Oregon SB 225: Relating to education; and declaring an emergency.

Bill Text

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SB 225-B9
(LC 1227)
6/17/21 (HRL/ps)
Requested by HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES (at the request of Representative Barbara Smith
Warner)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
B-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 225
On page 1 of the printed B-engrossed bill, line 2, after “327.254” insert
“and sections 1 and 2, chapter 93, Oregon Laws 2014”.
On page 3, after line 5, insert:
“SECTION 3. Section 1, chapter 93, Oregon Laws 2014, as amended by
section 6, chapter 74, Oregon Laws 2016, and section 1, chapter 685, Oregon
Laws 2019, is amended to read:
“Sec. 1. (1) The Task Force on School Safety is established, consisting
of [18] 23 members as follows:
“(a) The Superintendent of State Police or the superintendent’s designee.
“(b) The Director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and
Training or the director’s designee.
“(c) The Governor’s Public Safety Policy Advisor.
“(d) The Governor’s Education Policy Advisor.
“(e) The President of the Senate shall appoint one member from among
members of the Senate.
“(f) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one mem-
ber from among members of the House of Representatives.
“(g) The Governor shall appoint [12] 17 members as follows:
“(A) A member of the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association;
“(B) A member of the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police;
“(C) A member of the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association;

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“(D) A member of the Oregon Education Association;
“(E) A member of the Oregon School Employees Association;
“(F) A member of the Oregon School Boards Association;
“(G) A member of the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts;
“(H) A member of the [Confederation] Coalition of Oregon School Ad-
ministrators;
“(I) A member representing the Department of Education;
“(J) A member of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health
Programs;
“(K) A member of the Oregon Health Authority; [and]
“(L) A member of the Office of Emergency Management[.]; and
“(M) Five members who represent historically, traditionally and
currently disadvantaged or underrepresented groups.
“(2) Members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the task force are
nonvoting members of the task force and may act in an advisory capacity
only.
“(3) The task force shall:
“[(a)(A) Develop a request for proposals to be published by the Department
of State Police for hiring a vendor to create a database of floor plans for all
schools within the state, accessible to authorized users via the Internet; and]
“[(B) Make recommendations to the Department of State Police for the de-
velopment of administrative rules governing the database, including but not
limited to:]
“[(i) Specifying the persons and agencies that may have access to the data-
base;]
“[(ii) Identifying the persons or agencies that will maintain the database;
and]
“[(iii) Regulating the manner in which database records are added or
modified;]
“[(b) Examine models of existing education and training programs for law
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Proposed Amendments to B-Eng. SB 225 Page 2

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enforcement officials, other first responders and school employees in the area
of school safety and incident response; and]
“[(c) Examine models for existing protocols for school safety and incident
response and consider whether standardized statewide school safety and inci-
dent response protocols would be appropriate.]
“(a) Examine existing and emerging issues related to school safety
using an all-hazards and equity-driven approach that is responsive to
current safety needs;
“(b) Examine existing and emerging models of education and
training programs for law enforcement officials, other first responders
and school employees in the areas of school safety, security and
emergency management; and
“(c) Examine existing and emerging models for protocols for school
safety, security and emergency management and consider to what ex-
tent standardizing protocols would be appropriate.
“(4) A majority of the voting members of the task force constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business.
“(5) Official action by the task force requires the approval of a majority
of the voting members of the task force.
“(6) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson
and one of its members to serve as vice chairperson.
“(7) If there is a vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority shall
make an appointment to become immediately effective.
“(8) The task force shall meet at times and places specified by the call
of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting members of the task force.
To the extent possible the task force shall meet by telephone or video
conference but may meet in person.
“(9) The task force may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the
task force.
“[(10) The task force shall submit a report concerning the floor plan data-
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