Bill Text: OR SB481 | 2013 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to the Oregon Center for Policing Excellence; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB481 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB481-Engrossed.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 2817

                           A-Engrossed

                         Senate Bill 481
                  Ordered by the Senate April 1
            Including Senate Amendments dated April 1

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                             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 Oregon Center for Policing Excellence within
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training for purposes
of making policing in Oregon more effective and efficient, making
communities safer and reducing number of offenders entering
criminal justice system.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Oregon Center for Policing Excellence; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS 181.610 to 181.712. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The Oregon Center for Policing Excellence
is established within the Department of Public Safety Standards
and Training.
  (2) The primary purposes of the center are:
  (a) To make policing in Oregon more effective and efficient by:
  (A) Developing and promulgating updated skills in policing
among officers, managers and administrators; and
  (B) Making use of the body of knowledge of effective and
efficient methods in the criminal justice system.
  (b) To make communities safer.
  (c) To reduce, through the use of police practices proven to be
effective, the number of offenders entering the criminal justice
system.
  (3) To accomplish the purposes described in subsection (2) of
this section, the center shall provide opportunities for:
  (a) Practitioners to present actual problems to researchers in
order to identify potential approaches to resolving the problems.
  (b) Researchers to present to practitioners the results of
research on effective and efficient methods of policing.
  (c) Practitioners and researchers to form partnerships to test
the effectiveness of practices and approaches.
  (d) The development and delivery of training to public safety
personnel in Oregon to enhance their skills related to:
  (A) Problem solving;
  (B) Leadership and facilitation;
  (C) Effective application and use of information from reputable
research; and
  (D) Identifying and addressing future challenges affecting
public safety.
  (4) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS
174.111, and local government, as defined in ORS 174.116, are
directed to cooperate with the center in achieving the purposes
described in subsection (2) of this section.
  (5) The Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards
and Training may adopt rules necessary to implement the
provisions of this section. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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