Bill Text: OR SB755 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to police officer interactions with the public; declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB755 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB755-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 3902

                         Senate Bill 755

Sponsored by Senator DINGFELDER

                             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 as
introduced.

  Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study and report
on racial, ethnic and economic disparities in citizen
interactions with police officers and on recruitment and
retention of minorities by law enforcement, legal and corrections
agencies, offices and institutions.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to police officer interactions with the public; and
  declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
shall conduct a study and evaluation of the following:
  (a) Disparities in the race, ethnicity and economic status of
persons stopped, arrested and subjected to the use of force by
police officers.
  (b) The effect of race, ethnicity and economic status on
interactions not related to crime between police officers and
members of the public.
  (c) Recruitment and retention of minorities by law enforcement
agencies, district attorney offices, the Department of
Corrections and the Oregon Youth Authority and their respective
institutions and facilities.
  (2) The commission shall file a report on the results of the
study with the appropriate interim legislative committees on or
before July 1, 2012. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2011 Act is repealed on the
date of the convening of the 2013 regular session of the
Legislative Assembly as specified in ORS 171.010. + }
  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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