Bill Text: OR SB831 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to highway construction workforce development; and declaring an emergency.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-30 - Effective date, July 25, 2013. [SB831 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-SB831-Enrolled.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 831
Sponsored by Senator SHIELDS, Representatives PARRISH, FREDERICK;
Senators BEYER, EDWARDS, GIROD, Representatives BARTON, HOLVEY,
KENNEMER, KENY-GUYER, KOMP, NATHANSON, WILLIAMSON, WITT
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to highway construction workforce development; creating
new provisions; amending ORS 184.866; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 184.866 is amended to read:
184.866. (1) Of the federal funds received each biennium by the
Department of Transportation pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 140(b), the
department shall expend one-half of one percent up to an amount
of
{ - $1.5 million - } { + $2.1 million + } to increase
diversity in the highway construction workforce and prepare
individuals interested in entering the highway construction
workforce by conducting the activities described in subsection
(3) of this section.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section prohibits the
department from expending moneys from sources other than those
specified in subsection (1) of this section for the activities
described in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The department shall use the federal funds specified in
subsection (1) of this section to provide:
(a) Preapprenticeship programs;
(b) Preemployment counseling;
(c) Orientations on the highway construction industry;
(d) Basic skills improvement classes;
(e) Career counseling;
(f) Remedial training;
(g) Entry requirements for training programs;
(h) Supportive services and assistance with transportation;
(i) Child care and other special needs; and
(j) Job site mentoring and retention services.
(4) The department shall submit a report to the Legislative
Assembly no later than December 1 of each even-numbered year. The
report shall contain:
(a) An analysis of the results of the department's activities
described in subsection (3) of this section; and
(b) A description of:
(A) The amount available to the department from federal funds
for the activities described in subsection (3) of this section
and the amount expended by the department for those activities;
and
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(B) The performance outcomes achieved from each activity
including the numbers of persons receiving services, training and
employment.
SECTION 2. { + The amendments to ORS 184.866 by section 1 of
this 2013 Act apply to funds received on or after July 1,
2013. + }
SECTION 3. { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by Senate June 29, 2013
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Robert Taylor, Secretary of Senate
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Peter Courtney, President of Senate
Passed by House July 1, 2013
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Tina Kotek, Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2013
Approved:
......M.,............., 2013
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John Kitzhaber, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2013
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Kate Brown, Secretary of State
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