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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
01/17/2025
01/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Legislative Measures
Bill Summary
The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards. Digest: The Act creates new systems and structures to plan and improve emergency response in the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Creates statewide preparedness offices in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Imposes duties on the offices re- lating to statewide coordination of emergency management. Creates the Commission on Statewide Intergovernmental Emergency Response Training Facili- ties and Programming. Directs the commission to develop and carry out a strategic plan for invest- ments to improve statewide emergency preparedness. Creates the Statewide Regional Training Office within the Department of Public Safety Stan- dards and Training. Directs the office to manage and operate facilities for emergency response training. Creates the Task Force on Twenty-first Century Emergency Management Local Governance. Directs the task force to evaluate models for conducting local and regional emergency management operations. Requires all state agencies to designate employees to act as liaisons for emergency management operations or for preparing continuity of governance plans. Requires each county to submit biennial reports on the state of the county’s emergency preparedness. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a comprehensive emergency management and preparedness system in Oregon through the creation of two key offices: the Statewide Preparedness Authority for Response Training and Intergovernmental Continuity of Imperative Services (SPARTICIS) within the Department of Administrative Services and the Statewide Preparedness Authority for Response Coordination (SPARC) within the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. The bill creates multiple state-level accounts to support emergency preparedness efforts, including funding for regional facilities, stockpile support, training, and strategic partnerships. SPARTICIS will oversee strategic improvements in emergency facilities, coordinate emergency supplies and equipment, develop training programs, and standardize continuity of governance measures across state agencies. SPARC will develop a centralized responder database and support emergency response training. The bill also establishes a Commission on Statewide Intergovernmental Emergency Response Training Facilities and Programming to develop a strategic investment plan, creates a Statewide Regional Training Office to manage emergency response training facilities, and forms a Task Force on Twenty-first Century Emergency Management Local Governance to evaluate local emergency management models. Additionally, the bill requires state agencies to designate emergency management liaison officers and mandates that counties submit biennial reports on their emergency preparedness. The legislation expands the role of the State Resilience Officer to focus on all-hazards preparedness instead of just seismic safety, and declares an emergency to ensure immediate implementation.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. (on 01/17/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2844 |
| Open Government Impact Statement for HB2844 INTRO | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/83819 |
| BillText | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2844/Introduced |
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