ORS 660.340
Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program

  • rules

(1)

There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program. Subject to the availability of funding, and in consultation with the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, the commission shall operate, and local workforce development boards shall manage, the program for the purpose of:

(a)

Assisting businesses and consortia of businesses in implementing projects that identify and provide cost-effective solutions to the issues of employee training, retention and advancement;

(b)

Maximizing the utilization of public and private resources for providing training to employed persons in skills that are responsive to the need of businesses and industries in Oregon to become and to remain competitive on the national and international level; and

(c)

Responding to the need of workers in Oregon to develop current job skills necessary to meet the current and future needs of employers.

(2)

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(a)

Businesses in industries identified in the plans developed by local workforce development boards as required by ORS 660.327 (Duties of local workforce development boards) are eligible to participate in projects selected for participation in the program.

(b)

Priority for approval of projects submitted under this subsection shall be given to businesses in industries that have the greatest impact on the local economy and emerging green jobs.

(3)

Local workforce development boards shall:

(a)

Identify businesses and consortia of businesses for potential participation in the program;

(b)

Develop and implement an application process for projects proposed for the program;

(c)

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Public Contracting Code, use an open and competitive procurement process for agreements entered into with participants in the program;

(d)

Require that businesses participating in a project provide private sector funding equal to the amount of state funding provided for the project; and

(e)

Track and report to the commission the outcomes of projects implemented in the local workforce development area, including, but not limited to:

(A)

The number of businesses participating in approved projects;

(B)

The number and types of projects completed;

(C)

The number of employees receiving training;

(D)

The number of jobs retained or created by the businesses participating in the project; and

(E)

The value of the private sector funding provided.

(4)

The commission shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation and operation of the program created under subsection (1) of this section. The rules shall include, but are not limited to, a process by which moneys may be appropriated and allocated to the local workforce development boards to support projects identified by the local workforce development boards under subsection (3) of this section. [2011 c.702 §2; 2013 c.747 §172; 2015 c.366 §61; 2017 c.185 §35; 2017 c.297 §13]

Source: Section 660.340 — Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html.

660.002
Declaration of policy
660.006
Application
660.010
Definitions for ORS 660.002 to 660.210
660.014
Committees not state agencies
660.020
Necessity for written agreement
660.060
Contents of agreement
660.110
State Apprenticeship and Training Council
660.120
Duties and powers of council and division
660.126
Apprenticeship standards
660.135
Local joint committees
660.137
Duties of local apprenticeship and training programs
660.139
Applicant indentured to family business or current employer
660.142
Pay rates for apprentices and journeyworkers
660.145
Trade apprenticeship and training committees
660.147
Registered apprentice required
660.149
Evaluation of registered apprenticeship programs
660.155
State joint committees
660.157
Standard courses of study for apprentices and trainees
660.158
Interstate agreements regarding courses of study
660.160
Coordination of schooling for apprentices and trainees
660.162
Adoption of policies, standards and programs by Higher Education Coordinating Commission
660.167
Adoption of policies by council
660.170
State Director of Apprenticeship and Training
660.190
Community college training program advisory committee
660.205
Certification of program completion for certain apprentices
660.210
Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents
660.220
Outreach to veterans by Bureau of Labor and Industries
660.300
Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.364
660.302
Findings and policy
660.310
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and alternative education programs
660.312
Education and Workforce Policy Advisor
660.318
Duties of Higher Education Coordinating Commission
660.321
State Workforce and Talent Development Board
660.324
Duties of state board
660.327
Duties of local workforce development boards
660.330
One-stop delivery system
660.333
Use of funds
660.334
Agreements to create entities to perform workforce development activities
660.336
Reports on performance of local training providers and programs
660.339
Participant records
660.340
Oregon Employer Workforce Training Program
660.341
Oregon Employer Workforce Training Fund
660.343
Oregon National Career Readiness Certification Program
660.346
Integrated workforce delivery system
660.347
Committee for Continuous Improvement
660.348
Comprehensive assessment of public workforce system
660.349
Grant program for collaborative pilot projects providing high school students experience and education in architecture, construction trades and engineering
660.352
Youth Employment Enhancement Fund
660.353
Oregon Youth Employment Program
660.354
Oregon Youth Employment Fund
660.355
Definitions for ORS 660.355 to 660.364
660.358
Green jobs growth initiative plan
660.361
Green jobs and green economy terminology
660.364
Financial incentives and comprehensive strategies to promote green economy and green technology and innovation
660.367
Legislative findings
660.370
Payment of costs
660.500
OregonServes Commission
660.505
Commission membership
660.508
Commission officers
660.511
Advisory and technical committees
660.515
Commission duties
660.518
Additional duties
660.520
Rules establishing standards and guidelines
660.523
Solicitations of moneys by commission
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