Division 8 Rules

OAR Chapter 259 Division 8 Rules

The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) and the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training (Board), adopt administrative rules that set the minimum standards for employment, training, and certification of criminal justice public safety professionals. These rules help DPPST carry out statutory requirements and act in accordance with the Agency's mission, to promote excellence in public safety.

Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 181A Public Safety Standards and Training

Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 259-008 Criminal Justice Employment, Training and Certification

Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 259-012 Oregon Public Safety Academy

Proposed, Temporary and Permanent Rule Changes

The following list provides the current and recent rule changes affecting criminal justice public safety professionals. For all other rule changes and instructions on how to submit comments for a proposed rule change please visit DPSST's Statutes and Rules Page.

Permanent

Public Safety Professional Denial and Revocation Amending standards and processes, and dividing the rules.

These rule changes amended the public safety professional denial and revocation standards and processes. New rules were adopted to reorganize these amended standards and processes.

Amending: 259-008-0005, 259-008-0010, 259-008-0011 & 259-008-0070. Adopting: 259-008-0310, 259-008-0320, 259-008-0330, 259-008-0340 & 259-008-0400.

Effective: May 1, 2020

Rulemaking Document

Permanent

Adds requirement for armed parole and probation officers to complete firearms training.

Any parole and probation officer who becomes an armed parole and probation officer on or after July 1, 2020, must complete firearms training. These rule changes include a definition for an armed parole and probation officer and define the Board approved Armed Parole and Probation Course.

Amending: OAR 259-008-0005, 259-008-0020, 259-008-0025 & 259-008-0085.

Effective: May 15, 2020

Rulemaking Document

Permanent

Adopting provisions for DPSST discretion regarding maintenance and other standards affected by COVID-19 issues.

This rule change addresses Board standards for criminal justice public safety professional certification and maintenance requirements affected by issues related to COVID-19. This rule will replace the temporary rules for OAR 259-008-0064 and 259-008-0065, which expire September 27, 2020. This new rule will continue to allow the Department to exercise discretion regarding enforcement of certification maintenance requirements.

Adopting: OAR 259-008-0001

Effective: September 15, 2020

Rulemaking Document

Permanent

Amends appeal process for student dismissal. Amends process initiating professional standards review.

This rule change amended the appeal process for a student dismissal and amended the process for initiation of a professional standards discretionary moral fitness review of the misconduct that lead to the dismissal.

Amending: OAR 259-012-0035

Effective: September 15, 2020

Rulemaking Document

Permanent

Requiring use of legal name as name of record for all DPSST certifications and licenses.

This rule change establishes use of a person's legal name as the name of record for all Department purposes. All certifications or licenses issued by the Department will display the legal name. Requires notice to the Department when a person's name is legally changed.

Amending: OAR 259-008-0020, 259-009-0010, 259-020-0120, 259-020-0130, 259-060-0020 & 259-061-0040

Effective: October 1, 2020

Rulemaking Document

Permanent

Amending standards and review processes for a public safety professional's pre-employment criminal dispositions.

These rule changes create a separate review committee to complete a more timely case review process when a public safety professional has a past criminal disposition that requires a discretionary moral fitness review. These rule changes also define the discretionary grounds for denial that are specific to applicants who have never been employed in public safety before.

Adopting: OAR 259-006-0010 & 259-008-0290. Amending: OAR 259-008-0010, 259-008-0011, 259-008-0310, 259-008-0320 & 259-008-0340.

Effective: November 1, 2020

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