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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.320 - Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board.

(1) There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board. The purpose of the advisory board is to provide advice on and oversight of the implementation and alignment of youth workforce development programs for which the commission is responsible, including but not limited to:
(a) The Oregon Youth Corps created under ORS 418.653;
(b) The Oregon Conservation Corps Program established under ORS 476.694; and
(c) The Oregon Youth Employment Program created under ORS 660.353.
(2) The Governor, in consultation with the commission, shall determine the number of members on the advisory board. In determining the number of members on the advisory board, the Governor shall ensure that membership consists of at least seven but not more than 12 members.
(3) The Governor shall appoint the members of the advisory board. The members must be residents of this state who reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic and gender diversity of this state and who have necessary experience that will enable the advisory board to meaningfully advise the commission on topics including, but not limited to:
(a) Career-connected learning that provides learners with career awareness, exploration, preparation and training in connection with professional and industry-based expectations;
(b) Development of career pathways;
(c) Youth education programs;
(d) Workforce development programs;
(e) Rural workforce needs; and
(f) Workforce issues affecting underrepresented communities.
(4) The advisory board must include representation from:
(a) The forestry or wildfire sector;
(b) The natural resources sector;
(c) Workforce sectors that are experiencing workforce demands;
(d) Communities in which the wildland-urban interface faces a high risk of wildfire exposure;
(e) Underrepresented communities, including communities of color, rural communities and communities that have faced generational poverty or other communities that have been historically underrepresented in youth employment as determined by the commission by rule;
(f) Tribal communities; and
(g) Local workforce development boards.
(5) Members of the advisory board serve for a term of four years at the pleasure of the Governor.
(6) Members may not receive compensation for service on the advisory board, but, subject to any applicable laws regulating travel and other expenses of state officers and employees, may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, as provided in ORS 292.495, with moneys available to the advisory board for the purpose of reimbursing members.
(7) The commission shall provide the advisory board with necessary staff support. [2023 c.556 §1]
Note:
660.320 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.321 - State Workforce and Talent Development Board.

(1) A State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall be created under section 3111 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to assist in the development of the Workforce and Talent Development Plan established under ORS 660.324, to carry out the other functions described by the federal Act and to provide strategic planning and recommendations related to state talent development.
(2) The membership of the board must be in accordance with the requirements of section 3111(b) of the federal Act.
(3) Representatives of business described in section 3111(b)(1)(C)(i) of the federal Act who are appointed to the board must be confirmed by the Senate in the manner prescribed under ORS 171.562 and 171.565.
(4) The Governor shall select a chairperson in accordance with the requirements of section 3111(c) of the federal Act.
(5) The Governor shall appoint one member who is a representative of a local workforce development board.
(6) A majority of the board must be representatives of business, as described in section 3111(b)(1)(C)(i) of the federal Act.
(7) Members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the board are nonvoting members of the board and may act in an advisory capacity only.
(8) To transact business at a meeting of the board, a quorum of voting members must participate. A quorum consists of a majority of the voting members. At least 25 percent of the members participating must be representatives of business, as described in section 3111(b)(1)(C)(i) of the federal Act.
(9) Members of the board are not entitled to compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amount provided for in ORS 292.495. [Formerly 411.926; 2005 c.242 §1; 2011 c.272 §8; 2014 c.49 §5; 2017 c.185 §27; 2017 c.297 §5a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.327 - Duties of local workforce development boards.

In accordance with section 3122 of the federal Act, each local workforce development board shall:
(1) Consistent with section 3123 of the federal Act, in partnership with the chief elected official for the local area involved, develop and submit a local plan to the Governor. The local plan must:
(a) Be developed by the local workforce development board with local workforce partners;
(b) Identify strategies and outcomes that the local workforce development board will implement in the local workforce development area;
(c) Make all parties to the local plan accountable for carrying out the strategies and achieving the outcomes identified in the local plan; and
(d) Be submitted to and approved by the State Workforce and Talent Development Board.
(2) Consistent with section 3151(d) of the federal Act, with the agreement of the chief elected official, designate or certify one-stop operators as described in section 3151(d)(2)(A) of the federal Act and may terminate for cause the eligibility of such operators.
(3) Consistent with section 3153 of the federal Act, identify eligible providers of youth activities in the local area and award grants or contracts on a competitive basis to those providers, based on recommendations of a youth council.
(4) Consistent with section 3152 of the federal Act, identify eligible providers of training services described in section 3174(d)(4) of the federal Act.
(5) Subject to the approval of the chief elected official, develop a budget for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the local workforce development board under section 3122 of the federal Act.
(6) In partnership with the chief elected official, provide oversight of local programs of youth activities authorized under section 3164 of the federal Act, local employment and training activities authorized under section 3174 of the federal Act and the one-stop delivery system in the local area.
(7) With the chief elected official and the Governor, negotiate and reach agreement on local performance measures as described in section 3141(c) of the federal Act.
(8) Coordinate the workforce development activities authorized under the federal Act and carried out in the local area with economic development strategies and develop other employer linkages with such activities.
(9) Promote the participation of private sector employers in the statewide workforce development system and ensure the effective provision, through the system, of connecting, brokering and coaching activities, through intermediaries such as the one-stop operator in the local area or through other organizations, to assist such employers in meeting hiring needs. [2001 c.684 §12; 2014 c.49 §7; 2017 c.185 §30; 2017 c.297 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.330 - One-stop delivery system; service providers.

(1) The State Workforce and Talent Development Board and local workforce development boards shall ensure that Oregon’s one-stop delivery system under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is the foundation of local service delivery to employers and participants.
(2) One-stop partners shall include, but are not limited to, those described in section 3151 of the federal Act and programs referenced under section 3151(b) of the federal Act.
(3) This section does not restrict the authority of local workforce development boards to select providers and one-stop operators, or to set goals or policies, under the federal Act. [Formerly 411.935; 2017 c.185 §31; 2017 c.297 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.333 - Use of funds; one-stop delivery system services.

(1) The State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall advise the Governor as required under section 3111 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and on matters pertaining to the use of funds under section 3174 of the federal Act.
(2) As a part of the core services required by section 3174(c)(2)(A)(vi)(I) of the federal Act, the one-stop delivery system, as described in section 3151(e) of the federal Act, shall provide timely listings of all job opportunities, consistent with statute or rule, to a participant immediately upon application by the participant for services offered by the one-stop delivery system.
(3) Intensive services offered by the one-stop delivery system may include drug and alcohol rehabilitative services meeting minimum standards established pursuant to ORS 430.357.
(4) Local workforce development boards shall determine whether funds will be used as provided in section 3174(d)(3) of the federal Act.
(5) Participants may receive training in accordance with section 3174 of the federal Act. In addition, a participant who is employed in a subsidized or unsubsidized job and who needs training may receive an individual training account that allows the participant to choose among training providers, except as provided in section 3174(c)(3)(G)(ii) of the federal Act.
(6) Any funds expended under ORS 660.300 to 660.420 shall be from funds appropriated by the Legislative Assembly or within any expenditure limitations placed on federal funds by the Legislative Assembly. [Formerly 411.932; 2011 c.673 §41; 2017 c.185 §32; 2017 c.297 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.334 - Agreements to create entities to perform workforce development activities.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Federal Act" has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300.
(b) "One-stop delivery system" means the one-stop delivery system described in ORS 660.330 and 660.333.
(c) "State agency" has the meaning given that term in ORS 190.430.
(d) "Unit of local government" has the meaning given that term in ORS 190.003.
(2) To create an entity to perform functions and activities under the federal Act and the one-stop delivery system, a state agency may enter into a written agreement with:
(a) A unit of local government.
(b) An intergovernmental entity created by units of local government.
(c) An entity created by a unit of local government and a person.
(d) An entity created by a state agency, a unit of local government and a person.
(e) An entity created by a state agency, an intergovernmental entity and a person.
(3) Functions and activities of an entity created under this section may include, but are not limited to, employment services, job training and job placement.
(4) The parties to an agreement under this section shall appoint a board or commission to govern the entity created under this section. [Formerly 660.342]
Note:
660.334 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.336 - Reports on performance of local training providers and programs.

(1) The designated state agency and state level fiscal agent for Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act shall provide customers of the one-stop delivery system with reports containing information about the performance of training providers and programs in each local area.
(2) In order for customers to have choices in deciding the training program that best fits their needs and the organization that best provides that service, and in order for customers to have information about how well training providers succeed in preparing people for jobs, the reports shall include information about:
(a) Training programs and the organizations that provide the programs; and
(b) The success rate of the programs in preparing people for jobs.
(3) The reports shall present the information in a manner that allows a customer to easily understand the options that are available in choosing a program of training services. [2001 c.684 §10; 2017 c.185 §33; 2017 c.297 §11; 2021 c.100 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.339 - Participant records; confidentiality; when records available for inspection or release; rules.

(1) All participant records maintained by the local workforce development boards or any public or private agency involved in programs under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act shall be confidential and except as provided in ORS 660.300 to 660.420 shall be open for inspection only in accordance with policies adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
(2) A participant may provide written consent for the examination or release of any record pertaining to the participant.
(3) All information contained in participant files shall be available for inspection by the participant and by the participant’s parent or legal guardian if the participant is under 18 years of age. Participant behavioral records shall be released only in the presence of an individual qualified to explain or interpret the records.
(4) The commission may adopt policies and rules to provide the circumstances under which participant names or records may be made available for inspection when:
(a) Ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Necessary to protect the health or safety of a participant or another.
(c) Necessary to provide information to state and local agencies administering ORS 412.001 to 412.161 and 412.991 and ORS chapters 418 and 657, other programs under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other mandatory programs under this state’s one-stop service delivery system.
(d) Necessary for program staff work or studies of a statistical or demographic nature.
(e) Necessary to carry out the planning and coordinating functions between state and local agencies under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, other applicable state laws or those functions assigned by the Education and Workforce Policy Advisor. [Formerly 285A.446; 2015 c.366 §60; 2017 c.185 §34; 2017 c.297 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.340 - Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program; rules.

(1) There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program. Subject to the availability of funding, and in consultation with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, the commission shall operate, and local workforce development 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 development 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 development 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;
(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 commission the outcomes of projects implemented in the local workforce development 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 commission 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 development boards to support projects identified by the local workforce development boards under subsection (3) of this section. [2011 c.702 §2; 2013 c.747 §172; 2015 c.366 §61; 2017 c.185 §35; 2017 c.297 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.341 - Oregon Employer Workforce Training Fund.

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 Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purposes of ORS 660.340. [2011 c.702 §3; 2015 c.366 §62]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.346 - Integrated workforce delivery system; occupational prioritization; rules.

(1)(a) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in collaboration with the Employment Department and the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, shall develop and implement a demand-driven, skills-based integrated workforce delivery system focused on skills and talent development.
(b) The integrated workforce delivery system implemented under paragraph (a) of this subsection must include, and the commission shall maintain, a workforce training inventory of prioritized occupations.
(c) The commission shall prioritize recommendations for the allocation of workforce training resources by the integrated workforce delivery system based on occupational prioritization data developed by the Employment Department.
(2) The commission shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of the integrated workforce delivery system developed under subsection (1) of this section. [2009 c.836 §3; 2015 c.366 §64; 2017 c.185 §37; 2017 c.297 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.347 - Committee for Continuous Improvement.

The State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall, in consultation with state workforce agencies and local workforce development boards, establish the Committee for Continuous Improvement to assess the effectiveness of the public workforce development system in this state. The State Workforce and Talent Development Board and local workforce development boards shall jointly appoint members to the committee. [2021 c.280 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.350 - Grant program for community colleges and universities providing students from priority populations with academic credit for prior experience and skills gained outside of traditional educational institutions.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Community college" has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005.
(b) "Priority populations" has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300.
(c) "University" means:
(A) A public university listed in ORS 352.002.
(B) Oregon Health and Science University.
(2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall establish a grant program to award grants to community colleges and universities that work toward increasing opportunities for students from priority populations to receive academic credit for prior experience or skills gained outside of traditional higher education institutions, with such academic credit counting toward a certificate or credential that provides a pathway to employment or career advancement.
(3) In administering the grant program under this section, the commission shall consult with employers and targeted industry consortia to develop uniform standards that may be used to certify whether a student’s technical competency, qualifications, knowledge or skills are sufficient to earn a certificate or credential recognized by a targeted industry sector.
(4) A recipient of grant moneys under this section may use the funds:
(a) To develop assessment criteria and practices that may be used to evaluate whether a student’s prior experience or skills may count toward earning a certificate or credential recognized by a targeted industry sector;
(b) To train staff on how to apply the assessment criteria and practices in awarding credit for prior experience and skills; and
(c) For recruitment of and outreach to priority populations.
(5) The commission shall establish criteria and standards by which a community college or university may submit a proposal to receive a grant under this section. The commission shall award grants under this section on a competitive basis, and may give priority to proposals that demonstrate effective strategies for engaging with individuals from priority populations.
(6) The commission may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section. [2022 c.28 §8]
Note:
660.350 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.351 - Grant program for entities providing workforce programs to youth and young adults from priority populations.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Priority populations" has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300.
(b) "Youth workforce program" includes:
(A) A youth reengagement program described under ORS 417.859.
(B) A program administered by the Youth Development Division of the Department of Education that delivers workforce readiness services to out-of-school or unemployed youth and young adults between 14 years of age and 24 years of age who are from priority populations.
(2) The department shall develop and administer a grant program to award grants to entities that provide youth and young adults from priority populations with increased access to youth workforce programs.
(3) The department may award grants, in addition to and not in lieu of any other grants, to entities to provide:
(a) Paid work experiences for program participants.
(b) Workforce readiness training.
(c) Job placement services.
(4) The department shall establish criteria and standards by which an entity may submit a proposal to receive a grant under this section. The department shall award grants under this section using an evaluation process that may give priority to proposals that demonstrate effective strategies for outreach and increased participation in youth workforce programs by youth and young adults from priority populations. [2022 c.28 §7]
Note:
660.351 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.352 - Youth Employment Enhancement Fund.

The Youth Employment Enhancement Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Youth Employment Enhancement Fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purposes of ORS 660.349. [2009 c.836 §5; 2015 c.366 §66]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.354 - Oregon Youth Employment Fund.

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 Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purposes of ORS 660.353. [2011 c.702 §5; 2015 c.366 §68]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.355 - Definitions for ORS 660.355 to 660.364.

As used in ORS 660.355 to 660.364:
(1) "Green job" means a job that provides a service or produces a product that:
(a) Increases energy efficiency;
(b) Produces renewable energy;
(c) Prevents, reduces or mitigates environmental degradation;
(d) Cleans up and restores the natural environment; or
(e) Provides education, consultation, policy promotion, accreditation, trading and offsets or similar supporting services for any of the activities identified in this subsection.
(2) "Targeted population" means:
(a) Entry level or similar workers in high demand green job careers who are in or preparing for high wage green jobs;
(b) Dislocated workers in declining industries who are in or are seeking training for high wage green jobs;
(c) Dislocated workers in the forest products, agricultural or energy sectors who are in or are seeking training for high wage green jobs;
(d) Veterans who are residents of Oregon or members of the Oregon National Guard; or
(e) Members of disadvantaged groups. [2009 c.887 §2; 2011 c.452 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.361 - Green jobs and green economy terminology.

The State Workforce and Talent Development Board, in consultation with state agencies, boards, commissions and private entities deemed appropriate by the State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall develop a list of defined terms related to green jobs and the green economy that are consistent with current workforce development and economic development terminology. [2009 c.887 §4; 2017 c.185 §41; 2017 c.297 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.364 - Financial incentives and comprehensive strategies to promote green economy and green technology and innovation.

The Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, shall:
(1) Develop criteria for existing investments and new or expanded financial incentives and comprehensive strategies to recruit, retain and expand green economy industries, including but not limited to forest products industries as defined in ORS 660.358, and small businesses.
(2) Make recommendations for new or expanded financial incentives and comprehensive strategies to stimulate research and development of green technology and innovation. [2009 c.887 §6; 2011 c.452 §3; 2017 c.185 §42; 2017 c.297 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.367 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that the development of green jobs is essential to the economic well-being of Oregonians and encourages the Governor to support clean technology and efforts to prepare workers for employment in green jobs. [2009 c.887 §8]
Note:
660.367 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.370 - Payment of costs.

The payment of costs associated with ORS 660.355 to 660.364 is the responsibility of the Office of the Governor and those costs shall be paid from moneys available for disbursement at the direction of the Governor. [2009 c.887 §7]
Note:
660.370 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.385 - Distribution of funds to administer Prosperity 10,000 Program; local workforce development boards to compile data and report on progress of program.

(1)(a) Not later than 60 days following March 17, 2022, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall distribute the funds specifically appropriated to the commission under section 13, chapter 28, Oregon Laws 2022, to local workforce development boards to administer the Prosperity 10,000 Program.
(b) The commission shall distribute all moneys received from moneys made available under sections 13 and 14, chapter 28, Oregon Laws 2022, to local workforce development boards using the same formula as required under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) for the allocation of funds to local workforce development boards.
(2) Each local workforce development board shall compile data on the progress made toward carrying out the Prosperity 10,000 Program. The boards shall prepare and submit a joint report that includes data, disaggregated by race, gender and geography, to the commission and the State Workforce and Talent Development Board no later than October 31 of each year, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245. [2022 c.28 §3a]
Note:
660.385 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.405 - Grant program for collaborative pilot projects that employ workforce benefits navigators; rules.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Community-based organization" has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.390.
(b) "Comprehensive one-stop center" has the meaning given that term in 34 C.F.R. 361.305.
(c) "Workforce benefits navigator" means an individual who:
(A) Is employed at a comprehensive one-stop center or a community-based organization to advise and assist individuals from priority populations in accessing workforce programs and applying for benefits and services that are available under the programs;
(B) Has comprehensive knowledge and understanding of workforce programs and the benefits and services that are available under those programs;
(C) Is aware of the cultural and linguistic differences of individuals from priority populations, including knowledge of the lived experiences of such individuals; and
(D) Is trained in trauma-informed practices.
(2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, shall establish and administer a program to award grants for pilot projects implemented by local workforce development boards that partner with comprehensive one-stop centers or community-based organizations to employ a workforce benefits navigator to connect individuals from priority populations to workforce programs and to increase access for such individuals to services and benefits made available under those workforce programs.
(3) The commission shall establish criteria and standards by which local workforce development boards may submit proposals to receive a grant under this section.
(4) The commission may adopt any rules necessary for carrying out the provisions of this section. [2022 c.28 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.420 - Program for strategic investments in maritime workforce development activities; rules.

(1) There is established a program in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to support strategic investments in workforce development programs and activities in Oregon’s maritime sector, in coordination with:
(a) Local workforce development boards in regions with a high demand for maritime workers;
(b) Community colleges operated under ORS chapter 341; and
(c) Other workforce partners that support maritime workforce development, including but not limited to school districts and regional networks that support science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
(2) At a minimum, the program shall:
(a) Make targeted investments in workforce development programs designed to advance the growth, qualifications and availability of Oregon’s maritime workforce.
(b) Identify and develop specific sectors within the maritime workforce to initiate new workforce education and job skills programs and to increase participation in existing maritime programs.
(c) Promote growth and development of maritime workforce development programs in school districts and community colleges by hiring faculty and staff with maritime expertise to assist with curriculum selection for educational programs and the development of such programs to prepare individuals for careers in the maritime sector.
(d) Foster industry involvement in apprenticeship programs, mentorship and other programs that provide training for entry into the maritime workforce.
(e) Support activities that prepare individuals for careers in the maritime sector, including but not limited to educating, training and mentoring activities related to maritime construction and engineering and mariner training.
(f) Conduct outreach and promote awareness about opportunities to receive maritime training and education.
(3) The commission may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this section. [2023 c.546 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.500 - OregonServes Commission.

(1) There is established the OregonServes Commission within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The OregonServes Commission is the AmeriCorps service commission for Oregon.
(2)(a) The OregonServes Commission shall consist of at least 15 voting members appointed by the Governor and may consist of not more than 25 voting members appointed by the Governor.
(b) In addition to the voting members of the commission appointed under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the commission may include any voting or nonvoting members authorized under federal law.
(3) The term of office of each member appointed under subsection (2)(a) of this section is three years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on the first day of the next following month. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.
(4) The appointment of the members of the OregonServes Commission under subsection (2)(a) of this section is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 and 171.565.
(5) A member of the OregonServes Commission is entitled to receive, from moneys available to the commission, actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as provided in ORS 292.495. [Formerly 458.555]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.505 - Commission membership.

(1) The members of the OregonServes Commission appointed under ORS 660.500 (2)(a) must be residents of this state who have a proven commitment to community service and who have a demonstrated interest in fostering and nurturing civic engagement as a strategy for strengthening communities and promoting the ethic of service in all sectors of this state.
(2)(a) The Governor shall appoint as members of the commission:
(A) An individual with experience in educational, training and development needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth.
(B) An individual with experience in promoting involvement of adults 55 years of age or older in service and volunteerism.
(C) A representative of community-based agencies or organizations within this state.
(D) The Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee.
(E) A representative of local governments in this state.
(F) A representative of local labor unions in this state.
(G) A representative of business.
(H) An individual between 16 and 25 years of age who is a participant in or supervisor of a service program for school-age youth, or a campus-based or national service program.
(I) A representative of a national service program described in 42 U.S.C. 12572(a).
(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.
(b) An individual member of the commission may represent more than one of the entities or organizations required to be represented under this subsection.
(3) In addition to appointing members under subsection (2) of this section, the Governor may appoint as members individuals from the following groups:
(a) Educators, including representatives of post-secondary institutions of education and local education agencies.
(b) Experts in the delivery of human, educational, environmental or public safety services to communities and individuals.
(c) Members or representatives of Native American tribes.
(d) At-risk or out-of-school youths.
(e) Entities that receive assistance under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).
(4) In making appointments of members described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Governor shall ensure that:
(a) No more than 50 percent of the appointed members are from the same political party; and
(b) No more than 25 percent of the appointed members are state employees.
(5) To the extent practicable, the Governor shall ensure that the membership of the commission is diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, age, gender and disability characteristics. [Formerly 458.558]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.508 - Commission officers; meetings.

(1) The members of the OregonServes Commission appointed under ORS 660.500 (2)(a) shall select a commission member as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for terms, and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of those offices, as the commission determines. The chairperson and vice chairperson must be members of the commission appointed under ORS 660.500 (2)(a).
(2) A majority of the voting members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(3) The commission shall meet at least once every three months at a place, day and hour determined by a majority of the voting members of the commission. The commission shall meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting members of the commission. [Formerly 458.560]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.511 - Advisory and technical committees.

(1) The OregonServes Commission may establish advisory and technical committees as the commission considers necessary to aid and advise the commission in the performance of commission functions. These committees may be continuing or temporary committees. The commission shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and shall appoint the committee members.
(2) Members of the committees are not entitled to compensation, but at the discretion of the commission may be reimbursed, from moneys available to the commission, for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties, as provided in ORS 292.495. [Formerly 458.565]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.518 - Additional duties.

(1) The OregonServes Commission shall act in all respects as the successor to both the Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service and the Oregon Commission for National and Community Service formed in response to the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.
(2) The OregonServes Commission shall act at all times in compliance with the requirements imposed upon a state commission by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 in effect on January 1, 2006. [Formerly 458.570]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.520 - Rules establishing standards and guidelines.

In accordance with applicable provisions in ORS chapter 183, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with the OregonServes Commission, may adopt rules:
(1) Establishing standards and guidelines for applications for grants; and
(2) Establishing standards and requirements for administration of programs funded by grants. [Formerly 458.573]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.523 - Solicitations of moneys by commission.

The OregonServes Commission may apply for and accept grants, contributions and assistance from any federal, state or local government agency and any foundation, individual or organization for the purposes of:
(1) Performing commission duties under ORS 660.515;
(2) Implementing programs and policies necessary to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the commission; or
(3) Assisting residents and public and private entities in implementing commission programs and policies. [Formerly 458.575]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 661 - Organized Labor; Union Labels › Section 661.010 - Lawfulness of labor unions.

Working men and women may organize themselves into, or carry on labor unions for the purpose of lessening the hours of labor, increasing the wages, bettering the conditions of the members of such organizations or carrying out their legitimate purposes as freely as they could do if acting singly.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 661 - Organized Labor; Union Labels › Section 661.020 - Labor not a commodity; employment rights are personal.

(1) The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce.
(2) The right to enter into the relation of employer and employee, to change that relation, to assume and create a new relation for employer and employee or to work and labor as an employee, shall be held and construed to be a personal and not a property right.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 661 - Organized Labor; Union Labels › Section 661.030 - Collective bargaining for lawful purposes is legal.

No person shall be indicted, prosecuted or tried in any court of this state for entering into or carrying on any arrangement, agreement or combination between themselves made with a view of lessening the number of hours of labor or increasing wages, bettering the conditions of working men and women or for any act done in pursuance thereof, unless such act is in itself forbidden by law if done by a single individual.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 661 - Organized Labor; Union Labels › Section 661.040 - Limitations on fees charged laborers by collective bargaining agents; access to and inspection of records; accounting.

(1) No organization, association or person, legally authorized to act as collective bargaining agent or representative of laboring people, shall make any charge or exaction for initiation fees, dues, fines or other exactions, which will create a fund in excess of the legitimate requirements of such organization, association or person, in carrying out the lawful purpose or activities of such organization, association or person.
(2) Every such organization, association and person shall keep accurate books itemizing all receipts and expenditures and the purpose of such expenditures.
(3) Any member of any labor organization or association is entitled at all reasonable times to inspect the books, records and accounts of such association or organization, or any agent or representative thereof, and to have an accounting of all money and property thereof.
(4) The circuit courts of this state, and the judges thereof, have jurisdiction to enforce this section, including full power to issue restraining orders and temporary and permanent injunctions, and such other and further orders as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out and enforce this section.