The Corrections Policy Committee of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training (Board or BPSST) held its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting this afternoon, February 12, 2019. The meeting was held in the Governor Victor G. Atiyeh Boardroom at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in Salem.
To increase the public's trust, the Oregon legislature has mandated the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training establish minimum standards that are required to be met and maintained by Oregon's providers of public safety, including police officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, telecommunicators (9-1-1), emergency medical dispatchers, public safety instructors, and OLCC regulatory specialists. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training is responsible for certifying public safety professionals who meet all of the Board-established intellectual, physical and moral fitness standards and for denying, suspending or revoking the certification of those who do not meet or fall below these standards.
Agenda Items:
Approved Meeting Minutes from November 13, 2018
Approved Meeting Minutes from December 13, 2018
2018 4th Quarter DOC BCC Review (October-December) Update Received
Proposed Rule Change for OAR 259-008-0070 Criminal Justice Moral Fitness Workgroup Recommendations, Part One - Approved
Review of Proposed Changes to Policy Committee Bylaws - Approved
Administrative Closures – Corrections and Parole & Probation - Approved
Professional Standards Cases
Note actions listed below are not final and parties involved in professional standards cases may request a contested case hearing in front of an administrative law judge.
Nichols, Jenalee DPSST #59284, Application for Training; Lane County Parole & Probation - Committee will recommend that no action is needed by BPSST.
Foster, Hannah DPSST #58034 (AKA Fredrickson), Application for Training: Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office - Committee will recommend that no action is needed by BPSST.
Jackson, Andrew DPSST #54783, Basic Corrections Certifications: Polk County Sheriff’s Office - Committee recommends Board move forward with Lifetime Revocation for Gross Misconduct and Dishonesty
Yancey, Douglas DPSST #37761,Basic and Intermediate Corrections Certifications and Instructor Certifications; Department of Corrections – Office of Inspector General - Case not presented as individual submitted a stipulated agreement which is equivalent to a lifetime revocation.
Theriault, Brandon DPSST #59154, Application for Training: Department of Corrections – SRCI - Committee recommends Board move forward with Lifetime Revocation for Gross Misconduct and Dishonesty.
Singleton, Roger DPSST #45748, Basic and Intermediate Corrections Certifications; Department of Corrections – WCCF - Committee recommends Board move forward with Lifetime Revocation for Gross Misconduct and Dishonesty.
Abundis, Richard DPSST #48657, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Parole & Probation Officer Certifications and Instructor Certification; Lane County Parole and Probation - Committee requested staff gather additional information.
Muschek, Steven DPSST #46720, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Correction Certifications; Washington County Sheriff’s Office - Committee recommends Board move forward with Lifetime Revocation for Gross Misconduct and Dishonesty.
The Committee's next regularly scheduled meeting is on May 14, 2019 @ 1:30 p.m.
## Background Information on the BPSST and DPSST ##
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 235 acres in Salem. The Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training programs and active stakeholder involvement. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director, and Sheriff Jason Myers of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards established by the Board for the training and certification of more than 45,000 city, tribal, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers.
DPSST provides training to more than 25,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board