Chapter 139 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

SB 349

Relating to Board on Public Safety Standards and Training; amending ORS 181.620 and 181.630.

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

SECTION 1. ORS 181.620 is amended to read:

181.620. (1) The Governor shall appoint a Board on Public Safety Standards and Training consisting of 23 members as follows:

(a) Two members shall be chiefs of police recommended to the Governor by the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police;

(b) One member shall be a sheriff recommended to the Governor by the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association;

(d) One member shall be a representative of the fire service recommended to the Governor by the Oregon Fire District Directors' Association;

(e) One member shall be a member of the Oregon State Fire Fighter's Council recommended to the Governor by the executive body of the council;

(f) One member shall be a representative of corrections personnel recommended to the Governor by the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association;

(g) One member shall be a representative of the fire service recommended to the Governor by the Oregon Volunteer Fire Fighters' Association;

(h) One member shall be a representative of public safety telecommunicators;

(i) One member shall be a district attorney recommended to the Governor by the Oregon District Attorneys' Association;

(j) One member shall be the Superintendent of State Police;

(k) One member shall be the Chief of the Portland Police Bureau;

(L) One member shall be the State Fire Marshal;

(m) One member shall be the Chief of the Portland Fire Bureau;

(n) One member shall be the Director of the Department of Corrections;

(o) One member shall be the Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Oregon;

(p) One member shall represent forest protection agencies recommended to the Governor by the State Forestry Department;

(q) One member shall be an administrator of a municipality recommended to the Governor by the executive body of the League of Oregon Cities;

(r) Two members shall be nonmanagement representatives of law enforcement;

(s) One member shall be a public member. A person appointed as a public member under this section shall be a person:

(A) Who has no personal interest or occupational responsibilities in the area of responsibility given to the board; and

(B) Who represents the interests of the public in general; and

(t) Two members shall be representatives of the private security industry recommended to the Governor by the Advisory Committee on Private Security Services.

(2) The term of office of a member is three years, and no member may be removed from office except for cause. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint the member's successor to assume the member's duties on July 1 next following. In case of a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment, effective immediately, for the unexpired term.

(3) Except for members who serve by virtue of [their] office, no member shall serve more than two terms. For purposes of this subsection, a person appointed to fill a vacancy consisting of an unexpired term of at least one and one-half years has served a full term.

(4) [All] Appointments of members of the board by the Governor, except for those members who serve by virtue of office, are subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565.

(5) A member of the board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.

SECTION 2. ORS 181.630 is amended to read:

181.630. (1) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as vice chairperson. The vice chairperson shall act as chairperson when the chairperson is absent or unable to act.

(2) The board may appoint from among its members such subcommittees as it deems necessary or useful.

(3) The board shall prescribe such terms, powers and duties for the chairperson, vice chairperson and any subcommittees of the board as are convenient for the performance of the functions of the board.

(4) The board shall meet at least once every three months at a place and time determined by the board. The board shall also meet at such other times and places as the chairperson shall specify.

(5) It shall be the policy of the state that:

(a) The board and Department of Public Safety Standards and Training exist to develop talented individuals into public safety providers who are:

(A) Culturally competent;

(B) Ethically, physically and emotionally fit; and

(b) The board and department shall promote the safety, efficiency, effectiveness, self-sufficiency and competence of public safety agencies and professionals.

(c) The board and department shall support collaboration among public and private security, law enforcement, fire service, telecommunications and corrections organizations, the related organizations with whom they work and the interests of the communities they serve.

(d) The board and department shall consult with and inform each other fully on matters of public safety standards, training and certification.

(e) The board may adopt or approve all policies, standards and minimum requirements for public safety certifications and training.

(f) The department may administer operations and procedures and implement or apply the policies and standards of the board.

(g) The department is and remains a full department of the state.

(6) The department, in consultation with the board, shall evaluate the training delivery systems used in other states, including self-sponsored training, electronic remote learning methods and regional training employing colleges and other organizations. The evaluation shall seek economical and effective methods that may be adapted and used in Oregon and shall be used in the development of the department's budget and facilities planning.

(7) A member of the board who serves by virtue of office may appoint a designee to represent the member at subcommittee and advisory group meetings. The designee may vote only at subcommittee and advisory group meetings.

Approved by the Governor May 3, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 3, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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