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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 20 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT › Section 589-020-0225 - Employer Workforce Training Fund

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Purpose: The Employer Workforce Training
			 Account (EWTA) was established by Executive Order #03-16 to support the
			 retention and growth of living wage jobs, a skilled workforce, and competitive
			 businesses in Oregon. To administer the EWTA, the Office of Community Colleges
			 and Workforce Development (Office) established the Employer Workforce Training
			 Fund (EWTF). This workforce development strategy must ensure that public and
			 private sector investments are leveraged for the greatest impact and that
			 training programs are responsive to the needs of business, industry, and the
			 workers.
(2) Definitions:
(a) Employer Workforce Training Account
			 (EWTA): Established by Executive Order to support the Governor's economic
			 recovery plan to ensure that a skilled workforce available to keep Oregon's
			 industries productive and competitive.
(b) Employer Workforce Training Fund (EWTF):
			 Includes Workforce Response Team (WRT) funds, EWTF Statewide Opportunity funds
			 (SO) and the EWTF Governor's Strategic Training Fund (GSTF).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 20 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT › Section 589-020-0270 - Performance Measures Improvement

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to
			 establish the requirements and procedures that take effect if a Local Area
			 fails to meet the local performance measures negotiated with the Office
			 pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA),
			 PL
			 105-220, its amendments and regulations thereto.
(2) Definitions: As used in OAR
			 589-020-0270, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) Failure to Meet: Actual performance for
			 any of the 17 core performance indicators that falls below 80% of the
			 negotiated level of performance. Technical assistance is required to be
			 provided under WIA Section 134(a)(2)(B)(iv) to Local Workforce Investment Areas
			 (LWAs) that fail to meet local performance measures.
(b) Negotiated Levels of Performance: The
			 numeric performance target agreed to by the Office and the LWA for each of the
			 17 core performance indicators.
(c) Performance Measures: the 17 performance
			 indicators required by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, section 136; Final
			 Rules,  20 CFR part 666, published at 65 federal Register 49419 (August 11,
			 2000).
(d) Program Area: A cluster
			 of measures used in the evaluation of performance for incentive or improvement
			 purposes. There are four program areas: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Youth (both
			 older and younger youth), and customer satisfaction (even though it is not
			 technically a "program").
(e)
			 Unawarded Incentive Grant Funds: Those funds remaining after all incentive
			 awards have been made.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 20 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT › Section 589-020-0300 - Procedure for Resolving a Non-Criminal Allegation of a Violation of the Act, Regulations, Grant or Other Agreement Under the Workforce Investment Act filed Directly Against the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) If
			 there is a complaint against the Office and the complainant is a Local
			 Workforce Area subrecipient, another grant recipient, or other entity receiving
			 WIA funds directly from the Office, the initial complaint must be filed at the
			 State level with the Office. Complainants are entitled to an opportunity for
			 informal resolution of the complaint and a contested case hearing.
(2) Both the informal resolution process and
			 the contested case hearing must be completed within 60 days of receipt of a
			 complaint.
(3) These procedures
			 shall be used for the resolution of complaints arising from actions, such as
			 audit disallowance or the imposition of sanctions, taken by the governor with
			 respect to audit findings, investigations, or monitoring reports.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  351.755 &
				  660.318
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  660.318
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 20 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT › Section 589-020-0310 - Confidentiality - Definitions

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(1)
			 "Exiter" means a participant who has a date of case closure, completion or
			 known exit from WIA-funded or non-WIA funded partner services within the
			 quarter (hard exit); or a participant who does not receive any WIA-funded or
			 non-WIA funded partner service for 90 days and is not scheduled for future
			 services except follow-up services (soft exit).
(2) "Participant" means a person applying for
			 or receiving training in programs conducted under Title IB of the Act.
(3) "Participant behavioral
			 records" are records which include, but are not limited to, psychometric
			 testing, personality evaluations, written transcripts of incidents relating to
			 participant behavior, grades, conduct, personal and academic evaluations,
			 counseling, alcohol or substance abuse evaluation and/or treatment,
			 disciplinary actions, if any, and other personal evaluations.
(4) "Participant records" include all
			 participant records, participant behavioral records and documents which contain
			 personally identifiable information maintained by the recipient and its
			 subrecipients.
(5) "Personally
			 identifiable" means that the participant records include:
(a) The name of the participant, the
			 participant's parents;
(b) Other
			 family members;
(c) The address of
			 the participant;
(d) A personal
			 identifier, such as the participant's Social Security number or phone number;
(e) A list of personal or physical
			 characteristics which would make the participant's identity easily traceable;
			 or
(f) Other information which
			 would make the participant's identity easily traceable.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 20 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT › Section 589-020-0320 - Authority to Request Social Security Numbers

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish
			 legal authority, policy and procedures for obtaining and using Social Security
			 numbers from participants to comply with record-keeping and performance
			 measurement requirements for services provided under Title IB of the federal
			 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L.
			 105-220)(WIA).
(2) It is the policy of Office of Community
			 Colleges and Workforce Development (Office) and providers of WIA Title IB
			 services to request participants registering for or participating in services
			 provided in relation to WIA Title IB services or activities to voluntarily
			 provide and authorize the use of their Social Security numbers. Participants
			 are requested to release their Social Security numbers for purposes of record
			 keeping related to referral and service delivery, and for performance
			 measurement, research, planning and program evaluation. The request shall
			 notify the participant that:
(a) Release of
			 the Social Security number is voluntary;
(b) Request for release is made under
			 authority of this rule; ORS
			 660.339; and WIA sections 136,
			 185 and 188,
			 29 USC
			 2871,
			 2935
			 and
			 2938; and
(c) The specific uses that will be
			 made of the Social Security number. Those specific uses must be described in
			 the notification.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 20 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT › Section 589-020-0330 - Confidentiality

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) This Oregon
			 Administrative Rule (OAR) provides information to the recipient and
			 subrecipients when making decisions concerning the disclosure of information
			 from applicant and participant records. The purpose of the OAR is:
(a) To protect applicants and participants
			 from unreasonable invasions into their privacy;
(b) To give applicants and participants
			 access to their records; and
(c)
			 To inform applicants and participants about the reasonable uses of their
			 records for purposes of administering the WIA.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 20 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT › Section 589-020-0340 - Eligible Training Provider - Definitions

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(1) "Adult Education" Services or instruction
			 below the postsecondary level for individuals who:
(a) Have attained 16 years of age;
(b) Are enrolled or required to be enrolled
			 in secondary school under State law; and
(A)
			 Lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable the individuals
			 to function effectively in society;
(B) Do not have a secondary school diploma or
			 its recognized equivalent, and have not achieved an equivalent level of
			 education; or
(C) Are unable to
			 speak, read, or write the English language.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Division 20 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT › Section 589-020-0350 - Eligible Training Provider Process

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(1) The workforce investment system
			 established under WIA emphasizes informed customer choice, system performance,
			 and continuous improvement. The eligible provider process is part of the
			 strategy for achieving these goals. This rule sets forth the procedures that
			 Local Boards, in partnership with the State, shall follow to identify providers
			 whose performance qualifies them to receive WIA funds to provide training
			 services to adults and dislocated workers.
(2) A provider is initially eligible to
			 receive WIA Title IB funds to provide training services to eligible adult and
			 dislocated worker participants through an individual training account if they
			 are placed on the statewide list of eligible providers pursuant to this
			 section.
(3) Training services to
			 be provided under the Act using training providers on the Statewide List of
			 Eligible Training Providers shall include the following:
(a) Apprenticeship;
(b) Entrepreneurial Training;
(c) Occupational Training Programs
			 (Occupational Skills Training);
(d) Occupational Course(s) of Study;
(e) Workplace Training Programs;
(f) Adult Education, if in
			 combination with any one of a-e, above; and
(g) Local Boards, if they meet the conditions
			 of WIA section 117(f)(1).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0001 - Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In order to provide a reasonable opportunity for interested
				persons to be notified of the Department's proposed administrative rulemaking
				actions, the Department shall give notice of its proposed adoption, amendment,
				or repeal of any administrative rule prior to such adoption, amendment, or
				repeal of any administrative rule in the following manner:
(1) By causing the Notice to be published in
			 the Secretary of State's Bulletin, referred to in ORS
			 183.360, at least 21 days prior
			 to the effective date of the proposed action with the exception of temporary
			 rules which may become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State
			 pursuant to ORS 183.355(2)(b);
(2) By mailing a copy of the Notice to
			 persons on each of the appropriate departmental lists established pursuant to
			 ORS 183.335(8);
(3) By mailing a copy of the Notice to known
			 interested persons, or in lieu thereof, organizations or associations known to
			 represent such interested persons.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  561.190
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0005 - Model Rules of Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Attorney General's "Model Rules of Procedure Under the
				Administrative Procedures Act," effective July 2014 are hereby adopted as the
				rules of procedure for the Department in its rulemaking activities, declaratory
				ruling activities, and contest case considerations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  183.341(1)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  183.341(1)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0110 - Uniform Date Statements are Mailed

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Unless a different time is specified by law, the monthly date
				on which the Department shall forward its itemized statement for any amount
				owing for services and materials on which credit has been extended shall be on
				or before the 5th business day of each month. The amount specified in the
				statement is due and payable to the Department within 15 days after this
				statement is forwarded by the Department.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, ORS 192, ORS 561 & ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 183, ORS 192, ORS 561 & ORS
				  603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0120 - Meat Dealer License Refunds

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following procedure shall be applicable to requests for
				refunds as provided in ORS
				603.027:
(1) The licensee shall submit his written
			 application for refund, which may be in letter form, to the Department, which
			 shall include:
(a) The last business day the
			 license was effective; and
(b) The
			 name and full mailing address of the new licensee.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0125 - Purpose and Policy

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In order to implement the provisions of ORS
				183.330(1)
				requiring each agency to publish its methods for the public to obtain
				information, and in order to implement the provisions of ORS
				192.430 so as to provide
				reasonable rules necessary for the protection of department records and to
				prevent interference with the regular discharge of the department's duties, the
				department adopts the procedures set forth in OAR 603-001-0130 to 603-001-0165.
				Such procedures shall apply to requests for inspection or copying of public
				records of the department, and to requests for the department to prepare and
				supply certified or other types of copies of public records. Procedures for
				review of any departmental denial of public records inspections or public
				record copies are to be in accordance with the provisions of ORS
				192.450 to
				192.490. It is the policy of the
				department to attempt to balance those public interests that favor disclosure
				against those public interests that favor governmental confidentiality with a
				presumption in favor of disclosure.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183,
				  192.005 &
				  561
Stats. Implemented: ORS 183,
				  192.005 &
				  561
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0130 - Procedures for Obtaining General Information

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in OAR 603-001-0125 to
				603-001-0170, requests for information shall be directed to the department's
				Information Officer at the Agriculture Building, 635 Capitol Street, N.E.,
				Salem, OR 97301.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183 & 561
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  192.005
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0135 - Procedures for Inspection or Copying of Public Records

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Requests for inspection or copying of
			 public records shall be made either, via FAX, via e-mail, or in writing and
			 shall be directed to the appropriate Program Directors or Assistant Director of
			 Agriculture responsible for the pertinent activity, as shown in the
			 organizational description set forth in OAR 603-001-0155. All requests shall be
			 made at or directed to the department's principal office located at 635 Capitol
			 Street, N.E., Salem, OR 97301. Requests delivered in person shall be done
			 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
			 through Friday of each week except holidays. Receipt of a request shall be
			 acknowledged in writing by the department, and the required fees, if any, for
			 research and copies, and the time and place the requested records would be
			 available for inspection or copying.
(2) Requests for inspection or copying of
			 public records, which would result in any of the following, shall only be
			 accepted if made in writing, and then shall be subject to the provisions of OAR
			 603-001-0140(2):
(a) If the department is
			 required to search for or to collect the requested public records from
			 department field facilities or from other offices separate from the
			 department's principal office;
(b)
			 If the department is required to search for, collect, examine, or sort
			 voluminous and separate records or documents in order to comply with such
			 request; or
(c) If the department
			 is required to consult with another public body or agency having any interest
			 in the propriety of such request.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0140 - Procedures for Obtaining Copies of Public Records

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Requests for certified or other types of
			 copies of public records shall be made, via FAX, via e-mail, or in writing and
			 shall include a reasonably specific description of the particular record copy
			 requested, i.e., the type of document, the subject matter, the approximate
			 document date, and the name of the firm or person identified in the document
			 (if pertinent).
(2) Subject to the
			 provisions of OAR 603-001-0150, requested copies of public records shall be
			 submitted to the requester within 10 days of the receipt of the request, unless
			 any of the conditions set forth in OAR 603-001-0135(2) would result in a
			 requirement for additional time. If such additional time is required, the
			 department shall notify the requester of such fact within the 10-day period
			 stated above.
(3) The provisions of
			 OAR 603-001-0145 apply to this type of request.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183 & 561
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  192.440,
				  192.450,
				  561.040 &
				  561.260
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0145 - Fees for Public Record Disclosures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) If a request for records can be fulfilled
			 using less than 30 minutes of staff time, there will be no charge for the
			 service. If reimbursable staff time is estimated to be greater than 30 minutes,
			 fees may be applied. As provided by ORS
			 192.440(2), the
			 following fees are established for public record disclosures:
(a) Records search by clerical staff @ $20.00
			 per hour
(b) Records search by
			 managerial staff @ $32.00 per hour
(c) Records search by professional staff @
			 $60.00 per hour
(d) Records search
			 by legal staff @ $75.00 per hour
(e) Copies @ current state printing &
			 distribution price list
(f) Media
			 @ statewide price agreement
(g)
			 Postage @ current postal rates
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0150 - Noncompliance with Requests

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) If a
			 request received by the department has been erroneously submitted, in that the
			 department has no public records relating to the request, the request shall be
			 returned to the requester with any information concerning the appropriate
			 agency to be contacted.;
(2) If the
			 department determines that all or any part of a public record should not be
			 inspected or copied pursuant to a request, the department shall, within ten
			 days of the receipt of such request, notify the requester of such fact, the
			 public records or parts thereof that will not be disclosed, the reasons
			 therefore, and the right of the requester to petition the Attorney General for
			 review.
(3) In determining whether
			 all or any part of a public record should not be inspected or copied pursuant
			 to a request therefore, the department shall consider:
(a) Public record exemptions specified in ORS
			 192.500;
(b) Public record exemptions specified in
			 applicable federal laws or regulations;
(c) Public record exemptions specified in
			 other applicable Oregon law;
(d)
			 Whether the requested public record is of a class of records that, by its very
			 nature, either requires nondisclosure or disclosure considering confidentiality
			 and feasibility factors; and
(e)
			 Whether a partially exempt public record can be reasonably segregated so as to
			 allow disclosure of an intelligible and undistorted portion of such record
			 while preserving the confidentiality of the exempt portion of such
			 record.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0155 - Organizational Structure

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In order to comply with the provisions of ORS
				183.330(1)
				requiring each agency to publish a description of its organization, a chart of
				the department's organizational structure is set forth as
Appendix
				1
.
Appendices referenced are available from the
				  agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 183, 561, 192 & 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  192.440,
				  192.450,
				  561.040 &
				  561.260
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0160 - Fee Waivers and Reductions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Ordinarily there will be no charge for
			 one copy of a public record:
(a) When the
			 material requested is currently being distributed or has been distributed as
			 part of the public participation process such as a news release or public
			 notice;
(b) When the requested
			 material has been distributed through mass mailing and is readily available
			 from the department at the time of request;
(c) When a records request is made by a
			 local, state, or federal public/governmental entity or a representative of a
			 public/governmental entity acting in a public function or capacity. Even if a
			 person qualifies under this subsection, the department may still charge for
			 record review and copying based on the following factors:
(A) Any financial hardship to the
			 department;
(B) The extent of time,
			 expense, and interference with the department's regular business;
(C) The volume of the records requested;
			 or
(D) The necessity to segregate
			 exempt from non-exempt materials.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0165 - Parking at Department Owned Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) This administrative rule describes the
			 Department's policy regarding parking at facilities owned or controlled by the
			 Department in compliance with ORS 276 .595.
(2) "Department" means State of Oregon,
			 Department of Agriculture.
(3) The
			 following procedures shall apply:
(a) The
			 Department, under authority granted by ORS 276 .595, shall maintain a policy of
			 not charging parking fees for vehicles or other equipment at all facilities in
			 noncongested areas owned or controlled by the Department;
(b) This policy will apply to all Department
			 employees, Department visitors, members of boards, commissions or committees or
			 any governmental entities.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0170 - Public Interest Test

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In determining whether sufficient public interest for a fee
				waiver is demonstrated, the department will consider:
(1) The requester's identity, public interest
			 affiliation, and contact information;
(2) The purpose for which the requester
			 intends to use the information;
(3)
			 The character of the information;
(4) Whether the requested information is
			 already in the public domain;
(5)
			 Whether the requester can demonstrate the ability to disseminate the
			 information to the public;
(6) The
			 requester's inability to pay, but this fact alone is not a sufficient basis for
			 a fee waiver;
(7) If the requester
			 seeks technical information, a showing that the requester is able to understand
			 that information and disseminate it to the public in a meaningful
			 form;
(8) Any other additional
			 information provided by the requester that would be helpful for the department
			 in evaluating the request for a fee waiver or fee reduction.
Appendix
			 1
Appendices referenced are available from the
				  agency
Stat. Auth: ORS 183, 561, 192 & 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  192.440,
				  192.450,
				  561.040 &
				  561.260
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0175 - Procedure for Assessing Penalties for Delinquent License Renewals

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) As used in this
			 rule a license fee means a fee for a license, certificate of sanitation, permit
			 or registration that is established for a fixed term and is subject to
			 renewal.
(2) As provided in ORS
			 561.300 the department shall
			 collect a delinquent renewal penalty for any license fee if the licensee fails
			 to renew the license before the 60th day after the license expiration date. The
			 license fees required by the following laws under the jurisdiction of the
			 department are subject to a delinquent renewal penalty:
(a) Section 3, Chapter 584, Oregon Laws 1991
			 (preceding ORS 561.005) (veterinary medicine
			 registrations);
(b) ORS
			 468B.215,
			 561.175 (confined animal feeding
			 operations);
(c) ORS
			 571.055,
			 571.057,
			 571.075 (growers and dealers of
			 nursery stock);
(d) ORS
			 571.525 -
			 571.535 (Christmas tree
			 growers);
(e) ORS
			 585.020,
			 585.040-
			 585.050 (produce dealers,
			 peddlers and cash buyers);
(f) ORS
			 586.270,
			 586.280 (grain
			 warehouses);
(g) ORS
			 599.215 -
			 599.245 (livestock auction
			 markets);
(h) ORS
			 600.020,
			 600.030 (feeding garbage to
			 swine);
(i) ORS
			 601.030,
			 601.040,
			 601.080,
			 601.100 (transporting, rendering
			 and disposing of dead animals);
(j)
			 ORS 603.025 (meat sellers and
			 slaughterers);
(k) ORS
			 604.620 (livestock feed
			 lots);
(l) ORS
			 616.706 (food retailers and
			 processors, food warehouses);
(m)
			 ORS 618.121,
			 618.136 -
			 618.146 (scales and metering
			 devices);
(n) ORS
			 619.031 (animal food
			 processors);
(o) ORS
			 621.070,
			 621.072,
			 621.161,
			 621.166,
			 621.266, (dairy producers,
			 distributors, samplers, graders, haulers and pasteurizers, and dairy products
			 plants);
(p) ORS
			 621.335 (manufacturers of frozen
			 desserts);
(q) ORS
			 622.020,
			 622.080,
			 622.220,
			 622.290 (shellfish growers,
			 harvesters, distributors and shucker-packers, oyster plat fees);
(r) ORS
			 625.020,
			 625.050,
			 625.080,
			 625.110,
			 625.180 (bakeries and bakery
			 distributors);
(s) ORS
			 628.220 -
			 628.240 (refrigerated locker
			 plants);
(t) ORS
			 632.715 -
			 632.730 (commercial egg breakers
			 and handlers);
(u) ORS
			 633.700 (seed
			 dealers);
(v) ORS
			 635.027,
			 635.030 (manufacturers of
			 nonalcoholic beverages).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 603-001-0180 - Temporary License Authorization

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
Purpose.
In accordance with
			 House Bill 3030, Oregon Department of Agriculture shall issue a temporary
			 authorization to provide the occupational or professional service regulated by
			 the professional licensing board.
(2)
Definitions.
(a) "Occupational or professional service"
			 means a service:
(A) For which an individual
			 must possess a license, certificate or other form of authorization to provide
			 under the laws of this state; and
(B) Over which a professional licensing board
			 has regulatory oversight.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 5 - CONFIDENTIALITY AND INADMISSIBILITY OF MEDIATION COMMUNICATIONS › Section 603-005-0001 - Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications

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(1) The words and
			 phrases used in this rule have the same meaning as given to them in ORS
			 36.110 and
			 36.234.
(2) Nothing in this rule affects any
			 confidentiality created by other law. Nothing in this rule relieves a public
			 body from complying with the Public Meetings Law, ORS
			 192.610 to
			 192.690. Whether or not they are
			 confidential under this or other rules of the agency, mediation communications
			 are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law to the extent provided
			 in ORS 192.410 to
			 192.505.
(3) This rule applies only to mediations in
			 which the agency is a party or is mediating a dispute as to which the agency
			 has regulatory authority. This rule does not apply when the agency is acting as
			 the "mediator" in a matter in which the agency also is a party as defined in
			 ORS 36.234.
(4) To the extent mediation communications
			 would otherwise be compromise negotiations under ORS
			 40.190 (OEC Rule 408), those
			 mediation communications are not admissible as provided in ORS
			 40.190 (OEC Rule 408),
			 notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in section (9) of this
			 rule.
(5)
Mediations
			 Excluded.
Sections (6)-(10) of this rule do not apply to:
(a) Mediation of workplace interpersonal
			 disputes involving the interpersonal relationships between this agency's
			 employees, officials or employees and officials, unless a formal grievance
			 under a labor contract, a tort claim notice or a lawsuit has been filed;
			 or
(b) Mediation in which the
			 person acting as the mediator will also act as the hearings officer in a
			 contested case involving some or all of the same matters;
(c) Mediation in which the only parties are
			 public bodies;
(d) Mediation
			 involving two or more public bodies and a private party if the laws, rule or
			 policies governing mediation confidentiality for at least one of the public
			 bodies provide that mediation communications in the mediation are not
			 confidential;
(e) Mediation
			 involving 15 or more parties if the agency has designated that another
			 mediation confidentiality rule adopted by the agency may apply to that
			 mediation.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0100 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to OAR 603-007-0100 through OAR
				603-007-0190, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Adjusted Gross Oncome" or "Taxable
			 Income" means the dollar amount from a specific line on a Person's 2021
			 Internal Revenue Service filed documents that represents the adjusted gross
			 income or taxable income; or
(a) if a
			 Recipient has not yet filed taxes for calendar year 2021, using historical tax
			 data, a Recipient may provide a reasonable estimate of the Recipient's Adjusted
			 Gross Income in calendar year 2021 until the filed Adjusted Gross Income is
			 available; and
(b) if the Recipient
			 is an Indian tribe, the independent verification form attached to the
			 Application or other financial documents that the Lending Institution finds
			 satisfactory for verification of eligibility may be used to establish the
			 reasonable Adjusted Gross Income or Taxable Income derived from farming or
			 ranching activities.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0110 - Purpose

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This division of rules provide requirements, criteria, and
				procedures for administering the Oregon Disaster Assistance Payment Program
				(ODAP) and utilizing funding appropriated to the Oregon Agricultural Disaster
				Relief Fund for the ODAP as described in 2021 Oregon Laws, Chapter 2. The
				purpose of ODAP is to provide financial assistance through a forgivable loan to
				Persons engaged in farming or ranching operations in the State of Oregon with
				lost Gross Farm Income in the calendar year 2021 due to a Qualifying Natural
				Disaster.
Statutory/Other Authority: OL 2021, Ch. 2, SB 892 (2021)
				  & OL 2021, Ch. 4, SB 5561 (2021)
Statutes/Other Implemented: OL 2021, Ch. 2, SB 892 (2021)
				  & OL 2021, Ch. 4, SB 5561 (2021)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0120 - Distribution of Funds

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The amount of forgivable loan assistance awarded to an
				Applicant under the Oregon Disaster Assistance Payment Program is subject to
				determination by the Department.
Statutory/Other Authority: OL 2021, Ch. 2, SB 892 (2021)
				  & OL 2021, Ch. 4, SB 5561 (2021)
Statutes/Other Implemented: OL 2021, Ch. 2, SB 892 (2021)
				  & OL 2021, Ch. 4, SB 5561 (2021)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0130 - Guidance Document

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The Oregon Disaster Assistance Program (ODAP) Program
				Background and Requirements ("ODAP Guidance Document") with the requirements
				and standards therein, dated April 27, 2022, is incorporated into, and adopted
				as part of this division of administrative rules, by reference. The ODAP
				Guidance Document may be accessed online at the Department's website.
Statutory/Other Authority: OL 2021, Ch. 2, SB 892 (2021)
				  & OL 2021, Ch. 4, SB 5561 (2021)
Statutes/Other Implemented: OL 2021, Ch. 2, SB 892 (2021)
				  & OL 2021, Ch. 4, SB 5561 (2021)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0140 - Application Procedure and Requirements

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To be eligible for ODAP forgivable loan assistance, a Person
				must submit an Application to a Lending Institution that is approved by the
				Lending Institution. To receive approval, an Application must meets the Program
				Requirements, including but not limited to the following:
(1)
(a) The
			 Person files taxes in Oregon for farming or ranching operations located in
			 Oregon; or
(b) The Person is an
			 Indian tribe with farming or ranching operations in Oregon; and
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0150 - Tribal Income and Expense Determination

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An Applicant who meets the definition of an Indian Tribe in ORS
				391.802 may determine Adjusted
				Gross Income, all Gross Farm Income requirements (including the three-year
				baseline), and Livestock expense values by:
(1) Completing the Independent Verification
			 document attached to the Application; or
(2) Providing financial documents related to
			 farming or ranching activities that the Lending Institution finds satisfactory
			 for verification of eligibility.
Statutory/Other Authority: OL 2021, Ch. 2, SB 892 (2021)
				  & OL 2021, Ch. 4, SB 5561 (2021)
Statutes/Other Implemented: OL 2021, Ch. 2, SB 892 (2021)
				  & OL 2021, Ch. 4, SB 5561 (2021)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0160 - Application Processing and Maximum Award Amount Determination

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(1)
(a) Lending Institutions, will review each
			 Application within seven business days to determine eligibility; and
(b) Lenders will provide three business days
			 for a Person to correct an Application not meeting the initial screening of the
			 Program Requirements.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0170 - Standards to Determine Loan Forgiveness

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(1) A forgivable loan disbursed under the
			 Program will be forgiven in full except when;
(a) The aggregate of a Recipient's Gross Farm
			 Income in the calendar year 2021, the forgivable loan received under the
			 Program, and any federal disaster payments exceed the applicable percentage
			 limitations for the Recipient's three-year baseline. In such case, the
			 Recipient must repay the lesser of:
(A) The
			 amount of money necessary to cause the Recipient's aggregate income as
			 described in section 1(a) of this rule to not exceed the applicable percentage
			 of the Recipient's three-year baseline; or
(B) The full amount of the loan
			 received.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0180 - Application Period and Payment Prioritization

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(1) The Department will establish an initial
			 Application period for Persons to complete and submit an Application.
(2) The Department may administer additional
			 Application periods.
(3)
			 Disbursements of forgivable loan assistance for approved Recipients will be
			 subject to available funds and priorities given to the following:
(a) Those with the highest percentage of
			 revenue loss;
(b) Those qualifying
			 as a historically underserved producer; and
(c) Those that had less than $350,000 Gross
			 Farm Income in the calendar year 2021.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0190 - Administration and Lending Institutions

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(1) The Department may contract with Lending
			 Institutions to perform ODAP administrative services.
(2) To be an eligible contracting Lending
			 Institution, a Lending Institution must meet the following criteria:
(a) Enter into a Contract with the Department
			 of Administrative Services on behalf of the Department to administer Program
			 Applications.
(b) Upon the
			 Department providing notification of one or more approved Applications, a
			 Lending Institution must enter into a Grant Agreement Contract with the
			 Department to receive Program funds and subaward the funds as forgivable loans
			 to successful Applicants.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0200 - Definitions

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As used in 603-007-0205 to 603-007-0240, unless the context
				requires otherwise:
(1) "Department"
			 means the State Department of Agriculture.
(2) "Fund" means the Grasshopper and Mormon
			 cricket general fund allocation grant per House Bill 5701 (2024 HB
			 5701).
(3) "County Program" means
			 an established county government program meeting all of the requirements
			 established under this rule.
(4)
			 "Agricultural producer" means a person primarily responsible for the growing,
			 raising, and the harvesting agricultural products to the point at which the
			 products are ready for sale to a consumer.
Statutory/Other Authority: HB 5701 (2024), Sec. 408 & ORS
				  561.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 5701 (2024), Sec.
				  408
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0205 - Purpose

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The purpose of these rules is to provide criteria and
				procedures for implementation and administration of the fund. Grant funds will
				be awarded to county programs for supporting pest management initiatives that
				mitigate the impact of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets on agricultural
				crops.
Statutory/Other Authority: HB 5701 (2024), Sec. 408 & ORS
				  561.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 5701 (2024), Sec.
				  408
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0210 - Eligible Applicants

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The following five (5) counties, namely Baker, Harney, Klamath,
				Lake, and Malheur, are hereby designated as recipients of a grant totaling
				$100,000 each. These counties have been designated recipients due to documented
				historical surveys demonstrating established economic infestations of
				grasshopper and Mormon Cricket populations within their jurisdictions.
(1) Furthermore, an additional sum of
			 $425,000 shall be apportioned among counties demonstrating need, contingent
			 upon successful grant applications.
(2) Eligibility for grant consideration
			 extends to county governments situated within areas affected by either
			 grasshopper or Mormon cricket infestations, provided they are equipped to
			 evaluate applications from eligible producers seeking grant assistance within
			 their jurisdiction.
Statutory/Other Authority: HB 5701 (2024), Sec. 408 & ORS
				  561.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 5701 (2024), Sec.
				  408
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0215 - Standards to Determine Grant Award Eligibility

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(1) The Department
			 will consider applications for funds from county programs that meet the stated
			 purpose of this rule and contain the elements specified in this
			 section.
(2) Grants are subject to
			 available funding. A county becomes eligible for grant consideration if it
			 maintains a county program meeting the following stipulations:
(a) The county must institute a protocol
			 facilitating the submission of applications by producers encountering
			 grasshopper or Mormon cricket infestations for grant funds allocated through
			 the County Program.
(b) The county
			 program must earmark the allocated funds explicitly for the implementation of
			 pest management measures targeting grasshoppers and Mormon crickets.
(c) The county program must establish
			 eligibility criteria for compensation to ensure, subject to funding
			 availability, that grant program disbursements are distributed by the county
			 program in a fair and impartial manner.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0220 - Distribution of Grant Funds

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Grant funds received by a county program from the Department
				may only be used to reimburse for grasshopper or Mormon cricket suppression
				efforts that benefit producers in their county. Counties are empowered to
				disburse grant funds to eligible producers within neighboring counties when
				such distribution is deemed advantageous to the recipient county. Priority
				consideration for grant allocation shall be accorded to areas where grasshopper
				or Mormon cricket populations have precipitated extensive agricultural
				damage.
Statutory/Other Authority: HB 5701 (2024), Sec. 408 & ORS
				  561.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 5701 (2024), Sec.
				  408
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0225 - Application Procedures

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(1) Grant
			 application forms will be made available and distributed by the
			 Department.
(2) Each county shall
			 submit its proposal for funding on the Department's application form, including
			 attachments as necessary, by the date published by the Department.
Statutory/Other Authority: HB 5701 (2024), Sec. 408 & ORS
				  561.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 5701 (2024), Sec.
				  408
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0230 - Application Review

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(1) The Department
			 may process grant applications to evaluate the reasonableness of the amount of
			 money requested. The Department may use formulas it may derive for allocating
			 available funds equitably among grant requests.
(2) The Department will review each
			 application for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with these rules.
			 Incomplete applications may be returned for correction or completion.
			 Applications not meeting the standards established in these rules may be
			 denied. If an application is denied, the Department may identify standards
			 necessary for approval of a future grant application.
Statutory/Other Authority: HB 5701 (2024), Sec. 408 & ORS
				  561.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 5701 (2024), Sec.
				  408
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0235 - Grant Awards

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After reviewing a county application, the Department will make
				one of the following decisions for each county's grant request:
(1) Approval of grant award for the full
			 amount requested;
(2) Approval of
			 grant award of partial amount requested. In this instance, the Department may
			 elect to fund a portion of grant request;
(3) Deferral of request for further
			 consideration based upon submission of additional information;
(4) Denial of request.
Statutory/Other Authority: HB 5701 (2024), Sec. 408 & ORS
				  561.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: HB 5701 (2024), Sec.
				  408
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 7 - AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Section 603-007-0240 - Grant Administration

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(1) The Department
			 and the recipient county will enter a grant agreement that includes but is not
			 limited to the following:
(a) A description
			 of the county program and a description of the work elements for which grant
			 funding is received.
(b) A payment
			 schedule as determined by the Department.
(c) A condition requiring the participating
			 county to prepare a report that specifies the actions taken, compensation paid,
			 and financial assistance provided under the grant. This report will be due to
			 the Department on March 31st of year following the grant
			 expenditures.
(d) A condition
			 allowing, termination of the grant agreement if a county is consistently unable
			 to meet performance standards as identified in the grant or as consistent with
			 law.