Bill Text: OR SB729 | 2011 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Relating to crime; declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB729 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB729-Engrossed.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 2936

                           A-Engrossed

                         Senate Bill 729
                   Ordered by the Senate May 2
             Including Senate Amendments dated May 2

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.

    { - Eliminates sunset of provision authorizing reduction in
period of active probation for certain felony offenders. - }
   { +  Directs Department of Corrections to adopt rules to
establish process for granting, retracting and restoring
probation credits for convicted felons sentenced to probation
under rules of Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Applies to
persons convicted of crime on or after July 1, 2011, and on
probation on or after effective date of rules adopted by
department. + }
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to crime; and declaring an emergency.
  Whereas the efficient allocation of supervision resources
requires providing community corrections agencies with the
authority to focus staff, services and sanctions on offenders in
need of monitoring and behavioral intervention; and
  Whereas offenders who are compliant with supervision and have
fulfilled court-ordered obligations do not require ongoing
supervision; and
  Whereas alleviating the obligation to supervise compliant
offenders allows community corrections agencies to more closely
supervise offenders who constitute a greater threat to public
order and safety; and
  Whereas allowing an offender to earn an early termination of
supervision enhances motivation, promotes behavior change and
provides incentives to meet the goals and conditions of
supervision; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) Each person convicted of a felony and
sentenced to probation under the rules of the Oregon Criminal
Justice Commission is eligible for a reduction in the period of
probation for compliance with the conditions of probation and the
person's supervision plan, as defined by rule of the Department
of Corrections.
  (2) The maximum reduction in the period of probation may not
exceed 50 percent of the period of probation imposed by the
court.
  (3) The department shall adopt rules to establish a process for
granting, retracting and restoring probation credits earned by
offenders under this section. A community corrections agency
shall comply with the rules adopted under this section. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2011 Act applies to persons:
  (1) Convicted of a crime committed on or after July 1, 2011;
and
  (2) Who are on probation on or after the effective date of the
rules adopted by the Department of Corrections under section 1
(3) of this 2011 Act. + }
  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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