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Major elements in the LFO recommendation include a $40,000,000 one‑time general fund deposit to support behavioral health deflection grants and a separate $40,000,000 other‑funds limitation that gives the commission authority to disperse those grants (the LFO described the pair of entries as a deposit plus permission to spend from a separate Treasury account). The commission also received one‑time appropriations for the jail medication for opioid use disorder program ($6,000,000 general fund plus carryover to total about $10,000,000), a $4,000,000 one‑time restorative justice appropriation, $10,000,000 for impacts grants (with some carryover making total funding roughly $13,000,000), and a permanent $850,000 general fund increase to support the family preservation program at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.

The LFO recommended funding for staffing and federal‑grant positions, including two positions to staff a Juvenile Justice Policy Commission and one position to permanently staff the treatment court grant program. The recommendation also included a collection of other‑funds limitations to allow CJC to disperse a large set of grants in the coming biennium, and line items tied to programs created or restructured in House Bill 3,069 (the public safety grants reorganization bill).

Senators and representatives questioned how the paired general fund deposit and other‑funds limitation work in practice. Senator Brock Smith asked the LFO to \"tease that out a little more\" and said he wanted clarity because the presentation showed a $40,000,000 deposit and a corresponding $40,000,000 spending limitation. LFO staff explained the pattern: the Legislature can deposit general fund into a newly created Treasury account and then grant the agency an other‑funds limitation so the agency can disburse those funds without the amounts reverting to the general fund at the end of the biennium.

The package did not include grant funding that some members sought for illegal marijuana‑market enforcement. Members including Representative Lewis, Senator Brock Smith and Representative Helfrich expressed concern that grant components previously used to support marijuana enforcement work were not included in this biennium’s appropriations; the committee recorded objections from those members when adopting the dash‑3 amendment but moved the bill forward.

Representative Graeber praised the decision to move permanent funding for the family preservation project into the current service level, calling it a high‑return investment. Other members said they wanted more permanent and predictable funding for successful local programs, and noted that many CJC grant programs in the recommendation are one‑time appropriations.

The subcommittee adopted the LFO key performance measure adjustments and approved the dash‑3 amendment to the bill; objections were recorded but the motion carried and the measure will go to full Ways and Means.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Public Safety 06/02/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The Public Safety Subcommittee on June 2, 2025 advanced House Bill 5,005 with a Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation of $317,626,234 for the Criminal Justice Commission, funding multiple grant programs for restorative justice, behavioral health deflection, opioid treatment and family preservation.","taxTitle","Public Safety, Ways and Means, Joint, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18852,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6219738,"Public Safety subcommittee advances $2.64 billion DOC budget, approves $3 million study on replacing Oregon State Penitentiary",1178,36810,1214955,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621052-d15d80673ee2cfcaa6b3dffb5096194b&start=36&end=1214","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3621052-d15d80673ee2cfcaa6b3dffb5096194b/thumbnail_36810.jpg","/articles/6219738/Oregon/Public-Safety-subcommittee-advances-264-billion-DOC-budget-approves-3-million-study-on-replacing-Oregon-State-Penitentiary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219738-54bd0fca451f76eba498140f0a1596ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1770629457&Signature=dy85Be6ucuTNKJgcIE6FV9A7jjueLigb2hE5QeQAxza0raLtwQfXx48bXCprTXfpJr7dDQiU~fCdRRbBTD5A0~B8364HPxvFAkeZRlr6ScjfE1XX3VIPxZSNCx9hjQoEtZ6x3vhzxAaB1ALd-dUCeg7qhEeGSHZ~2ogCvI~OEDq0Is9dyyfcXrXfNwSKOY6atkSCx8kZDmrcNoMH4u6LRAnqQQKB5l67gp~~GwpgxcNITZ7RLVr24ywXGI9cPVVcoq4FoJs~tPmeoLyy2L6nXef6dQyrbRP96cpTQlia5GNn1Aa~bca08h~87kJVu7s7TVQCw64NXO946ayq~B~BSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Safety Subcommittee on June 2, 2025 voted to move House Bill 5,004 — the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) budget — to the full Ways and Means Committee, adopting the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation for a total funds budget of $2,639,706,541, the vast majority of which is general fund.

The budget as recommended funds 4,822 positions (4,793.96 full‑time equivalent) and reflects a 1.1% decrease from the current service level, largely driven by a downward revision in the April 25 forecast for the DOC caseload. That forecast change reduced mandated‑caseload funding agency‑wide, including a $14,693,244 general fund reduction in the operations division and a $32,745,827 general fund reduction for community corrections.

The committee adopted several targeted packages within the recommendation. The subcommittee approved a $4,800,000 agency‑wide package that adds 18 positions to address an emergent backlog of off‑site health care and hospital watch needs; a package to add transport officers for hospital and off‑site trips ($1,290,845 and five positions for the operations division); IT modernization and VoIP investments (including $1,771,759 general fund for a VoIP solution with a mass‑shutdown capability); and a $3,000,000 general fund preparatory package to study replacing the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem and to assess statewide geriatric needs for adults in custody.

The panel also approved an agency‑wide vacant‑position reduction that abolishes 13 long‑vacant positions, and division‑level reductions tied to the mandated‑caseload forecast; the LFO described these as reversals of earlier incremental adds that are no longer necessary as population projections fell. The recommendation notes that these are not characterized as cuts but as adjustments to prior incremental add‑backs.

Director Mike Reese, director of the Department of Corrections, told the subcommittee that the $3 million feasibility study is intended to \"include stakeholder input and engagement with community groups to hear their thoughts on the replacement of the Oregon State Penitentiary and the model that we would bring back to the legislature for developing a medical geriatric facility and replacing this aging infrastructure.\" He added the study will be a comprehensive needs analysis and include community partners.

Members asked how reductions to the community corrections mandated caseload would affect counties. Representative Lewis pressed whether the adjusted budget would fully fund community corrections and raised concerns that underfunding earlier in a biennium can lead to county layoffs that cannot be restored if the forecast proves incorrect. LFO staff and Co‑chairs said the base budget maintains current service levels and acknowledged historical practice of backfilling during the biennium if necessary, but said the governor’s cost study funding was not included.

The subcommittee approved the LFO key performance measures and a budget note requiring DOC to report to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means during the 2026 and 2027 legislative sessions on the penitentiary replacement study and a statewide geriatric housing needs assessment.

The motion to move HB 5,004 as amended to the Ways and Means full committee carried with no recorded objections; the co‑chairs indicated they will carry the measure to both the House and Senate floors.

Looking ahead, the budget note and the $3 million study set a timetable for information to return to the Legislature in 2026 and 2027 and signal that planning for replacement of aging prison infrastructure and specialized geriatric capacity will be an active topic during the next biennium.","The Public Safety Subcommittee on June 2, 2025 voted to move House Bill 5,004 — the Oregon Department of Corrections budget — to the full Ways and Means Committee, adopting the Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation for a total funds budget of $2,639,706,541, mostly general fund.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6219729,"Grant consolidation bill advances despite deletion of Jason Myers Public Safety and Wellness program; lawmakers press to restore fund",807,2976655,3783830,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621052-d15d80673ee2cfcaa6b3dffb5096194b&start=2976&end=3783","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3621052-d15d80673ee2cfcaa6b3dffb5096194b/thumbnail_2976655.jpg","/articles/6219729/Oregon/Grant-consolidation-bill-advances-despite-deletion-of-Jason-Myers-Public-Safety-and-Wellness-program-lawmakers-press-to-restore-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219729-af51af4e01157a87deaa32ddc9bc8f1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770629457&Signature=Dbo175d5jQ873LzhBc-xVeKL3fl6R9Zr7d3w4Nh3S7jAPMq3KDPvd2PZr1wynI7DZew7EMv5q0SPUqsg7vnhJ9n-0wi7TINMoS2NrcJggWFrABdmHKgUYwj1JSb7dZpXysNPKQheA63Kfg6lYZM2vTrZ13jMkoeSsTAvug1PovmvLctepmsAxO8-791NfuKgl0pA~rBTH31EHsJIcHeYvp-uNAAqOsJVvrgzOfpH-RJlLgFdiSnfjtTQbnIsL-a~kd1BENgnNI4dkm6F7wK6jRHSBahCptxRYHONYapC4nPYq1v353WyBrPy4ydrBz912y~6iDhN~JFo055V-BvZ3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Safety Subcommittee moved House Bill 3,069 to full Ways and Means on June 2, 2025 after adopting the dash‑A7 amendment. HB 3,069 reorganizes and consolidates multiple public‑safety grant review programs, establishes the Oregon Public Safety Coordination Growth Grant Program and a law‑enforcement focused grant program within the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC), and creates Treasury accounts to hold deposits and permit dispersal via other‑funds limitations.

LFO staff explained that consolidating grant application and review processes is intended to reduce duplication for counties that currently must apply to several separate grant programs. The bill’s fiscal architecture — depositing general fund into newly created Treasury accounts and granting the CJC an other‑funds spending limitation to disperse the money — also prevents unspent grant dollars from automatically reverting to the general fund at the end of a biennium and allows the commission to reallocate carryover amounts.

The dash‑A7 amendment removes a named program: the Jason Myers Public Safety and Wellness Grant Program. Several members objected to that deletion and urged the committee or the full Ways and Means Committee to restore the program or at least establish the fund so it can accept private donations and be eligible for future legislative appropriations.

Representative Graeber called the deletion ‘‘deeply disappointing’’ and said the wellness program provides critical services for first responders. Representative Lewis and Representative Helfrich said creating a fund even without current appropriation would send a necessary message of support for public safety wellness efforts; Representative Lewis noted the possibility of adding funds later through the Emergency Board or Ways and Means. Co‑Chair Evans said he would not support holding the bill over but indicated he expected such a fund restoration effort could be pursued in Ways and Means or in subsequent floor amendments.

Committee members described the wellness programs as especially important for small local law‑enforcement agencies that lack internal resources for sustained mental‑health and resilience services. Lawmakers urged reinstating the Jason Myers Public Safety and Wellness Grant Program or creating a placeholder fund even if the Legislature does not appropriate money immediately.

LFO recommended adoption of the dash‑A7 amendment and moving HB 3,069 to the full committee; the motion carried despite objections from several members who wanted the wellness program preserved. The subcommittee’s action sends HB 3,069 to the full Ways and Means Committee where members indicated they will press to restore the wellness fund or pursue an amendment.","House Bill 3,069, a measure to consolidate public safety grant programs under the Criminal Justice Commission and create new Treasury accounts, advanced from the Public Safety Subcommittee on June 2, 2025 with adoption of the dash‑A7 amendment. The amendment removes the Jason Myers Public Safety and Wellness Grant Program, prompting multiple","actionData","errors"]

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Criminal Justice Commission budget includes $40 million for behavioral health deflection grants; some enforcement grant components dropped

Public Safety subcommittee advances $2.64 billion DOC budget, approves $3 million study on replacing Oregon State Penitentiary

Grant consolidation bill advances despite deletion of Jason Myers Public Safety and Wellness program; lawmakers press to restore fund