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Committee backs DPSST budget increases, cites improvements in training capacity
Summary
The Public Safety Subcommittee recommended and the committee reported out House Bill 50 32 with increased general fund support and fee-related limitations for the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, citing progress reducing training backlogs and investments in facilities repairs.
Representative Daniel Evans presented House Bill 50 32, the budget bill for the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, saying the subcommittee approved a total funds budget supporting training, facilities repair and federal grant participation.
The nut graf: The Public Safety Subcommittee recommended a budget that increases general fund support, funds facility repairs and training capacity improvements, and assumes passage of fee changes that would provide an additional $500,000 in expenditure limitation; lawmakers praised recent reductions in training wait times and asked for follow-up on performance measures.
Representative Daniel Evans, Representative (presenter), said the subcommittee approved a total funds budget of roughly $98.9 million with 84 positions and 182.75 FTE for 2025–27, noting a 1.7% increase over the current service level and a 12.9% increase in general fund. He said $7,967,812 in federal funds supports Oregon's participation in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program and that $64,000,000 of other funds are supported through the criminal fines account.
Several legislators praised DPSST's progress. Representative Evans observed, "We've asked a lot of DPSST in the last few years and ... they have achieved more than we asked of them," and other members noted that training backlog delays had been reduced from months to days, improving the time from hire to training center entry.
The subcommittee also recommended House Bill 50 33 (a fee ratification for DPSST) be passed to ratify administrative fee increases that support program sustainability; the HB 50 32 recommendation assumed the fee ratification would provide an additional $500,000 in expenditure limitation.
Outcome: Public Safety Subcommittee recommended HB 50 32 be amended by the -2 amendment and reported out due pass as amended; the committee approved the recommendation.
Ending: Committee members asked staff to follow up on key performance measures and customer-service metrics as the agency implements training and facility investments.
