74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3662
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3524
                  Ordered by the House April 30
            Including House Amendments dated April 30
 
Sponsored by Representatives GELSER, OLSON; Representatives
  BRUUN, CANNON, DALLUM, ESQUIVEL, FLORES, GILLIAM, GIROD,
  KRIEGER, MAURER, NELSON, ROBLAN, ROSENBAUM, SCHAUFLER, G SMITH,
  TOMEI, WHISNANT, Senators ATKINSON, BEYER, BROWN, BURDICK,
  NELSON
 
 
                             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.
 
    { - Establishes Mental Health Database to assist law
enforcement officers in assisting mentally ill individuals to
obtain medical, mental health and social services. - }
    { - Becomes operative July 1, 2008. - }
   { +  Creates Task Force on Establishing Mental Health Database
to identify issues, explore solutions and make recommendations to
Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly regarding establishment and
implementation of database to aid law enforcement officers in
assisting mentally ill individuals to obtain medical, mental
health and social services.
  Sunsets task force on January 2, 2009.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to a Mental Health Database; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) There is created the Task Force on
Establishing a Mental Health Database, consisting of 13 members
appointed as follows:
  (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from
among members of the Senate.
  (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
two members from among members of the House of Representatives.
  (c) The Governor shall appoint the following nine members:
  (A) One member from the Department of State Police;
  (B) One member from the Department of Human Services;
  (C) One member from the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association;
  (D) One member from the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police;
and
  (E) Five members who have a demonstrated interest in
facilitating law enforcement interaction with mentally ill
persons. These members may be selected from state and local
agencies, advocacy groups for the mentally ill, mental health
 
clients and their families and caregivers, and the medical
community.
  (2)(a) In appointing the members of the task force, the chief
sponsors of this 2007 Act shall be consulted:
  (A) By the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, as applicable, to determine the chief
sponsors' interest in participating as members of the task force;
and
  (B) By the Governor to assist in identifying task force
members.
  (b) The appointing authorities shall appoint members of the
task force that represent a diverse array of communities in terms
of size and geographic location.
  (3) The task force shall identify issues, explore solutions and
make recommendations the Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly
regarding the establishment and implementation of a Mental Health
Database to aid law enforcement officers in assisting mentally
ill individuals to obtain medical, mental health and social
services.
  (4) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
  (5) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the members of the task force.
  (6) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
  (7) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authority shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective.
  (8) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or a majority of the members of the
task force.
  (9) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
  (10) The task force shall submit a report, and may include
recommendations for legislation, to the appropriate interim
legislative committee with oversight of the judiciary or, if no
such interim legislative committee is created, to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, no
later than October 1, 2008.
  (11) Notwithstanding ORS 171.072, members of the task force who
are members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to
mileage expenses or a per diem and serve as volunteers on the
task force. Other members of the task force are not entitled to
compensation or reimbursement for expenses and serve as
volunteers on the task force.
  (12) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, are directed to assist the task force in the performance
of its duties and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to
confidentiality, to furnish such information and advice as the
members of the task force consider necessary to perform their
duties. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2007 Act is repealed on
January 2, 2009. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2007 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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