Bill Text: OR SB66 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board; and declaring an emergency.
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Effective date, May 16, 2011. [SB66 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-SB66-Enrolled.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 66
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 Governor John A. Kitzhaber
for Oregon State Police)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board; creating
new provisions; amending ORS 146.015; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 146.015 is amended to read:
146.015. (1) There is hereby established the State Medical
Examiner Advisory Board.
(2) The { - advisory - } board shall make policies for the
administration of ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and the Department of
State Police shall { - make - } { + adopt + } rules to
effectuate { - such - } { + the + } policies.
(3) The { - advisory - } board shall recommend the name or
names of pathologists to the Superintendent of State Police from
which the superintendent shall appoint the State Medical
Examiner.
(4) The { - State Medical Examiner Advisory - } board
{ - shall consist - } { + consists + } of { - 10 - }
{ + 11 + } members appointed by the Governor
{ - and shall include - } { + who are + }:
(a) The { - Chairman - } { + Chair + } of the Department of
{ - Anatomic - } Pathology { - at - } { + of + } the Oregon
Health and Science University, who
{ - shall be - } { + is + } the chairperson of the board;
(b) The State Health Officer;
(c) A sheriff;
(d) A trauma physician recommended by the State Trauma Advisory
Board;
(e) A pathologist;
(f) A district attorney;
(g) A funeral service practitioner and embalmer licensed by the
State Mortuary and Cemetery Board;
(h) A chief of police;
(i) A member of the defense bar; { - and - }
(j) A member of the public at large { - . - } { + ; and
(k) A member of one of the federally recognized Oregon Indian
tribes. + }
(5) The { - persons - } { + members + } described in
subsection (4)(a) and (b) of this section { - shall - }
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{ + may + } serve as long as they hold their respective
positions. The { - terms of the persons - } { + term of
office of each member + } described in subsection (4)(c), (f) and
(h) of this section { - shall be - } { + is + } for four
years, except that { - they shall become - } { + the position
becomes + } vacant if the { - person - } { + member + }
ceases to be a sheriff, district attorney or chief of police,
respectively. The terms { + of office + } of the other members
of the { + State Medical Examiner Advisory + } board
{ - shall be - } { + are for + } four years.
(6) A member of the { - advisory - } board is entitled to
compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
(7) The { - advisory - } board shall meet annually at a time
and place determined by the chairperson. The chairperson or any
four members of the board may call a special meeting upon not
less than one week's notice to the members of the board.
(8) Six members of the board { - shall - } constitute a
quorum.
SECTION 2. { + The Governor shall appoint a member to the
State Medical Examiner Advisory Board pursuant to ORS 146.015
(4)(k) no later than January 1, 2013. + }
SECTION 3. { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate February 17, 2011
.............................................................
Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate
.............................................................
Peter Courtney, President of Senate
Passed by House May 5, 2011
.............................................................
Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House
.............................................................
Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2011
Approved:
......M.,............., 2011
.............................................................
John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2011
.............................................................
Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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