Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Public Safety Subcommittee

Meeting Index

February 8, 2007	Hearing Room H-170
3:00 p.m.	Tapes: 27, 28

Members Present:

Rep. Shields, Chair Rep. Barker Rep. Cameron Rep. Nathanson

Sen. Westlund, Vice-Chair Sen. Brown Sen. Nelson

Members Excused:

Rep. Hanna

Sen. Burdick Sen. Winters

Staff Present:

Doug Wilson, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Sue Cook, Committee Assistant, Legislative Fiscal Office

Measures or Issues Heard:

SB 5531 Board of Parole & Post Prison Supervision, Work Session SB 5520 Department of Justice, Public Hearing, Public Testimony

This meeting index is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete content, please refer to the CDs.

Tape #/Counter	Speaker	Issues, Votes, Exhibits
TAPE 27A
		Memorandum from the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (Exhibit 1).
003	Chair Shields	Calls the hearing to order at 3:05 pm.
		Opens Public Hearing on SB 5502 Department of Justice.
015	Doug Wilson, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office
020	Cynthia Stinson. Crime Victims Assistance Section, Department of Justice	Continues testimony on Crime Victims Assistance Program referencing Exhibit 1, January 29, 2007.
275	Chair Shields
	Sen. Brown
280	Ms. Stinson
	Sen. Brown
289	Ms. Stinson
305	Chair Shields
	Sen. Brown
315	Ms. Stinson
360	Rep. Nathanson
375	Ms. Stinson
395	Rep. Nathanson
405	Ms Stinson
420	Chair Shields
TAPE 28A
000	Chair Shields	Opens Work Session on SB 5531 Board of Parole & Post Prison Supervision.
015	Mr. Wilson	Presents Memorandum on SB 5531 Board of Parole and Post –Prison Supervision (Exhibit 2).
040	Chair Shields
041	Mr. Wilson
	Chair Shields
075	Sen. Brown	Moves the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation to SB 5531 Board of Parole and Post Prison Supervision to the Full Committee with a Do Pass.
		Vote: 7-0-3 Exc.: Sen. Burdick, Sen. Winters, Rep. Hanna
088	Chair Shields	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	Chair Shields	Opens Public Testimony on SB 5520Department of Justice
115	Chris Brown, Sheriff, Douglas County	Presents oral testimony.
215	Brad Berry, District Attorney, Yamhill County	Presents oral testimony.
400	Debra Bridges, Director, Yamhill County Crime Victims Assistance Division	Presents oral and written testimony (Exhibit 3).
TAPE 27B
000	Ms. Bridges	Continues testimony.
025	Gretchen Bennett,, Chairman, Liberty House	Presents oral and written testimony (Exhibit 4).
075	Rachel Cunliffe Hardesty, PhD	Presents oral and written testimony (Exhibit 5).
		Testimony from the Dennis C. Merrill, United States Marshall, (Exhibit 6).
175	Chair Shields
182	Jayne Downing, Director, Mid Valley Women’s Crisis Service	Presents oral testimony.
	Sara Beth Labberton, Mid Valley Women’s Crisis Service	Presents oral and written testimony (Exhibit 7).
245	Sen. Westlund
260	George Okulitch, CIU 503	Presents oral testimony.
290	Keary DeBeck	Presents oral testimony.
315	Chris Groener	Presents oral testimony.
	Sen. Whitsett
345	Sybil Hepp,	Presents oral testimony references Exhibit 7.
TAPE 28B
000	Ms. Hepp	Continues her testimony.
	Sen. Brown
007	Ms. Hepp
010	Sen. Brown
	Chair Shields
020	Rep. Barker
021	Chair Shields
025	Sen. Brown
027	Hardy Meyers, Attorney General, State of Oregon	Presents oral and written testimony from Department of Human Services (Exhibit 8).
		Witness Registration sign up Sheet (Exhibit 9).
030	Chair Shields	Adjourns the hearing at 4:36 pm.