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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 659A - Unlawful Discrimination in Employment, Public Accommodations and Real Property Transactions; Administrative and Civil Enforcement › Section 659A.880 - Ninety-day notice.

(1) If a complaint filed under ORS 659A.820 alleges unlawful practices other than those unlawful practices described in ORS 659A.403 and 659A.406, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall issue a 90-day notice to the complainant if the commissioner dismisses the complaint within one year after the filing of the complaint, and the dismissal is for any reason other than the fact that a civil action has been filed by the complainant.
(2) If the complaint filed under ORS 659A.820 alleges unlawful practices other than those unlawful practices described in ORS 659A.145, 659A.403, 659A.406 and 659A.421, the commissioner shall issue a 90-day notice to the complainant on or before the one-year anniversary of the filing of the complaint unless a 90-day notice has previously been issued under subsection (1) of this section or the matter has been resolved by the execution of a settlement agreement.
(3) A 90-day notice under this section must be in writing and must notify the complainant that a civil action against the respondent under ORS 659A.885 may be filed within 90 days after the date of mailing of the 90-day notice, and that any right to bring a civil action against the respondent under ORS 659A.885 will be lost if the action is not commenced within 90 days after the date of the mailing of the 90-day notice.
(4) This section does not apply to a complainant alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination under federal housing law. [2001 c.621 §14; 2008 c.36 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 659A - Unlawful Discrimination in Employment, Public Accommodations and Real Property Transactions; Administrative and Civil Enforcement › Section 659A.890 - Civil action for violation of ORS 659A.865.

(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of ORS 659A.865 may bring a civil action in the manner provided by ORS 659A.885 (3) and recover the same relief as provided by ORS 659A.885 (3) for unlawful practices.
(2) As a defense to any cause of action arising under this section, the defendant may plead and prove that either:
(a) Subsequent to the defendant’s conduct on which the plaintiff bases the cause of action, the complaint under ORS 659A.820 has been dismissed by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or deputy, or the court, either for want of evidence to proceed to a hearing or for lack of merit after such hearing; or
(b) In the case of the sale of real property, defendant’s conduct giving rise to plaintiff’s cause of action was neither committed within the first two years after notice by the commissioner or deputy of the filing of the complaint under ORS 659A.820, nor within any extended period of time obtained at the request of respondent for disposition of the case. [Formerly 659.105]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 659A - Unlawful Discrimination in Employment, Public Accommodations and Real Property Transactions; Administrative and Civil Enforcement › Section 659A.990 - Penalties.

Violation of ORS 659A.810 is a Class A misdemeanor. [2001 c.621 §66; 2011 c.597 §274]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.002 - Declaration of policy.

It is the policy of the State of Oregon:
(1) To encourage the development of an apprenticeship and training system through the voluntary cooperation of management, labor and interested state agencies, and in cooperation with other states and the federal government.
(2) To provide for the establishment and promotion of standards of apprenticeship and training to safeguard the welfare of apprentices and trainees and ensure proper training of an adequate, skilled labor force.
(3) To encourage the preparation of persons with skills that will enable them to find gainful employment in an ever-changing society and ensure the continued growth and development of the economy of Oregon by contributing to the maintenance of an adequate supply of skilled workers. [1957 c.270 §2; 1967 c.6 §2; 2007 c.620 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.006 - Application.

(1) ORS 660.002 to 660.210 shall apply to persons, political subdivisions, employer associations, and organizations of employees that agree to conform to its provisions.
(2) Nothing in ORS 660.002 to 660.210 is intended to supersede the civil service or merit systems applicable to state agencies and political subdivisions. Employees of state agencies and political subdivisions may be recognized and registered as apprentices, and may serve on apprenticeship committees when approved by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council in conformity with ORS 660.002 to 660.210. If an individual apprentice who is employed by a state agency or political subdivision wishes to participate in an apprenticeship and training program, the council may approve program standards that set forth a progressive wage within the salary structure range for journeyworker, employed by the state agency or political subdivision. [1957 c.270 §10(1); 1963 c.151 §3; 1967 c.6 §3; 1977 c.490 §1; 1981 c.764 §1; 2011 c.140 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.014 - Committees not state agencies.

Local joint committees formed under ORS 660.135, trade committees for apprenticeship and training formed under ORS 660.145 and state joint committees formed under ORS 660.155 shall not be considered state agencies for any purpose. [1997 c.31 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.020 - Necessity for written agreement; transfer of agreement to another employer.

(1) Every apprentice and either the apprentice’s program sponsor or the local joint committee shall sign a written apprenticeship agreement on a form approved by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council or on a form to which the council chairperson may grant interim approval. The agreement shall be signed and registered with the council as soon as practicable, but not later than 45 days after the start of the apprenticeship.
(2) When a training agent is unable or unwilling to fulfill its obligations under an apprenticeship agreement, the local joint committee may approve the transfer of the training agent’s obligation under the program standards to a subsequent approved training agent under the same program, with the consent of the apprentice. In such cases, it is not necessary to sign and register a new apprenticeship agreement, notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. [Amended by 1955 c.719 §1; 1957 c.270 §4; 1967 c.6 §7; 1981 c.764 §3; 2007 c.620 §3; 2011 c.140 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.110 - State Apprenticeship and Training Council; members; confirmation; compensation and expenses.

(1) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council shall consist of nine members, including the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and eight members appointed by the Governor as follows:
(a) Four members from apprenticeable building and construction crafts or trades that have programs approved and registered with the council, including two members representing employers and two members representing employees;
(b) Two members from other apprenticeable occupations that have programs approved and registered with the council, including one member representing employers and one member representing employees; and
(c) Two members representing the public.
(2) To qualify to be a member of the council, an individual shall provide the Governor with documentation showing that the individual meets at least one of the following requirements:
(a) Active participation on an apprenticeship governing body for a minimum of four years; or
(b) A minimum of four years of experience in workforce development or investment activities, vocational training or education, apprenticeship program administration or a related discipline.
(3)(a) Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years and shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. When the term of a member expires, the Governor shall appoint a successor within 90 days after the term expiration date. A member may not automatically be removed from the council in midterm should the member’s industry withdraw from the program for economic reasons.
(b) Any vacancy occurring among the appointed members shall be filled by appointment, as provided in this section, for the unexpired portion of the term.
(c) All appointments of members of the council by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III, Oregon Constitution.
(4) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall serve as the chairperson of the council with the power to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie. The council shall choose from among its members a vice chairperson to preside at meetings and perform other functions of the chairperson when the commissioner is absent.
(5) Each member of the council is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. [Amended by 1955 c.719 §6; 1967 c.6 §10; 1969 c.314 §71; 1973 c.792 §31; 1981 c.764 §5; 1983 c.318 §1; 1985 c.98 §3; 2007 c.620 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.135 - Local joint committees; members; meetings; authority of individual employed to assist committees.

(1) In each locality where apprentices are employed, the State Apprenticeship and Training Council may approve as many local joint committees as are necessary to serve the needs of the various apprenticeable occupations. Local joint committees in building and construction trades occupations may be approved by the council only as group programs serving multiple employers.
(2) Each local joint committee shall have no more than eight principal members, all actively participating in apprenticeship programs, and shall consist of an equal number of representatives of employers and employees. One alternate member may be selected for each principal committee member. Committee members and the alternate members shall be selected pursuant to procedures established by the council. The alternate members may attend all committee meetings, participate in discussions and perform such duties as may be delegated to them by the committee, but may not vote at committee meetings except when actually substituting for an absent principal committee member for their respective employer or employee.
(3) To qualify as a local joint committee member representing employees, a prospective employee representative must be a member of the collective bargaining unit if a collective bargaining agreement exists for the trade or occupation that is the subject of the apprenticeship or training program administered by the committee. If no collective bargaining agreement exists, the prospective employee representative must be, or have been, a skilled practitioner of the particular trade or occupation that is the subject of the apprenticeship or training program administered by the committee.
(4) Each local joint committee shall select a chairperson and a secretary, for such terms and with such powers and duties necessary for the performance of the functions of those offices as the committee determines. A quorum for the transaction of committee business consists of two representatives of employers and two representatives of employees. Each local joint committee shall meet as often as is necessary to transact business. Meetings may be called by the chairperson or at the request of the majority of the members of the committee.
(5) When an individual is employed by a joint industry group, association or trust to assist local joint apprenticeship or training committees, trade committees or state joint committees in the performance of their statutory duties, the individual is authorized to perform any clerical, ministerial or other functions as the committees may direct. [1967 c.6 §19; 1977 c.490 §3; 1981 c.764 §11; 1985 c.98 §1; 2007 c.620 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.139 - Applicant indentured to family business or current employer.

(1) Unless the State Apprenticeship and Training Council determines there is an adverse impact on apprenticeship opportunities based on an individual’s race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnic group, an applicant who is otherwise eligible for selection as an apprentice under the selection method used by the local joint committee may, with the consent of the applicant, be indentured to a family business or the applicant’s current employer without regard to whether another employer would otherwise be entitled to indenture the apprentice under the selection method used by the local joint committee.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Current employer" means the employer with whom the applicant has been a full-time, regular employee for at least six months before the applicant is selected into the apprenticeship program.
(b) "Family business" means a business owned in whole or in part by a parent or grandparent of the applicant. [1999 c.755 §2; 2007 c.100 §30; 2021 c.367 §47]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.142 - Pay rates for apprentices and journeyworkers; exception.

(1) A training agent may not pay an apprentice at a rate less than that obtained by applying the schedule, set forth in the applicable standards, at the apprentice’s level of apprenticeship, to the journeyworker hourly rate of wage currently in effect for journeyworkers in the occupation for which the apprentice is being trained, as determined by the appropriate local joint committee.
(2) The journeyworker hourly wage rate shall be the average hourly wage currently being paid by the training agents participating in a program to their skilled workers, that is, to those employees with demonstrated knowledge, experience and proficiency in that trade or occupation who are currently performing the type of work for which the apprentice is to be trained. Upon receipt of a committee’s determination of its current journeyworker hourly rate of wage, the State Director of Apprenticeship and Training shall cause notice of the determination to be promptly mailed to all apprentices and training agents participating in the program. The determination shall be in effect from the date set forth in the determination or, lacking such date, from the first of the month following the mailing of the determination. However, neither the wage determination nor the effective date alters the terms or effect of an existing collective bargaining agreement.
(3) If a higher journeyworker hourly wage rate is prescribed by federal or state law for work on a particular project, the higher rate is controlling for purposes of determining apprentice wages applicable to that particular project.
(4) Nothing stated in ORS 660.002 to 660.210 shall be construed to supersede the minimum wage or overtime provisions of ORS chapters 652 and 653, or the rules adopted under ORS chapter 652 or 653. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the entry wage (that wage derived by applying the lowest percentage on the schedule to the current journeyworker hourly wage rate) may not be less than the federal or state minimum wage rate, whichever is higher.
(5) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council may make such exceptions to the apprentice wage schedule or journeyworker hourly wage rate, and to the minimum numeric ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices, as it deems necessary or advisable to further the operation of apprenticeship and training programs in Department of Corrections and Oregon Youth Authority institutions. [1981 c.764 §10; 1987 c.320 §243; 2007 c.620 §9; 2011 c.140 §8; 2015 c.172 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.143 - Employment protections for on-the-job training and apprenticeship program participants.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) Notwithstanding ORS 660.010, "employer" means a person that employs or engages the services of an individual, that reserves the right to control the means by which such services are or will be performed and that sponsors or agrees to provide training under an on-the-job training program described in this section.
(b)(A) "On-the-job training program" means a private sector training program that provides individuals who participate in the program with job-specific skills training necessary for obtaining employment in a skilled trade.
(B) "On-the-job training program" does not include an on-the-job training program administered or operated by the Department of Corrections or Oregon Corrections Enterprises.
(2) An individual who participates in an on-the-job training program or in a registered apprenticeship program shall be considered to be in an employment relationship with the employer for the purposes of protections provided under ORS chapter 659A concerning civil rights, discrimination and harassment in the workplace and shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges with respect to such protections as are granted to employees under that chapter.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section creates an employment relationship between an individual who participates in an on-the-job training program or registered apprenticeship program and the employer for the purposes of ORS chapter 652, 653, 654, 656, 657 or 658 or for any leave entitlements that may be available to employees under ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186.
(4) This section applies to on-the-job training programs that meet the following criteria:
(a) The training provided under the program is for a limited duration of time that has been agreed upon by the individual participating in the program and the employer.
(b) As part of the program, the employer provides paid work experience to the individuals participating in the program at an agreed-upon rate.
(c) The program does not require that, upon an individual’s successful completion of the program, the employer commit to hiring the individual as an employee.
(d) The program does not require or permit, as a term or condition of the program, that the employer and the individual participating in the program enter into a contract for employment. [2023 c.99 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.145 - Trade apprenticeship and training committees.

In an area where it is not practicable to establish a local joint apprenticeship committee or a local joint training committee, a trade committee for apprenticeship and training may be formed to administer the standards of various separate programs approved by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council. Members shall consist of one training agent and one employee representing each occupation affected, who shall be selected pursuant to the procedures established by the council. A trade committee for apprenticeship or training shall function in the manner prescribed for a local joint committee as to all occupations affected, except that recommendations to the council for amendments or modifications to the standards of a particular occupation may be made only by the members from that occupation. [1967 c.6 §21; 1981 c.764 §14; 2007 c.620 §10]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.147 - Registered apprentice required; exceptions.

(1) Every local apprenticeship or training program administered by a local joint committee or by a trade committee functioning as a local joint committee must have at least one registered apprentice.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a local apprenticeship or training program administered by a local joint committee or by a trade committee functioning as a local joint committee is not required to have at least one registered apprentice during the period from:
(a) The date the standards for the program are registered and the date the first apprentice is registered under those standards or one year from the date the standards are registered, whichever period is shorter; or
(b) The date the committee graduates an apprentice under a set of standards and the date the next apprentice is registered under those standards or one year from the date the committee graduates an apprentice under a set of standards, whichever period is shorter. [2011 c.140 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.149 - Evaluation of registered apprenticeship programs.

(1) The Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall evaluate the performance of registered apprenticeship programs.
(2) Factors to be used when conducting the evaluation required by subsection (1) of this section must include, but are not limited to:
(a) Quality assurance assessments;
(b) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission compliance reviews; and
(c) Completion rates.
(3) Any additional factors used by the division in the evaluation of program performance must adhere to the goals and policies of the United States Department of Labor specified in 29 C.F.R. 29 and with guidance issued by the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship.
(4) To evaluate completion rates under this section, the division shall compare the completion rate of the program under review with the national average for completion rates. Based on the completion rate review, the division shall provide technical assistance to promote higher completion rates to programs with a completion rate lower than the national average.
(5) Cancellation of an apprenticeship agreement during the probationary period shall not have an impact on the completion rate of the program. [2011 c.140 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.155 - State joint committees; rules.

(1) State joint apprenticeship committees may be formed in each apprenticeable occupation for the purpose of promoting and coordinating the apprenticeship goals of that occupation and of developing statewide standards and related instructional material for a course of study in that occupation. If only one joint committee exists for a particular occupation, that local joint committee has the same duties and powers as a state joint committee formed pursuant to this section. This subsection does not apply to training programs.
(2) State joint committees shall be composed of one member representing training agents and one member representing employees from each local joint committee for that occupation. Training agent members of a local joint committee shall choose the training agent representative to the state joint committee, and employee members shall choose the employee representative. The training agent and employee members of trade committees shall be members of the state joint committee for their respective occupations, but shall be counted in determining a quorum for the state joint committee only if present. An alternate member for each principal member from a local joint committee shall also be selected in the same manner as the principal members are selected. Each alternate member has full authority to exercise the powers of the principal member for whom the alternate was selected when that principal member is unable to perform as a committee member.
(3) Each state joint committee shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson, one of whom shall represent training agents, the other of whom shall represent employees. The committee may also elect such other officers as it determines appropriate. All officers elected pursuant to this subsection shall serve such terms and have such duties and powers as the committee determines appropriate for the performance of their functions.
(4) Meetings may be called by the chairperson or at the request of the majority of the members of the committee. Each state joint committee may also formulate such rules as it deems necessary for the time, place and orderly conduct of its meetings. Each committee shall transmit to the State Apprenticeship and Training Council a written record of each such meeting. [1967 c.6 §22; 1971 c.271 §4; 1977 c.490 §4; 1981 c.764 §15; 2007 c.71 §216; 2007 c.620 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.157 - Standard courses of study for apprentices and trainees.

(1) Each state joint committee, with the prior approval of the State Apprenticeship and Training Council, shall prescribe a standard course of study, developed from a trade analysis, for the trade, craft or industrial occupation over which the committee exercises jurisdiction. Each such course of study shall include instructional objectives and an outline of course content for related instruction and manipulative instruction in the classroom. The prescribed course shall also provide for evaluation procedures and instruments for measuring performance. For all programs in apprenticeable occupations a minimum of 144 hours of related instruction per year is recommended.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no course of study for the instruction of apprentices or trainees that has not been prescribed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may be implemented under ORS 660.002 to 660.210.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, any course of study for the instruction of apprentices or trainees may be implemented under ORS 660.002 to 660.210 where such course of study:
(a) Involves instruction in any trades or crafts where the industry will provide the facilities for training;
(b) Prepares apprentices and trainees in any trades or crafts;
(c) Requires expert instructors to meet the level of skill and training required by the industry;
(d) Is substantially equivalent to the standard course prescribed under subsection (1) of this section; and
(e) Is supervised by a local joint committee or by a joint industry trust fund committee.
(4) Where a course of study meets the requirements of subsection (3) of this section, such course shall be approved:
(a) By the state joint committee;
(b) By the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for apprenticeship training credit; and
(c) By the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for community college associate degrees.
(5) Operation of a course of study under subsection (3) of this section shall be the responsibility of the recognized local apprenticeship committee or local industry trust fund or recognized local employee organization. Such local committee, trust or organization may prescribe criteria for enrollment into the course of study. [1971 c.271 §7; 1973 c.648 §1; 1979 c.808 §1; 1981 c.764 §16; 2013 c.747 §191; 2017 c.66 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.158 - Interstate agreements regarding courses of study.

(1) If there is an interstate agreement regarding apprenticeship courses of study between the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and an agency with similar functions in another state:
(a) Any course of study prescribed pursuant to ORS 660.157 is subject to the provisions of the interstate agreement.
(b) Each local joint committee of an occupation that is subject to the interstate agreement shall submit requests for changes in courses of study directly to the council.
(2) Reciprocal approval for federal purposes shall be accorded to apprentices, apprenticeship programs and standards that are registered by the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship, or by the registration agency or council of any other state that has been recognized by the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship, if reciprocal approval is requested by the program sponsor, even if the programs and their standards depart in some respects from the criteria of ORS 660.126 and from the other provisions set forth in ORS 660.002 to 660.210.
(3) Program sponsors seeking reciprocal approval must meet state wage and hour provisions, local wage provisions, apprenticeship ratio standards and licensing requirements. [1971 c.271 §8; 1979 c.831 §2; 1981 c.764 §17; 2011 c.140 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.160 - Coordination of schooling for apprentices and trainees.

All district school boards shall cooperate with the State Apprenticeship and Training Council, the Department of Education, and the local joint committees or trade committees in providing the necessary related instruction classes to meet the objectives of courses of study prescribed pursuant to ORS 660.157 (1) for apprentices and trainees. The coordination of related instruction offered in these classes with job instruction, and the carrying out of the other details shall be the responsibility of the recognized local or state agency for professional education. The apprentice or trainee shall attend such classes, either within or without the usual working hours. [Amended by 1955 c.719 §11; 1967 c.6 §23; 1971 c.271 §5; 1973 c.648 §2; 1995 c.343 §59]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.162 - Adoption of policies, standards and programs by Higher Education Coordinating Commission; rules.

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in cooperation with the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and the appropriate state joint committee, by rule shall adopt policies, standards and programs to carry out the provisions of ORS 660.002. Such policies, standards or programs may involve any of the following matters:
(1) Development of courses of study for apprentices and trainees in the trade, craft or industrial occupation over which the committee exercises jurisdiction.
(2) Operation of related instruction classes by district school boards and in courses implemented under ORS 660.157 (3).
(3) Development of uniform standards covering occupational qualifications and teacher training requirements for instructors.
(4) Preservice and inservice training for instructors.
(5) Evaluation procedures for determining credit for apprenticeship training toward community college associate degrees.
(6) Defining procedures for granting credit for work experience to instructors, skilled craftsmen or journeyworkers toward the requirements of a community college associate degree. [1971 c.271 §9; 1973 c.648 §3; 1977 c.490 §5; 1989 c.491 §65; 2011 c.140 §10; 2017 c.66 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.167 - Adoption of policies by council.

The State Apprenticeship and Training Council, in cooperation with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, shall adopt policies regarding:
(1) Evaluation procedures relating to the determination of apprenticeship credit for work experience, education and training.
(2) Procedures for demonstrating the level of achievement required in any area of related instruction, including but not limited to taking a qualifying examination of the course content. [1971 c.271 §10; 2017 c.66 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.170 - State Director of Apprenticeship and Training; commissioner authority to employ others.

(1) Subject to confirmation by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall appoint a State Director of Apprenticeship and Training. The director shall be well qualified, shall serve as council secretary and shall be responsible to the commissioner for the administration of ORS 660.002 to 660.210, including supervision of all office and field staff.
(2) The commissioner, with the advice and consent of the council, may appoint such other personnel and incur such other expenses as may be necessary to aid the council and the director in carrying out their duties and functions under ORS 660.002 to 660.210. [Amended by 1967 c.6 §24; 1981 c.764 §18]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.190 - Community college training program advisory committee.

Each community college operating a preemployment or trade extension training program in an apprenticeable occupation shall appoint at least one employee member and one training agent member of an appropriate local joint committee to the advisory committee for that training program. [1977 c.155 §2; 1981 c.764 §19; 2007 c.620 §12]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.205 - Certification of program completion for certain apprentices; card; rules; fee.

(1) There shall be a uniform system of certification in those apprenticeable occupations for which the State Apprenticeship and Training Council determines certification is required. Such certification shall be awarded to apprentices successfully completing such an apprenticeship program and shall signify the apprentice’s attainment of the status of journeyworker. The council shall prescribe by rule a singular form of certification card for apprenticeable occupations and the conditions for its issuance.
(2) Only the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may prepare or issue or cause to be prepared or issued a card or other form of documentation purporting to certify or otherwise representing the bearer to be a journeyworker in an apprenticeable occupation.
(3) The commissioner may establish and charge a fee for the issuance of certification in an amount not to exceed $25.
(4) The provisions of this section first apply to apprentices who successfully complete an apprenticeship program after January 1, 1990. [1989 c.1061 §2; 2011 c.140 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.210 - Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents; limitations; punitive damages excluded.

(1) In any action based on tort, as defined in ORS 30.260, the liability of any local joint committee formed under ORS 660.135, trade committee for apprenticeship and training formed under ORS 660.145 or state joint committee formed under ORS 660.155, and the liability of its officers, employees and agents acting within the scope of their employment or duties, shall not exceed:
(a) $50,000 to any claimant for any number of claims for damage to or destruction of property, including consequential damages, arising out of a single accident or occurrence.
(b) $100,000 to any claimant as general and special damages for all other claims arising out of a single accident or occurrence unless those damages exceed $100,000, in which case the claimant may recover additional special damages, but in no event shall the total award of special damages exceed $100,000.
(c) $500,000 for any number of claims arising out of a single accident or occurrence.
(2) No award for damages on any claim subject to this section shall include punitive damages. The limitation imposed by this section on individual claimants includes damages claimed for loss of services or loss of support arising out of the same tort, as defined in ORS 30.260.
(3) In any action subject to this section in which the amount awarded to or settled upon multiple claimants exceeds $500,000, any party may apply to any circuit court to apportion to each claimant the proper share of the total amount limited by subsection (1) of this section. The share apportioned each claimant shall be in the proportion that the ratio of the award or settlement made to the claimant bears to the aggregate awards and settlements for all claims arising out of the occurrence.
(4) The liability of a committee described in subsection (1) of this section and one or more of its officers, employees or agents, or two or more officers, employees or agents of the committee, on claims arising out of a single accident or occurrence, shall not exceed in the aggregate the amounts limited by subsection (1) of this section. [1999 c.642 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.220 - Outreach to veterans by Bureau of Labor and Industries; rules.

(1) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall develop and administer a program to conduct outreach to veterans to:
(a) Inform them about trade careers; and
(b) Connect them with available apprenticeship opportunities.
(2) The bureau may issue grants to trade unions and trade associations to be used to conduct outreach through job fairs or similar recruitment methods.
(3) The bureau may enter into one or more agreements with other state agencies, including the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Employment Department and the Department of Transportation, for the purpose of identifying veterans for outreach purposes.
(4) The bureau shall adopt rules to administer and implement the provisions of this section.
(5) As used in this section, "veteran" means a resident of Oregon who:
(a) Is a veteran as defined in ORS 408.225; or
(b) Served in the Oregon National Guard or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States. [2019 c.528 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.302 - Findings and policy.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(a) A robust and effective workforce system is necessary to produce a highly skilled workforce, to advance more Oregonians into family wage jobs and to help Oregon businesses compete in a global economy.
(b) Oregon’s economy is strongest when all workers are self-sufficient and all businesses can find the talented workforce they need to grow.
(2) The Legislative Assembly declares that:
(a) It will be beneficial to consolidate state-level coordination, employer engagement and oversight responsibilities within the State Workforce and Talent Development Board and to align state investments in workforce development, economic development and education to meet the needs of identified key industries in this state.
(b) It is the policy of this state to promote the coordinated provision of education, employment, economic development and job training to:
(A) Develop a workforce system that is flexible, accountable, outcome-focused and data-driven;
(B) Meet the needs of employers for skilled, committed and innovative employees;
(C) Deliver an effective, efficient, highly integrated and responsive workforce system;
(D) Offer services;
(E) Ensure equity in program access, services and outcomes for populations that have historically experienced high levels of unemployment, underemployment and poverty;
(F) Provide greater economic security and grow a more inclusive and dynamic economy;
(G) Support the economic health of local communities throughout this state with workforce solutions that meet community needs and advance the prosperity of Oregonians and Oregon-based businesses;
(H) Build on the WorkSource Oregon network of state workforce agencies, local workforce development boards, public and private secondary and post-secondary institutions of education and other public and private partners to deliver a comprehensive, robust and outcome-oriented array of services to unemployed and underemployed individuals and to businesses seeking employees;
(I) Support the achievement of Oregon’s 40-40-20 goal in conjunction with the education system and private industry to ensure that more Oregonians may access opportunities to gain skills and earn credentials to support their employment goals; and
(J) Support the continuing economic health of the maritime sector in Oregon and provide opportunities for Oregonians to acquire family wage jobs in the maritime sector. [2014 c.49 §1; 2017 c.185 §24; 2017 c.297 §2; 2017 c.738 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.310 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and alternative education programs.

For the purposes of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-128), an individual enrolled in an alternative education program as provided by ORS 336.615 to 336.665 may be considered to be an out-of-school youth. [2015 c.239 §2; 2017 c.17 §53]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment › Chapter 660 - Apprenticeship and Training; Workforce Development; Volunteerism › Section 660.312 - Education and Workforce Policy Advisor; duties; rules.

(1) The Governor shall be responsible for a coordinated and comprehensive response to education and workforce issues. The Governor shall appoint an Education and Workforce Policy Advisor, who serves at the pleasure of the Governor. The advisor shall, with the advice of such advisory committees as may be appointed or assigned, advise the Governor on policy, planning and coordination for education and workforce development in Oregon.
(2) The duties of the advisor shall include:
(a) Guiding the development of state-level policy related to education and workforce issues;
(b) Providing general direction and serving as a liaison between state and local efforts in education, training and workforce development;
(c) Ensuring, through collaboration with the leadership of local workforce development boards, the alignment of statewide and local strategic plans, and the periodic reporting of performance in the implementation of such plans; and
(d) Consulting with local workforce development boards on the development and implementation of a workforce performance measurement system.
(3) In the performance of duties, the advisor shall collectively involve state agencies, including but not limited to:
(a) The Department of Education;
(b) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission;
(c) The Oregon Business Development Department;
(d) The Employment Department;
(e) The Department of Human Services;
(f) The Bureau of Labor and Industries;
(g) The Department of Corrections; and
(h) The public universities with governing boards listed in ORS 352.054.
(4) The advisor shall seek input from key interested parties to help guide policy development, including but not limited to representatives of:
(a) Businesses and industry organizations;
(b) Labor and labor organizations;
(c) Local education providers, community colleges and other public and private post-secondary institutions of education and their governing boards;
(d) Local government;
(e) Student, teacher, parent and faculty organizations;
(f) Community-based organizations;
(g) Public-private partnership organizations;
(h) Independent nonprofit and proprietary post-secondary colleges and schools; and
(i) The State Workforce and Talent Development Board and local workforce development boards.
(5) The advisor shall meet, on a regularly scheduled basis, with the local workforce development boards and such others as necessary to ensure that local interests are represented. The advisor shall seek input, advice and feedback on policy issues affecting state and local education and workforce development from interested parties and any advisory committees appointed or assigned under this section.
(6) Pursuant to ORS chapter 183, the advisor may adopt rules necessary to carry out the duties of the advisor. [Formerly 285A.455; 2011 c.637 §280; 2013 c.747 §170; 2013 c.768 §148a; 2014 c.49 §§3,4; 2015 c.366 §58; 2017 c.185 §25; 2017 c.297 §3]