74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
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LC 3920
 
                         House Bill 3563
 
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, ETHICS AND RULES
 
 
                             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.
 
  Creates Public Safety Strategies Task Force.
  Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Legislative
Administration Committee for purposes of task force.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Public Safety Strategies Task Force; appropriating
  money; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) There is created the Public Safety
Strategies Task Force consisting of six members appointed as
follows:
  (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from
among members of the Senate. One member must be either an
independent or a member of the Democratic party and one must be a
member of the Republican party.
  (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
two members from among members of the House of Representatives.
One member must be a member of the Democratic party and one must
be a member of the Republican party.
  (c) The Governor shall appoint two members.
  (2) The task force shall:
  (a) Evaluate the amount of moneys invested in state-funded
programs, including but not limited to child development
programs, to ensure that the funding effectively and efficiently
reduces crime;
  (b) Evaluate the amount of moneys invested in state-funded
programs that effectively reduce crime rates and victimization
rates by reducing recidivism rates;
  (c) Identify ways in which the state can increase support for
state-funded programs that reduce criminal and delinquent
behavior and reduce crime rates;
  (d) Identify ways in which the state can prevent citizens from
becoming involved in crime;
  (e) Make recommendations in order for sentencing laws to better
meet the principles of section 15, Article I of the Oregon
Constitution;
  (f) Make recommendations based upon cost-benefit analyses of
state criminal justice policies; and
  (g) Consider the best use of available resources to reduce
crime rates and victimization rates and hold offenders
accountable for their actions, including but not limited to the
expanded use of DNA sampling, the expanded use of nationwide
criminal background checks in jails, improvements in probation,
parole and post-prison supervision, and the increased use of
local jail beds by the Department of Corrections.
  (3) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
  (4) Official action by the task force requires the approval of
a majority of the members of the task force.
  (5) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chairperson.
  (6) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing
authority shall make an appointment to become immediately
effective.
  (7) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by
the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of
the task force.
  (8) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation
of the task force.
  (9) The task force shall consult with and may receive testimony
from persons knowledgeable in, and representing diverse
viewpoints on, public safety issues. These persons may include
persons who are, or who represent, crime victims, district
attorneys, sheriffs, police chiefs, police officers, public
defenders, judges, prevention and treatment providers,
corrections officers and criminologists.
  (10) The task force shall submit a report containing the
results of its evaluations and its recommendations, which may
include recommendations for legislation, to an interim committee
related to the judiciary no later than October 1, 2008.
  (11) The Legislative Administrator shall provide staff support
to the task force.
  (12) Members of the task force who are not members of the
Legislative Assembly are not entitled to compensation or
reimbursement for expenses and serve as volunteers on the task
force.
  (13) 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 the
date of the convening of the next regular biennial legislative
session. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + There is appropriated to the Legislative
Administration Committee, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2007, out of the General Fund, the amount of $___ for the purpose
of carrying out the duties of the Public Safety Strategies Task
Force. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + 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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