71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 921
Sponsored by Senator MINNIS; Senator DECKERT, Representative
MINNIS
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to computer crime; appropriating money; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) There is created a Task Force on Computer
Crime Grant Programs consisting of five members who shall be
appointed by the Governor no later than October 1, 2001. The
Governor shall select members who are district attorneys,
representatives of state and local law enforcement or persons
with expertise in computer crime.
(2) The purpose of the task force is to ensure that this state
can provide assurances to the Attorney General of the United
States that this state meets the requirements of the Computer
Crime Enforcement Act (P.L. 106-572) to be eligible to receive
grants under the Act.
(3) The task force shall:
(a) Conduct an assessment of state and local resource needs,
including criminal justice resources devoted to the investigation
and enforcement of computer crime laws; and
(b) Develop a plan for coordinating programs that are funded
under the Computer Crime Enforcement Act (P.L. 106-572) with
other federally funded technical assistance and training
programs.
(4) The task force shall present a report of its findings to
the Governor and to the appropriate house or joint interim
committee not later than June 30, 2002.
(5) The Department of Justice shall provide staff necessary for
the performance of the functions of the task force. The task
force shall use the services of permanent legislative staff to
the greatest extent practicable.
(6) Members of the task force are not entitled to compensation
and expenses and shall serve on the task force on a volunteer
basis.
(7) All agencies, departments and officers of this state are
directed to assist the task force in the performance of its
functions and to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
functions.
(8) The task force may accept contributions of funds and
assistance from any source, public or private, and agree to
conditions thereon not inconsistent with the purposes of the task
force. All such funds are to aid in financing the functions of
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the task force and shall be deposited in the Department of
Justice Operating Account created in ORS 180.180 and shall be
continuously appropriated to the Task Force on Computer Crime
Grant Programs for the purpose for which contributed.
(9) Official action by the task force shall require the
approval of a majority of the members of the task force. All
legislation recommended by official action of the task force must
indicate that it is introduced at the request of the task force.
Such legislation shall be prepared in time for presession filing
pursuant to ORS 171.130, for presentation to the regular session
of the Seventy-second Legislative Assembly. + }
SECTION 2. { + Section 1 of this 2001 Act is repealed on
January 1, 2003. + }
SECTION 3. { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate June 21, 2001
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House July 2, 2001
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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