OAR 259-008-0100
Miscellaneous Activities of the Board or Department

(1)

The Board or Department may make or encourage studies of any aspect of corrections, parole and probation, telecommunications, regulatory specialist, emergency medical dispatch, fire, or police administration, including the stimulation of research by public and private agencies which shall be designed to improve the Criminal Justice System.

(2)

The Board or Department may cooperate and consult with counties, municipalities, agencies of this State, other governmental agencies, and with universities, colleges, community colleges, and other institutions concerning the development of criminal justice training schools and programs or courses of instruction.

(3)

The Board or Department may cooperate and consult with official bodies or individuals charged by law with the responsibility for corrections, parole and probation, regulatory specialist, telecommunications, emergency medical dispatch, fire or police selection and training standards in other states.

(4)

The Board or Department may periodically publish or recommend that other governmental agencies publish curricula, manuals, lesson plans, brochures, newsletters, and other materials to aid departments in achieving the objectives of the Act.

(5)

The Department may direct, operate, or sponsor training schools and set reasonable rules and regulations for the operation and use by trainees.

(6)

Recognition of Career Service. The Department may provide a recognition of service award for a certified public safety officer who has separated from their employing agency. The recognition of service award recognizes the public safety officer for their years of service to the state of Oregon as a certifiable public safety officer.

(a)

The following requirements must be met in order for a public safety officer to be eligible for a recognition of service award:

(A)

The employing agency must notify the Department of the public safety officer’s separation from certifiable employment in accordance with OAR 259-008-0020 (Personnel Actions, DPSST Numbers and Use of Legal Name).

(B)

The employing agency must submit a request for a recognition of service award through a Department approved submission process. The request must be submitted by the certified public safety officer’s last employing agency within one year following the public safety officer’s separation from certifiable employment.

(C)

Notwithstanding paragraph (6)(a)(D), the public safety officer must have completed a minimum of 20 years of employment in a certifiable position as a public safety officer in Oregon. Years of certifiable employment are calculated using the parameters for certifiable experience and employment outlined in OAR 259-008-0060 (Public Safety Officer Certification) and must be met before or on the effective date of the separation.
(D) A public safety officer who has sustained a permanent disability that prevents them from returning to their certifiable position must have completed a minimum of five years of certifiable employment as a full-time public safety officer in Oregon.
(b) A public safety officer whose separation from certifiable employment results in, or occurs during, a Department review pursuant to OAR 259-008-0300 (Grounds for Denial, Revocation or Emergency Suspension of Public Safety Professional Certifications) is ineligible to receive a recognition of service award until a final determination has been made regarding their certification as a public safety officer. If the final determination results in denial, suspension or revocation of certification, the public safety officer will be ineligible to receive a recognition of service award.
(c) The Department will only provide one recognition of service award to a qualifying public safety officer. A public safety officer who has been issued a recognition of service award is not eligible to receive additional recognition of service awards from the Department for subsequent periods of service.
(d) The contents of a recognition of service award are determined by the Department.
(e) The provisions for a recognition of service award replace the prior provisions for the issuance of a retirement card and apply to requests for a recognition of service award received by the Department after May 1, 2018. The Department will not provide a recognition of service award to a public safety officer who has previously been issued a retirement card.

(7)

It is the responsibility of the Governor’s Commission on the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor to establish qualification criteria for nomination for the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor and the Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice.

(a)

Eligibility. For the purposes of nomination, law enforcement officer includes, but is not limited to, a police officer, reserve officer, corrections officer, or parole and probation officer. Also included are any state, county, municipal, federal or tribal individual who is:

(A)

Commissioned; and

(B)

Responsible for enforcing criminal laws in the state of Oregon.

(b)

Officers nominated for the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor must have distinguished themselves by exceptionally honorable and meritorious conduct while in the performance of duty.

(A)

“Exceptionally honorable and meritorious conduct” means an officer has distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry and fortitude at the risk of their life “above and beyond” the call of duty while performing or fulfilling their responsibilities as a law enforcement officer. It involves risk of life and is an act of bravery, self-sacrifice so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the individual above their comrades.

(B)

“While in the performance of duty” requires acting in an official capacity and performing a law enforcement function.

(C)

The exceptionally honorable and meritorious conduct must have occurred on or after January 1, 2006.

(c)

Officers nominated for the Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice must have died while performing duties as a law enforcement officer or have been killed because of employment as a law enforcement officer. The death must have occurred on or after January 1, 2011.

(d)

Process for Nominations.

(A)

All nominations must be submitted on an official nomination form to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

(B)

All nominations must be postmarked no later than one year after the date an officer has performed exceptionally honorable and meritorious conduct or the death of an officer.

(C)

All nominations must be approved by the Department head or designee of the nominee.

(D)

Commission members are prohibited from voting on any nomination submitted from their employing agency.

(E)

Notwithstanding subsection (D), Commission members must unanimously approve nominations for the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor.

(F)

Any supporting documentation including, but not limited to, police reports, media reports, pictures, testimonials or affidavits, must accompany the nomination form. If necessary, the Commission may request additional information. The request will be in writing and addressed to the individual identified as the contributor on an official nomination form.

(e)

Award of the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor and Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice.

(A)

All awards will be presented by the Governor or the Governor’s designee at an appropriate time determined by the Commission and approved by the Governor.

(B)

An individual or family member receiving the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor or Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice will retain the option for a public or private ceremony.

(C)

The Commission will determine the protocol for all award ceremonies.

Source: Rule 259-008-0100 — Miscellaneous Activities of the Board or Department, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=259-008-0100.

259‑008‑0000
Policies and Objectives 259‑008‑0001
Board and Department Policies for the Impacts of COVID-19 259‑008‑0005
Definitions 259‑008‑0010
Minimum Standards for Employment as a Law Enforcement Officer or Utilization as a Reserve Officer 259‑008‑0011
Minimum Standards for Employment as a Telecommunicator and Emergency Medical Dispatcher 259‑008‑0015
Background Investigation 259‑008‑0017
Public Records 259‑008‑0018
Authorized Signer / Signature Authority 259‑008‑0020
Personnel Actions, DPSST Numbers and Use of Legal Name 259‑008‑0025
Minimum Standards for Training 259‑008‑0040
Period of Service 259‑008‑0045
Education Credits 259‑008‑0060
Public Safety Officer Certification 259‑008‑0064
Maintenance of Certification for Telecommunicators and Emergency Medical Dispatchers 259‑008‑0065
Maintenance of Law Enforcement Officer Certification 259‑008‑0067
Lapse and Expiration of Public Safety Professional Certifications 259‑008‑0069
Tribal Law Enforcement 259‑008‑0075
Determinations of Eligibility to be a Candidate for Election to the Office of Sheriff 259‑008‑0076
Eligibility Requirements for Police Chief 259‑008‑0078
Eligibility Requirements for Limited Duration, Administrative Positions 259‑008‑0080
Instructors for Mandated Training 259‑008‑0085
Minimum Standards for Mandated Courses 259‑008‑0090
Training Records 259‑008‑0100
Miscellaneous Activities of the Board or Department 259‑008‑0110
Prohibited Use of Force Training 259‑008‑0200
Civil Penalties 259‑008‑0220
Sanctions, Generally 259‑008‑0250
Notice of Civil Penalty 259‑008‑0290
Denial of Public Safety Professional Certifications for Pre-employment Criminal Dispositions 259‑008‑0300
Grounds for Denial, Revocation or Emergency Suspension of Public Safety Professional Certifications 259‑008‑0310
Denial/Revocation - Initiation and Review of a Professional Standards Case 259‑008‑0320
Scope of Denial/Revocation and Eligibility for Certification Following Denial/Revocation 259‑008‑0330
Surrendering Certifications 259‑008‑0340
Issuance of Notice of Intent/Request for Hearing and Contested Case Procedures 259‑008‑0400
Review of Complaints
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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