Bill Text: OR SB176 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to alignment of resources expended for local workforce development.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB176 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-SB176-Introduced.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
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Senate Bill 176
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the
President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing
rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part
of the President (at the request of Senate Interim Committee on
Commerce and Workforce Development)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Requires local workforce investment board to establish
committee of public and private sector representatives to develop
strategy to align expenditure of resources to maximize
investments in workforce development in local workforce
investment area. Requires submission of local workforce
investment plan including strategy to State Workforce Investment
Board.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to alignment of resources expended for local workforce
development; amending ORS 660.327.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 660.327 is amended to read:
660.327. (1) In accordance with section 2832 of the federal
Act, each local workforce investment board shall:
(a) Consistent with section 2833 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.
(b) Consistent with section 2841(d) of the federal Act, with
the agreement of the chief elected official, designate or certify
one-stop operators as described in section 2841(d)(2)(A) of the
federal Act and may terminate for cause the eligibility of such
operators.
(c) Consistent with section 2843 of the federal Act, identify
eligible providers of youth activities in the local area and
award grants or contracts on a competitive basis to those
providers, based on recommendations of a youth council.
(d) Consistent with section 2842 of the federal Act, identify
eligible providers of training services described in section
2864(d)(4) of the federal Act.
(e) Subject to the approval of the chief elected official,
develop a budget for the purpose of carrying out the duties of
the local workforce investment board under section 2832 of the
federal Act.
(f) In partnership with the chief elected official, provide
oversight of local programs of youth activities authorized under
section 2854 of the federal Act, local employment and training
activities authorized under section 2864 of the federal Act and
the one-stop delivery system in the local area.
(g) With the chief elected official and the Governor, negotiate
and reach agreement on local performance measures as described in
section 2871(c) of the federal Act.
(h) Coordinate the workforce investment activities authorized
under the federal Act and carried out in the local area with
economic development strategies and develop other employer
linkages with such activities.
(i) Promote the participation of private sector employers in
the statewide workforce investment system and ensure the
effective provision, through the system, of connecting, brokering
and coaching activities, through intermediaries such as the
one-stop operator in the local area or through other
organizations, to assist such employers in meeting hiring needs.
(2) In order to maintain the statewide workforce investment
system that consists of regional workforce committees and to meet
the requirements of the federal Act:
(a) A local workforce investment board representing a local
workforce investment area according to the Governor's designation
pursuant to section 2831 of the federal Act meets the
requirements of a regional workforce committee under ORS 660.315.
(b) A strategic plan submitted by a local workforce investment
board pursuant to section 2833 of the federal Act meets the
strategic plan requirement for the workforce region in ORS
660.315.
{ + (3)(a) Subject to the availability of funding, each local
workforce investment board shall form and meet periodically, but
not less than annually, with a committee consisting of public and
private sector members to develop, monitor, and adjust as
necessary, the local workforce investment plan required under
subsection (1)(a) of this section. The chairperson of the
committee shall be a public sector member and shall be elected by
the committee.
(b) Private sector members of a committee created under this
subsection shall be appointed by the chief elected official in
the local area served by the committee.
(c) Members of the committee shall include representatives of
state agencies and local organizations that receive resources to
participate in workforce and economic development including, but
not limited to:
(A) The Department of Human Services;
(B) School districts, education service districts, community
colleges, state institutions of higher education and the Oregon
Health and Science University;
(C) The Oregon Business Development Department and local
economic development entities;
(D) The Employment Department;
(E) The Bureau of Labor and Industries;
(F) Cities and counties within the local workforce investment
area;
(G) The community action agency network described in ORS
458.505;
(H) Labor organizations; and
(I) Business and industry organizations.
(d) The local workforce investment board shall collect and
utilize labor market data and other information obtained from
local businesses and economic development agencies to identify
the industry sectors that have the greatest impact on employment
in the local workforce investment area covered by the local
workforce investment plan.
(e) The data and information obtained by the local workforce
investment board shall serve as the basis for the development of
a strategy for inclusion in the local workforce investment plan
that aligns local educational, training, economic and workforce
development investments to maximize support for sources of a
highly skilled workforce for the industry sectors identified
under paragraph (d) of this subsection. The strategy developed
shall focus on occupations that provide living wage jobs and
opportunities for career advancement and be consistent with the
requirements of subsection (1)(a) of this section and with
section 2833 of the federal Act.
(f) The local workforce investment board and members of the
committee shall actively participate in the development of the
strategy to be included in the local workforce investment plan.
(g) To the greatest extent possible, the local workforce
investment plan developed under this subsection shall be
integrated into plans required of participating public agencies
that require the alignment of resources to maximize the return on
investments in workforce development.
(h) The local workforce investment plan that includes the
strategy for alignment of resources developed under this
subsection shall be submitted to the State Workforce Investment
Board created as provided in ORS 660.321 for review and
recommendation for approval by the Governor. + }
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