OACP News

2021 Membership Card Campaign

Membership cards will be ordered for all new Active, Associate, Retired, and Life members from the past year. Be looking for them in the mail in the next month. 

Misplaced your OACP membership card previously given to you. Email [email protected] by
Friday, June 11 if you would like us to order you a new one.

OACP Committees

Please click here for descriptions of each committee and general expectations for serving, along with the 2020-21 Membership roster. Refer to the list to see which committees you have served on this past year, or go directly to your Profile to view: After logging in to the members only area > Members Home > Profile Page > My Features > Committees.

Please note that OACP President Chief Matt Workman is in the process of finalizing committee co-chairs. Once this takes place, OACP members will have a chance to consider which committee(s) they would like to serve on. A survey will be sent out late June 2021 for OACP members to sign up for committees of their choice. More info to come. 

Are you considering registering for IACP 2021? Things are looking different this year. Get all the information you need by clicking on the following link and listening in as the Executive Director & CEO of the IACP provides an update: IACP Information Please note that unlike in years past, the IACP is not providing designated room blocks for individual states. Refer to the IACP website for lodging information.

Oregon News

Oregon Lawmakers Curtail Use Of Military Surplus By Local Law Enforcement Agencies
KLCC
Oregon lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that would limit the use of military surplus items by local law enforcement.
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1st police oversight bills clear Oregon Senate, head to Gov. Kate Brown for signature
OPB
The first of more than a dozen bills aimed at increasing police oversight and accountability in Oregon were passed by the Senate, clearing a final hurdle on the way to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk for signature.
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Chances for big changes to Oregon’s mandatory prison sentence rules dwindle
OPB
With Oregon’s legislative session nearing a close, backers of sweeping changes to Oregon’s criminal sentencing laws are tempering their expectations.
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National News

Ohio bill would give police officers and first responders $1,000 pandemic bonus
Fox News
Ohio state representatives introduced a bill Wednesday that would give every police officer and first responder in the state who worked during the coronavirus pandemic a one-time bonus check of $1,000. 
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This Washington county is the first to ban facial recognition technology, official says
CNN
A county in Washington state banned all local government agencies -- including the local sheriff -- from using facial recognition technology.
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Justice Department to require federal agents to wear body cameras when serving warrants
Los Angeles Times
The Justice Department will require its officers to wear body cameras when serving warrants or conducting raids, putting it in line with a growing number of local departments.
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