Bill Text: OR SB175 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to workforce training; and appropriating money.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-03 - Effective date, January 1, 2012. [SB175 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-SB175-Enrolled.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 175
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
Commerce and Workforce Development)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to workforce training; and appropriating money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + Sections 2 to 5 of this 2011 Act are added to
and made a part of ORS 660.300 to 660.364. + }
SECTION 2. { + (1) There is created in the Department of
Community Colleges and Workforce Development the Oregon Employer
Workforce Training Program. Subject to the availability of
funding, the department shall create and operate, and local
workforce investment boards shall manage, the program for the
purpose of:
(a) Assisting businesses and consortia of businesses in
implementing projects that identify and provide cost-effective
solutions to the issues of employee training, retention and
advancement;
(b) Maximizing the utilization of public and private resources
for providing training to employed persons in skills that are
responsive to the need of businesses and industries in Oregon to
become and to remain competitive on the national and
international level; and
(c) Responding to the need of workers in Oregon to develop
current job skills necessary to meet the current and future needs
of employers.
(2)(a) Businesses in industries identified in the plans
developed by local workforce investment boards as required by ORS
660.327 are eligible to participate in projects selected for
participation in the program.
(b) Priority for approval of projects submitted under this
subsection shall be given to businesses in industries that have
the greatest impact on the local economy and emerging green jobs.
(3) Local workforce investment boards shall:
(a) Identify businesses and consortia of businesses for
potential participation in the program;
(b) Develop and implement an application process for projects
proposed for the program;
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Public Contracting
Code, use an open and competitive procurement process for
agreements entered into with participants in the program;
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(d) Require that businesses participating in a project provide
private sector funding equal to the amount of state funding
provided for the project; and
(e) Track and report to the department the outcomes of projects
implemented in the local workforce investment area, including,
but not limited to:
(A) The number of businesses participating in approved
projects;
(B) The number and types of projects completed;
(C) The number of employees receiving training;
(D) The number of jobs retained or created by the businesses
participating in the project; and
(E) The value of the private sector funding provided.
(4) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the
implementation and operation of the program created under
subsection (1) of this section. The rules shall include, but are
not limited to, a process by which moneys may be appropriated and
allocated to the local workforce investment boards to support
projects identified by the local workforce investment boards
under subsection (3) of this section. + }
SECTION 3. { + The Oregon Employer Workforce Training Fund is
established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the
General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Employer Workforce
Training Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund
are continuously appropriated to the Department of Community
Colleges and Workforce Development for the purposes of section 2
of this 2011 Act. + }
SECTION 4. { + (1) There is created in the Department of
Community Colleges and Workforce Development the Oregon Youth
Employment Program. Subject to the availability of funding, the
department shall create and operate, and local workforce
investment boards shall manage, the program to provide meaningful
work experience and workforce training for persons between the
ages of 14 and 24.
(2) The program shall provide to participants in the program
case management and support services that include, but are not
limited to:
(a) Developing an individual development plan for the
participant that outlines work readiness, career and educational
goals;
(b) Work readiness instruction;
(c) At least 12 weeks of paid internships or other work
experience; and
(d) Academic support for earning high school graduation credit,
completion of a General Educational Development (GED) certificate
program or earning college credit for work experience or
internships provided through the program.
(3) The program:
(a) Plan, implementation procedures and evaluation criteria
shall be described in the local plan developed by a local
workforce investment board under ORS 660.327.
(b) May provide for public and private sector employment
opportunities.
(4) Local workforce investment boards responsible for managing
the program shall ensure appropriate training and positive work
experiences for participants.
(5) The department shall collaborate with the local workforce
investment boards to collect data on youth work experience
programs that identify successful work experiences and allow for
the identification and dissemination of the most promising
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practices. The data collected shall also include the number of
participants in the program, the number of participants that
complete the program, the cost of internships and other work
experiences provided, the academic credit earned by participants
and the number of General Educational Development (GED)
certificates earned by participants.
(6) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the
implementation and operation of the program created under
subsection (1) of this section. The rules shall include, but are
not limited to, establishing eligibility criteria for persons
participating in the program. + }
SECTION 5. { + The Oregon Youth Employment Fund is established
in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General
Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Youth Employment Fund shall
be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously
appropriated to the Department of Community Colleges and
Workforce Development for the purposes of section 4 of this 2011
Act. + }
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Passed by Senate June 16, 2011
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Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate
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Peter Courtney, President of Senate
Passed by House June 22, 2011
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Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House
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Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2011
Approved:
......M.,............., 2011
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2011
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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