may be appointed to a second
term.
(8) A policy committee may meet at such times and places as
determined by the policy committee in consultation with the
board. A majority of a policy committee constitutes a quorum to
conduct business. A policy committee may create subcommittees if
needed.
(9) Each policy committee shall develop policies, requirements,
standards and rules relating to its specific discipline. A policy
committee shall submit its policies, requirements, standards and
rules to the board for the board's consideration. When a policy
committee submits a policy, requirement, standard or rule to the
board for the board's consideration, the board shall:
(a) Approve or disapprove the recommendation of the policy
committee; or
(b) Defer a decision and return the matter to the policy
committee for revision or reconsideration.
(10) At any time after submitting a matter to the board, the
chairperson of the policy committee may withdraw the matter from
the board's consideration. + }
SECTION 3. { + (1) An executive committee of the Board on
Public Safety Standards and Training is created consisting of the
chairperson of the board, the chairpersons of the policy
committees created in section 2 of this 2001 Act and the
chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Private Security
Services established in ORS 181.889.
(2) If necessary, the executive committee shall reconcile
inconsistencies in policies among the policy committees and the
advisory committee. The executive committee shall recommend
agenda items for meetings of the board and indicate if a board
vote is requested on particular agenda items. The executive
committee shall meet as necessary to consider legislative
concepts, budgets, grants and other matters that arise between
regular board meetings.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, only those
members of the executive committee who are a chairperson of a
policy or advisory committee may vote. A majority of the
executive committee constitutes a quorum to transact business. If
the chairperson of the executive committee is not a chairperson
of a policy committee, the chairperson may vote only in the case
of a tie vote of the other members. + }
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