(at the request of Senate Interim Committee on Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation)
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Bill Title:
Relating to public defense; declaring an emergency.
Catchline/Summary:
Establishes Oregon Public Defense Commission within judicial branch.Directs Public Defense Services Commission to study ways to improve provision of public defense services within this state, and to provide results of study to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than December 31, 2024.]
Establishes Oregon Public Defense Commission within judicial branch. Specifies appointment process for and qualification of commission members and duties of executive director and commission. Abolishes Public Defense Services Commission and transfers duties, functions and powers of commission to Oregon Public Defense Commission.
Transfers Oregon Public Defense Commission to executive branch effective January 3, 2025. Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to issue state public defense population forecasts.
Directs Oregon Public Defense Commission to conduct survey and economic analysis to calculate minimum hourly pay for appointed counsel who are not employed by commission. Specifies required percentage of trial-level appointed counsel who must be employees of commission by January 1, 2031, and January 1, 2035. Effective July 1, 2025, directs commission to establish panel of qualified counsel who may be directly assigned to cases. Specifies types of contracts commission may enter into for purposes of providing public defense services.
Directs Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide, to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary, no later than May 15, 2024, comprehensive report on plan for providing public defense services. Directs commission to provide updated report on December 1, 2025, and biennially thereafter until January 2, 2036.Sunsets January 2, 2025.]
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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