Chapter 682 Oregon Laws 2007

AN ACT

HB 3369

Relating to local public safety; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 137.656 and 423.560.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) The board or boards of county commissioners that have convened a local public safety coordinating council shall publish an annual summary of program, service or budget changes made in response to the recommendations of the local public safety coordinating council described in ORS 423.560 and 423.565.

(2) The summary described in subsection (1) of this section shall be provided to the local public safety coordinating council and the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.

SECTION 2. ORS 423.560 is amended to read:

423.560. (1) The board or boards of county commissioners of a county shall convene a local public safety coordinating council. The council shall include, but need not be limited to:

(a) A police chief selected by the police chiefs in the county;

(b) The sheriff of the county or, if two or more counties have joined together to provide community corrections services, a sheriff selected by the sheriffs in the counties;

(c) The district attorney of the county or, if two or more counties have joined together to provide community corrections services, a district attorney selected by the district attorneys of the counties;

(d) A state court judge, and a public defender or defense attorney, both appointed by the presiding judge of the judicial district in which the county is located;

(e) A director of community corrections, a county commissioner, a juvenile department director, a health director, a mental health director and at least one lay citizen, all appointed by the county commissioners;

(f) A city councilor or mayor and a city manager or other city representative, both selected by the cities in the county;

(g) A representative of the Oregon State Police, who is a nonvoting member of the council, selected by the Superintendent of State Police; and

(h) A representative of the Oregon Youth Authority, who is a nonvoting member of the council, selected by the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority.

(2) The boards of county commissioners of two or more counties may jointly convene a single, regional local public safety coordinating council by means of an intergovernmental agreement. Local officials may combine the council with existing local criminal justice advisory councils established under ORS 1.851.

(3) The local public safety coordinating council shall, at a minimum:

(a) Develop and recommend to the county board of commissioners a plan for use of:

(A) State resources to serve the local offender population; and

(B) State and local resources to serve the needs of that part of the local offender population who are at least 15 years of age and less than 18 years of age, which plan must provide for coordination of community-wide services involving prevention, treatment, education, employment resources and intervention strategies; and

(b) Coordinate local criminal justice policy among affected criminal justice entities.

(4) Nonvoting members of a local public safety coordinating council may not be counted in determining whether a quorum exists.

(5) The appointing authorities described in subsection (1) of this section shall fill a vacancy over which they have appointment authority within three months of a vacancy or as soon as possible.

SECTION 3. ORS 137.656 is amended to read:

137.656. (1) The purpose of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state and local criminal justice systems by providing a centralized and impartial forum for statewide policy development and planning.

(2) The primary duty of the commission is to develop and maintain a state criminal justice policy and comprehensive, long-range plan for a coordinated state criminal justice system that encompasses public safety, offender accountability, crime reduction and prevention and offender treatment and rehabilitation. The plan must include, but need not be limited to, recommendations regarding:

(a) Capacity, utilization and type of state and local prison and jail facilities;

(b) Implementation of community corrections programs;

(c) Alternatives to the use of prison and jail facilities;

(d) Appropriate use of existing facilities and programs;

(e) Whether additional or different facilities and programs are necessary;

(f) Methods of assessing the effectiveness of juvenile and adult correctional programs, devices and sanctions in reducing future criminal conduct by juvenile and adult offenders; [and]

(g) Methods of reducing the risk of future criminal conduct[.]; and

(h) The effective utilization of local public safety coordinating councils.

(3) Other duties of the commission are:

(a) To conduct joint studies by agreement with other state agencies, boards or commissions on any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(b) To provide Oregon criminal justice analytical and statistical information to federal agencies and serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis and dissemination of information on state and local sentencing practices.

(c) To provide technical assistance and support to local public safety coordinating councils.

(d) To receive grant applications to start or expand drug court programs as defined in ORS 3.450, to make rules to govern the grant process and to award grant funds according to the rules.

(4) The commission shall establish by rule the information that must be submitted under ORS 137.010 (9) and the methods for submitting the information. A rule adopted under this subsection must be approved by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court before it takes effect.

Approved by the Governor June 27, 2007

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 27, 2007

Effective date January 1, 2008

__________