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Board of Parole asks legislature for millions to clear classification backlog before 2026 deadline
Summary
At a May 7 informational hearing, the Oregon Board of Parole and Post‑Prison Supervision outlined staffing and funding plans to classify roughly 11,000 historic registrants under ORS chapter 163A and described options that would cost millions over five years.
At an informational hearing Wednesday, May 7, the Public Safety Subcommittee heard from the Oregon Board of Parole and Post‑Prison Supervision on House Bill 5027, a funding request to clear a backlog of historic registrants the board must classify under ORS chapter 163A.
The board told the committee it has classified between 15,394 and 15,718 registrants to date and said about 11,091 historic registrants who live in, work in, or attend school in Oregon remain to be classified before a statutory deadline of Dec. 1, 2026. Chair John Bailey described the program’s purpose as “the program through which the Board, is classifying registered *** offenders, also known as registrants, into 1 of 3 notification levels based off their risk to reoffend.”
The classifications determine what proactive public notification is allowed and help law enforcement target limited resources, the board said. Executive Director Dylan Arthur emphasized the board’s role and limits: “The board's role in the *** offender registry is simply to classify individuals…
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