Oregon Senate Bill 623 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Passed on June 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-30 - Effective date, June 11, 2021.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Directs State Workforce and Talent Development Board to establish Committee for Continuous Improvement to assess effectiveness of Oregon's public workforce development system. Requires local workforce development boards to evaluate programs administered by state workforce agencies through WorkSource Oregon system. Requires agencies to provide boards with information for performance evaluation.] Requires annual report to Legislative Assembly and Governor listing all programs delivered through WorkSource Oregon and identifying program problems and potential solutions.] Requires state workforce agencies to annually provide to each local workforce development board information on amount of fund availability and services provided by agencies in each local workforce development area. Requires agencies to also provide to boards quarterly expenditure and performance information for each workforce program delivered by agency through WorkSource Oregon.] Requires state workforce agencies to implement all recommendations made by local workforce development board during program evaluation, unless recommendation is prohibited by federal or state law.] Requires Governor to collaborate with members of Legislative Assembly to establish funding formula to support WorkSource Oregon evaluation.] Authorizes Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide grants to local workforce development boards for paid work experiences for youth.] Authorizes commission to establish pilot programs to provide grants to local workforce development boards to work with organizations to enhance adult learning.] Requires State Workforce and Talent Development Board to convene representatives from state workforce agencies and local workforce development boards to identify program and system changes to support individuals and business most impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 wildfire disasters. Requires report on findings to be submitted to Governor and Legislative Assembly within 45 days of effective date of Act.] Directs State Workforce and Talent Development Board to establish Committee for Continuous Improvement to assess effectiveness of Oregon's public workforce development system. Requires committee to identify and contract with independent third-party entity to conduct assessment and develop recommendations prioritizing needs of individuals and businesses most impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, no later than September 30, 2021. Sets forth requirements for developing recommendations. Requires committee to submit to State Workforce and Talent Development Board report that includes results of assessment and recommendations. Directs board to approve report and submit copy of report to Governor and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to workforce development, no later than 45 days after receipt of report. Requires that, once every even-numbered year, Committee for Continuous Improvement identify and contract with independent third-party entity to conduct comprehensive assessment of Oregon's public workforce system and make recommendations for improvements. Establishes requirements for comprehensive assessment. Requires committee to present results of each assessment, along with recommendations for improvements, in reports to Governor and interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to workforce development, on or before December 15 of each even-numbered year. Requires committee to include in first report submitted to Governor and committees of Legislative Assembly update regarding implementation of recommendations from initial assessment. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to workforce development; and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Rep. Jeff Reardon [D]	Sen. Lynn Findley [R]	Sen. Jeffrey Golden [D]
Sen. Bill Kennemer [R]	Sen. Deb Patterson [D]	Rep. Janelle Bynum [D]	Sen. Mark Meek [D]
Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Rep. Anna Williams [D]

2021-06-01 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-05-20 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-28 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-12 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-30	Senate	Effective date, June 11, 2021.
2021-06-30	Senate	Chapter 280, 2021 Laws.
2021-06-11	Senate	Governor signed.
2021-06-04	House	Speaker signed.
2021-06-03	Senate	President signed.
2021-06-01	House	Third reading. Carried by Reardon. Passed. Ayes, 54; Excused, 2--Clem, Evans; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Holvey, Rayfield, Speaker Kotek, Stark.
2021-05-28	House	Carried over to June 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2021-05-27	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to May 28, 2021 Calendar.
2021-05-26	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to May 27, 2021 Calendar.
2021-05-25	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to May 26, 2021 Calendar.
2021-05-24	House	Second reading.
2021-05-20	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2021-05-20	House	Work Session held.
2021-05-18	House	Public Hearing held.
2021-05-06	House	Referred to Economic Recovery and Prosperity.
2021-04-29	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2021-04-28	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Heard, Kennemer.
2021-04-22	Senate	Taken from 04-22 Calendar and placed on 04-28 Calendar on voice vote.
2021-04-21	Senate	Second reading.
2021-04-19	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2021-04-12	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-04-07	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-04-05	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2021-01-19	Senate	Referred to Education.
2021-01-11	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB623
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB623/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB623/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB623/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB623/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/31981
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=518264
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/32580
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=526468