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The amended measure raises statutory annual salaries for judgeships in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Tax Court and Circuit Courts by 10% effective July 1, 2025, and schedules another 10% increase for July 1, 2027. The legislative fiscal presentation said the 2027 increase interacts with any cost-of-living allowances granted to executive-branch management-service employees and described the 2025–27 biennium cost for judicial compensation (including payroll expenses) at approximately $11.3 million general fund. The amendment also funds judicial accountability measures, estimated at $1.9 million general fund, and authorizes six permanent full-time positions to staff an ombudsman's office within the State Court Administrator's office.

The bill gives the Chief Justice authority to set rules and standards governing judicial performance, establishes a judicial-education requirement and creates an ombudsman's office to support accountability and performance standards. The State Court Administrator’s office told the committee it will reorganize existing judicial and staff training resources to support the measure.

Committee members spoke in favor of the combination of increased compensation and accountability. One member described the bill as a response to recruitment and retention challenges and to help ensure access to justice; another said the measure balances pay increases with supports for judges who may be struggling. The subcommittee adopted the dash-a5 amendment and unanimously reported the bill to the full committee.

If enacted, the measure takes effect on passage under its emergency clause and provides funding and staffing for the newly created ombudsman's office and the judicial-compensation increases described in the bill.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Public Safety 06/12/2025 8:30 AM","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 2712 was amended to raise judges’ statutory salaries by 10% on July 1, 2025, with a further 10% scheduled for July 1, 2027, and to create an ombudsman's office and judicial-education and accountability measures; the subcommittee reported the bill to the full committee with a due-pass recommendation.","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},6202785,"Subcommittee approves $2.5 million retention bonus program for Oregon National Guard",162,541000,703000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3785117-ef300d6dedfb38a1951c73925decea68&start=541&end=703","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3785117-ef300d6dedfb38a1951c73925decea68/thumbnail_541000.jpg","/articles/6202785/Oregon/Subcommittee-approves-25-million-retention-bonus-program-for-Oregon-National-Guard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202785-9b2bfb4123ef496d9464cb27b920f746/orig.mp4?Expires=1770757579&Signature=IDkbC4kU1BeZs6qa-~RU9R1~Ju0mFLP2rZvEv9VcUL6YD4InbXLkKDyPqT70cz9DVlGH0Y3gXpC2LJzH79HUlmWfC751KdUsUh1ROwumLNbgNPzXsgG1DE3kHAF6I75mDEVXPO6-N5dgxLxQFPMNRWngSDuhBls482Zzzrub13Z4Wev~rh2jqPjF9NRSY1q5hARsIyWrwbd7Aj4EZxZy3kPyTSIrEywNAdDv8YE7ByxZ9BOXRcbEG8SPVAuUdz9LR5qfQLqKeztIYDK5tT3q78-a8YjfCOnTkIT5Zr7imFiAdFQ-f7SyUk-8Muk-V631v2ihbzPmfFkNu5SXZ1F3~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 807, which would authorize a retention bonus program in the Oregon National Guard, was amended and advanced from the Public Safety Subcommittee with a due-pass recommendation and an appropriation of $2.5 million general fund.

Under the amended measure, the Adjutant General of the Oregon Military Department would establish a retention-bonus program offering $5,000 to members of the Oregon Army and Air National Guard who enlist or extend service for at least three years. The LFO presentation estimated the appropriation would fund roughly 500 bonuses and said the military department could absorb administrative costs for the program. The dash-2 amendment adds the $2.5 million appropriation and an emergency clause.

Several senators voiced support for the investment as a recruitment and retention tool during what presenters described as a period of low enlistment. Senator Broadman said the funds were an investment in public safety and readiness; another senator highlighted recent wildfire response as an example of demand on the Guard's resources. The subcommittee adopted the dash-2 amendment and then voted the bill out to the full committee by unanimous voice consent.

The bill includes an emergency clause and the appropriation is intended to be available immediately if the measure is enacted. The subcommittee discussion emphasized recruitment challenges, the Guard's role in emergency response and the program's intent to make enlistment more attractive in a state with recruiting difficulties.","The Public Safety Subcommittee adopted a dash-2 amendment to Senate Bill 807 to appropriate $2.5 million general fund to create a $5,000 retention bonus for National Guard members who enlist or extend service for at least three years and added an emergency clause; the bill was recommended to the full Ways and Means committee with a due-pass.",{"_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},6202790,"Subcommittee moves to make Family Sentencing Alternative permanent, funds program and annual reporting",377,74000,451000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3785117-ef300d6dedfb38a1951c73925decea68&start=74&end=451","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3785117-ef300d6dedfb38a1951c73925decea68/thumbnail_74000.jpg","/articles/6202790/Oregon/Subcommittee-moves-to-make-Family-Sentencing-Alternative-permanent-funds-program-and-annual-reporting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202790-1f707c1dd2a5dafe6f649d89711bcedd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770757579&Signature=jss6cZwnxNhuSWfiwgrY8w0JlMmzhwY1THKMoqEuiHFgH~HDSq4ls9cO4jTYvECAnDadN30D9SHhAVgEfmlpYLu5VDeeRN7U5YhJEqo-4q7t4dP9QT5~a1GZ79es5yWSf1n-i5oDR4wrnfN~ZqZ1Ajq5XAB~kHs4mX9riro~Pb~sZWhYs8EjnMVAACMtzILhp~kISlTXppLm3eqKm5gZ9X2len8zPT~q07BfGWW5GCLjfi21yF1uNOWQv4LmKmBHfQ25UtxC8XmvSDc4mT08yamVruxI5XpnVlFuZBSzBwzU~5~PkjmrXgJkTCaOzfFgDIPluxGRsW463gl3rms~vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 2555, which would make permanent the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program first created by House Bill 3503 in 2015, was amended and moved out of the Public Safety Subcommittee on a due-pass recommendation.

The measure removes the program's sunset date, adds flexibility on eligibility timing and requires the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services to submit a joint annual report on program outcomes. An amendment (the dash a6) appropriates $2,648,236 in general fund to continue current service levels and reauthorizes one Department of Corrections position that supports the program.

A staff presentation to the subcommittee summarized the program's purpose: offering eligible parents supervision and treatment in community corrections rather than incarceration. The staff presentation said the program diverts participants from Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities to community corrections supervision and that overall costs decline compared with incarceration, while community-corrections costs increase and are addressed in the appropriation.

Representative Lewis asked about the effect on community corrections and whether the budget accounted for additional caseload; staff responded that participants are already on the community corrections caseload when they enter the program and that the appropriation in the amendment covers community corrections costs. Senator Brock Smith noted that the amendment continues funding at current service levels with only inflationary increases expected.

Several legislators on the subcommittee voiced bipartisan support for keeping the program in place and for the annual reporting requirement, which members said will allow the legislature to track outcomes such as recidivism. The subcommittee adopted the dash a6 amendment by unanimous voice consent and then moved the bill to the full committee with a due-pass recommendation.

The bill now goes to the full Ways and Means committee for further consideration; the subcommittee directed that the annual reporting requirement will return data to the legislature on the program's effectiveness.","The Public Safety Subcommittee adopted an amendment to remove the sunset for the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program, appropriated $2,648,236 general fund and reapproved one Department of Corrections position, and moved House Bill 2555 as amended to the full Ways and Means committee with a due-pass recommendation.","actionData","errors"]

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Subcommittee advances bill raising judicial pay and adding accountability measures, including ombudsman office

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