Oregon Revised Statutes
It is the policy of the State of Oregon: 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. To provide for the establishment and promotion of standards of apprenticeship and training to sa…
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. 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 …
As used in ORS 660.002 to 660.210, unless the context requires otherwise: “Apprentice” means a worker who is at least 16 years of age, except when a higher minimum age is otherwise required by law, and who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation under standards of apprenticeship approved by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and under a…
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.
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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 practicab…
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To be registered with the State Apprenticeship and Training Council, every apprenticeship or training agreement shall contain: The names and signatures of the apprentice or trainee and of a parent or guardian if the apprentice or trainee is a minor; The names and addresses of the appropriate local joint committee and of the council; The date of birth of t…
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: Four members from apprenticeable building and construction crafts or trades that have programs approved and registered with the council, including two members re…
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The State Apprenticeship and Training Council, under the direction of the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, shall enforce the provisions of ORS 660.002 to 660.210 in order to carry out the intent and purposes of those provisions. The State Director of Apprenticeship and Training, the division and the council may cond…
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Apprenticeship standards shall contain statements of: The apprenticeable occupation to be taught and a designation of the geographical area or areas in which the standards will apply; The qualifications required of apprentice applicants and the minimum eligible starting age, which is at least 16 years unless a higher age is required by law; The outline of…
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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 e…
Every local apprenticeship or training program administered by a local joint committee, or by a trade committee functioning as a local joint committee, shall: Propose to the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries standards for the local program that are in substantial conf…
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 con…
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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…
As used in this section: 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. “On-the-job traini…
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 …
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. Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a local apprenticeship or training program administered by a local joint committee or by a trade committee function…
The Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall evaluate the performance of registered apprenticeship programs. Factors to be used when conducting the evaluation required by subsection (1) of this section must include, but are not limited to: Quality assurance assessments; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission compli…
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 …
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 cou…
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: Any course of study prescribed pursuant to ORS 660.157 is subject to the provisions of the interstate agreement. Each local joint committee of an occupation that is subjec…
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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 o…
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: Development of courses of st…
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The State Apprenticeship and Training Council, in cooperation with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, shall adopt policies regarding: Evaluation procedures relating to the determination of apprenticeship credit for work experience, education and training. Procedures for demonstrating the level of achievement required in any area of related instr…
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, in…
As used in this section: “Community-based organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.390. “Local workforce development board” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300. “Priority populations” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300. The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall establish and administer a grant program to provide fina…
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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.
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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 journeyworke…
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, s…
The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall develop and administer a program to conduct outreach to veterans to: Inform them about trade careers; and Connect them with available apprenticeship opportunities. The bureau may issue grants to trade unions and trade associations to be used to conduct outreach through job fairs or similar recruitment methods. The…
As used in ORS 660.300 to 660.420: “Chief elected official” means a county commissioner, a county judge or the mayor of the City of Portland. “Federal Act” or “federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act” means the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). “Local workforce development area” means the City of Portland …
The Legislative Assembly finds that: 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. Oregon’s economy is strongest when all workers are self-sufficient and all businesses can find the talented workforce the…
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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. (State Workforce Development System)
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, plann…
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To implement and oversee state implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission may: Receive federal youth activities funds allotted to this state by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and allocate those funds that are not reserved accord…
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A State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall be created under section 3111 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to assist in the development of the Workforce and Talent Development Plan established under ORS 660.324, to carry out the other functions described by the federal Act and to provide strategic planning and recommendations …
The State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall identify: Key industries in this state and the workforce skills needed for key industries to grow and thrive; In collaboration with workforce representatives, needs for education, training, work experience, and job preparation to ensure Oregonians access to stable high-wage jobs and employment advancem…
In accordance with section 3122 of the federal Act, each local workforce development board shall: Consistent with section 3123 of the federal Act, in partnership with the chief elected official for the local area involved, develop and submit a local plan to the Governor. The local plan must: Be developed by the local workforce development board with local …
This section applies to an entity that provides paid work experience to an individual participating in a workforce program that is funded in whole or in part by the following sources: State funds that are allocated to and made available for reallocation by local workforce development boards to the entity for workforce programs. Funds allotted to the state …
The State Workforce and Talent Development Board and local workforce development boards shall ensure that Oregon’s one-stop delivery system under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is the foundation of local service delivery to employers and participants. One-stop partners shall include, but are not limited to, those described in section 3…
The State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall advise the Governor as required under section 3111 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and on matters pertaining to the use of funds under section 3174 of the federal Act. As a part of the core services required by section 3174(c)(2)(A)(vi)(I) of the federal Act, the one-stop deliver…
As used in this section: “Federal Act” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300. “One-stop delivery system” means the one-stop delivery system described in ORS 660.330 and 660.333. “State agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 190.430. “Unit of local government” has the meaning given that term in ORS 190.003. To create an entity to perform…
The designated state agency and state level fiscal agent for Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act shall provide customers of the one-stop delivery system with reports containing information about the performance of training providers and programs in each local area. In order for customers to have choices in deciding the training p…
All participant records maintained by the local workforce development boards or any public or private agency involved in programs under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act shall be confidential and except as provided in ORS 660.300 to 660.420 shall be open for inspection only in accordance with policies adopted by the Higher Education Coordi…
There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program. Subject to the availability of funding, and in consultation with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, the commission shall operate, and local workforce development boards shall manage, the program for the purpose of: Assisting busine…
The Oregon Employer Workforce Training Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Employer Workforce Training Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purposes of ORS 660.340.
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There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon National Career Readiness Certification Program to certify the workplace and college readiness skills of Oregonians and to better prepare Oregonians for continued education and workforce training, successful employment and career advancement in a demand-driven, skills-based economy. …
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in collaboration with the Employment Department and the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, shall develop and implement a demand-driven, skills-based integrated workforce delivery system focused on skills and talent development. The integrated workforce delivery system implemented under paragraph (a) o…
The State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall, in consultation with state workforce agencies and local workforce development boards, establish the Committee for Continuous Improvement to assess the effectiveness of the public workforce development system in this state. The State Workforce and Talent Development Board and local workforce development …
Once every even-numbered year, the Committee for Continuous Improvement established under ORS 660.347 shall identify and contract with an independent third-party entity to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the public workforce system in this state and to make recommendations for improvements. The comprehensive assessment shall include a review of the wo…
There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission a program to make grants to pilot projects to promote hands-on experience and education in the fundamentals and core competencies in architecture, construction trades and engineering for high school juniors and seniors. Pilot projects funded by the program created under this subsection shall b…
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The Youth Employment Enhancement Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the Youth Employment Enhancement Fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purposes of ORS 660.349.
There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon Youth Employment Program, which shall operate subject to the availability of funds, including eligible federal funds, for the purpose of providing meaningful work experience and workforce training for persons between the ages of 14 and 24. The commission shall, pursuant to criteria …
The Oregon Youth Employment Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Youth Employment Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the purposes of ORS 660.353. (Development of Green Jobs)
As used in ORS 660.355 to 660.364: “Green job” means a job that provides a service or produces a product that: Increases energy efficiency; Produces renewable energy; Prevents, reduces or mitigates environmental degradation; Cleans up and restores the natural environment; or Provides education, consultation, policy promotion, accreditation, trading and…
The State Workforce and Talent Development Board, in consultation with the Governor, the Education and Workforce Policy Advisor and other parties deemed appropriate by the board and after consideration of the clean energy and energy efficiency policies of this state, shall develop a plan for a green jobs growth initiative to promote the development of emergi…
The State Workforce and Talent Development Board, in consultation with state agencies, boards, commissions and private entities deemed appropriate by the State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall develop a list of defined terms related to green jobs and the green economy that are consistent with current workforce development and economic development…
The Oregon Business Development Department, in consultation with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, shall: Develop criteria for existing investments and new or expanded financial incentives and comprehensive strategies to recruit, retain and expand green economy industries, including but not limited to forest products industries as defined in…
The Legislative Assembly finds that the development of green jobs is essential to the economic well-being of Oregonians and encourages the Governor to support clean technology and efforts to prepare workers for employment in green jobs. Note: 660.367 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or a…
The payment of costs associated with ORS 660.355 to 660.364 is the responsibility of the Office of the Governor and those costs shall be paid from moneys available for disbursement at the direction of the Governor. Note: 660.370 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by l…
The Prosperity 10,000 Program is established in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for the following purposes: To provide career coaching, occupational training and job placement services; To provide wraparound supports and services that are necessary to facilitate reengagement in the workforce, including, but not limited to, transportation, chil…
Not later than 60 days following March 17, 2022, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall distribute the funds specifically appropriated to the commission under section 13, chapter 28, Oregon Laws 2022, to local workforce development boards to administer the Prosperity 10,000 Program. The commission shall distribute all moneys received from moneys…
As used in this section: “Community-based organization” includes: Nonprofit organizations that are representative of a particular community or specific segments of a community and that are located within or in close proximity to the community served by the organization; and Culturally specific organizations. “Community college” has the meaning given that…
As used in this section: “Community-based organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.390. “Community college” has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005. “Workforce service provider” includes: Nonprofit and public workforce education, training and career services providers. Governmental entities that are providers of workforce developm…
As used in this section: “Community-based organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.390. “Comprehensive one-stop center” has the meaning given that term in 34 C.F.R. 361.305. “Workforce benefits navigator” means an individual who: Is employed at a comprehensive one-stop center or a community-based organization to advise and assist individu…
As used in this section, “community-based organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.390. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, shall establish a program to convene statewide industry consortia that represent the health care, manufacturing and technology industry se…
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in collaboration with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the Department of Education, shall review each of the programs established under ORS 660.175, 660.380, 660.390, 660.400, 660.405, 660.410, 660.445 and 660.448 to assess performance and expenditure outcom…
There is established a program in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to support strategic investments in workforce development programs and activities in Oregon’s maritime sector, in coordination with: Local workforce development boards in regions with a high demand for maritime workers; Community colleges operated under ORS chapter 341; and Oth…
The Oregon Conservation Corps Program is established for the purposes of: Reducing the risk wildfire poses to communities and critical infrastructure. Helping to create fire-adapted communities. Engaging youth and young adults in workforce training. Youth and young adults between 16 years of age and 26 years of age who have been qualified by a youth deve…
As used in this section: “Eligible organization” includes Oregon-based nonprofit youth development organizations, federally recognized Indian tribes in this state, nonprofit associations engaged in workforce development and public entities that provide programs of job training, skill development and forest-related or rangeland-related career path training. …
The Oregon Conservation Corps Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Conservation Corps Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund may receive contributions from individuals and private organizations. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Higher Education Coo…
There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board. The purpose of the advisory board is to provide advice on and oversight of the implementation and alignment of youth workforce development programs for which the commission is responsible, including but not limited to: The Oregon Youth Corps created under…
As used in this section: “Community college” has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005. “Priority populations” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300. “University” means: A public university listed in ORS 352.002. Oregon Health and Science University. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall establish a grant program to award gra…
As used in this section: “Priority populations” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300. “Youth workforce program” includes: A youth reengagement program described under ORS 417.859. A program administered by the Youth Development Division of the Department of Education that delivers workforce readiness services to out-of-school or unemployed yout…
The Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon finds and declares that: It is the policy of the State of Oregon to maintain a strong economy in order to provide its citizens a stable and plentiful job market, and to conserve and protect its natural resources, scenic beauty, historical and cultural sites and other community facilities; The development and …
Subject to the availability of funds, there is created within the Oregon Youth Employment Program established under ORS 660.353 an Oregon Youth Corps that shall provide emergency services, public conservation, rehabilitation and improvement programs. The corps shall be headed by a program director, and shall be administered through the Higher Education Coord…
In consultation with the Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board created under ORS 660.440 and the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, or the designee of the executive director, the program director of the Oregon Youth Corps shall: Establish eligibility criteria for participants. Such criteria shall not render the program ineligibl…
The program director of the Oregon Youth Corps shall establish within the Oregon Youth Employment Program established under ORS 660.353 a separate program known as the Oregon Community Stewardship Corps. In addition to the established purposes of the Oregon Youth Corps, the purpose of the Oregon Community Stewardship Corps is to promote community service act…
The programs established under ORS 660.450 to 660.463 may include, but shall not be limited to, projects such as: Rangeland conservation, rehabilitation and improvement; Endangered species and other wildlife habitat conservation, rehabilitation and improvement; Urban revitalization; Historical and cultural site preservation and maintenance; Recreational…
Projects selected under ORS 660.450 to 660.463 shall: Result in an increase in employment opportunities for disadvantaged and at-risk youth over those opportunities which would otherwise be available; Not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including partial displacement such as reduction in the hours of nonovertime work or wages or e…
There is established the OregonServes Commission within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The OregonServes Commission is the AmeriCorps service commission for Oregon. The OregonServes Commission shall consist of at least 15 voting members appointed by the Governor and may consist of not more than 25 voting members appointed by the Governor. In …
The members of the OregonServes Commission appointed under ORS 660.500 (2)(a) must be residents of this state who have a proven commitment to community service and who have a demonstrated interest in fostering and nurturing civic engagement as a strategy for strengthening communities and promoting the ethic of service in all sectors of this state. The Gover…
The members of the OregonServes Commission appointed under ORS 660.500 (2)(a) shall select a commission member as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for terms, and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of those offices, as the commission determines. The chairperson and vice chairperson must be members of the commissi…
The OregonServes Commission may establish advisory and technical committees as the commission considers necessary to aid and advise the commission in the performance of commission functions. These committees may be continuing or temporary committees. The commission shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and s…
The OregonServes Commission shall: Develop programs and provide oversight and administration of programs granted to this state by AmeriCorps under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, as amended (P.L. 103-82). Prepare state applications to AmeriCorps for financial assistance for state-based service programs. Establish state priorities for…
The OregonServes Commission shall act in all respects as the successor to both the Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service and the Oregon Commission for National and Community Service formed in response to the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The OregonServes Commission shall act at all times in compliance with the req…
In accordance with applicable provisions in ORS chapter 183, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in consultation with the OregonServes Commission, may adopt rules: Establishing standards and guidelines for applications for grants; and Establishing standards and requirements for administration of programs funded by grants.
The OregonServes Commission may apply for and accept grants, contributions and assistance from any federal, state or local government agency and any foundation, individual or organization for the purposes of: Performing commission duties under ORS 660.515; Implementing programs and policies necessary to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the com…