Bill Text: OR SB1525 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to public safety; and declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-13 - Effective date, March 5, 2012. [SB1525 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2012-SB1525-Enrolled.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2012 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 1525
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
Judiciary)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to public safety; creating new provisions; amending ORS
181.620; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Section 2 of this 2012 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 181.610 to 181.712. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
an individual who is employed full time by a tribal government to
perform the duties of a public safety officer and who possesses
the requisite qualifications may be certified or recertified as a
police officer, certified reserve officer, corrections officer,
parole and probation officer, fire service professional,
telecommunicator or emergency medical dispatcher if the
individual and the tribal government comply with the applicable
provisions of ORS 181.610 to 181.712.
(2) An individual who is certified under subsection (1) of this
section is considered to be employed as a full-time public safety
officer in the discipline in which the certification is held for
the following purposes:
(a) Denying, suspending or revoking certification under ORS
181.661, 181.662 and 181.664;
(b) Determining eligibility to apply for benefits from the
Public Safety Memorial Fund under ORS 243.954 to 243.974; and
(c) Determining eligibility to be honored at the memorial
created pursuant to section 1, chapter 508, Oregon Laws 1987. + }
SECTION 3. ORS 181.620 is amended to read:
181.620. (1) The Governor shall appoint a Board on Public
Safety Standards and Training consisting of 24 members as
follows:
(a) Two members who are chiefs of police recommended to the
Governor by the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police;
(b) One member who is a sheriff recommended to the Governor by
the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association;
(c) One member who is a fire chief recommended to the Governor
by the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association;
(d) One member who is a representative of the fire service
recommended to the Governor by the Oregon Fire District Directors
Association;
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(e) One member who is a member of the Oregon State Fire
Fighters Council recommended to the Governor by the executive
body of the council;
(f) One member who is a representative of corrections personnel
recommended to the Governor by the Oregon State Sheriffs'
Association;
(g) One member who is a representative of the fire service
recommended to the Governor by the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters
Association;
(h) One member who is a representative of public safety
telecommunicators;
(i) One member who is a district attorney recommended to the
Governor by the Oregon District Attorneys Association;
(j) One member who is the Superintendent of State Police;
(k) One member who is the Chief of the Portland Police Bureau;
(L) One member who is the State Fire Marshal;
(m) One member who is the Chief of the Portland Fire Bureau;
(n) One member who is the Director of the Department of
Corrections;
(o) One { + nonvoting + } member who is the Special Agent in
Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Oregon;
(p) One member who is an administrator of a municipality
recommended to the Governor by the executive body of the League
of Oregon Cities;
(q) Two members who are nonmanagement representatives of law
enforcement;
(r) One member who is a public member. A person appointed as a
public member under this section:
(A) May have no personal interest or occupational
responsibilities in the area of responsibility given to the
board; and
(B) Must represent the interests of the public in general;
(s) Two members recommended by and representing the private
security industry;
(t) One member who is a representative of the collective
bargaining unit that represents the largest number of individual
workers in the Department of Corrections; and
(u) One member who is a nonmanagement parole and probation
officer employed by a community corrections program.
(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 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) 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 4. { + This 2012 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2012 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate February 13, 2012
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Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate
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Peter Courtney, President of Senate
Passed by House February 20, 2012
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Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House
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Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2012
Approved:
......M.,............., 2012
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2012
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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