117 sections in this chapter.
ORS 344.740 [1969 c.100 §1; 1973 c.517 §1; repealed by 1981 c.126 §6]
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YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP, TRAINING AND WORK BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS
ORS 344.742 Materials regarding opportunities to work as apprentice; provision of materials to schools, students, parents and guardians. (1) The Department of Education shall, in conjunction with the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, prepare written material in print or electronic form regarding opportunities to work as an apprentice, as defined in ORS 660.010, in this state. The department shall update the material at least once per calendar year
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(2) The department shall provide the material described in subsection (1) of this section to public high schools in this state. (3) A public high school shall provide the material described in subsection (1) of this section to students enrolled in the public high school, and to p…
ORS 344.745 Youth apprenticeship, training and work based learning programs; number of participants; qualifications; guidelines; credit. (1) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council and the Department of Education shall establish youth apprenticeship and training and work based learning programs to provide occupational skill training for up to 2,000 individual high school students in each biennium. Notwithstanding the limitation on the number of program participants, the department and the Bureau of Labor and Industries may increase the number of participants if federal funds become available for such an increase. In the building and construction trades industries, there shall be a maximum of 100 youth apprentices or trainees per biennium. However, the council has the authority to increase the number of youth apprentices in building and construction trades on the basis of demonstrated industry need
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(2) Participating students must be 16 years of age or older and must be enrolled in a high school career and technical education program that is applicable to the specific youth apprenticeship and training or work based learning program for which they are applying. Students must …
ORS 344.747 [1993 c.765 §31; 1995 c.298 §2; repealed by 1997 c.652 §63]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 344.750 Ratios of apprentices or trainees; rules; workers’ compensation coverage required; wages; hours; removal. In addition to the provisions of ORS 344.745, in each program
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(1) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council shall establish by rule appropriate youth apprentice or trainee ratios. (2) The employer shall provide workers’ compensation coverage for the youth apprentices and trainees as required by ORS 656.033. (3) The youth apprentice or t…
ORS 344.753 Employers eligible for reimbursement for costs of training programs; education service credits. (1) Employers who enter into written agreements with educational institutions and who are providing training to participants in youth apprenticeship and training or work based learning programs are eligible for reimbursement of expenses incurred in the training process. These expenses may include wages paid to the student, training costs for mentors and supervisors, equipment costs to set up youth training capacity, curriculum development costs, costs of establishing interfirm training centers or other costs necessitated by the training agreement
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(2) The amount of reimbursement shall be 50 percent of the actual cost of the investment, such reimbursement not to exceed $2,500 per student who completes the agreed upon course of study. In the event that a student drops out of the program through no fault of the employer, the …
ORS 344.755 Loss of eligibility for tax credit and for program participation. Training agents who terminate youth apprentices without cause as determined by the appropriate apprenticeship committee prior to completion of training or who violate ORS 344.745 or 344.750 or rules adopted pursuant thereto by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council or the Department of Education, upon notice to the Department of Revenue, may lose their eligibility for tax credits pursuant to ORS 318.031 and their eligibility to train and employ youth apprentices under ORS 344.745 to 344.757 for a period of one year. [1991 c.859 §8; 1993 c.45 §259; 2009 c.33 §34]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 344.757 Gifts and grants. The Department of Education and the Bureau of Labor and Industries may apply for and obtain gifts and grants of money from any public or private source for the use and benefit of youth apprenticeship and training or work based learning programs and shall expend funds received in accordance with the terms of such gifts or grants. [1993 c.765 §33]
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ADULT LITERACY
ORS 344.760 Legislative findings on adult literacy. The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(1) It is in the state’s interest to ensure coordination of the various groups providing adult literacy services within communities. (2) The demands created by new technologies and foreign competition have intensified the need for a literate workforce. (3) Community colleges are …
ORS 344.765 Establishment of literacy coalitions by community colleges. (1) Community colleges may establish local literacy coalitions in the community college districts and in unserved areas in order to enhance educational services to undereducated adults
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(2) A literacy coalition in each district shall inform community members as to the extent of literacy services available in their area. The coalition shall endeavor to insure that community resources are used effectively and try to make more services available to undereducated ad…
ORS 344.770 Short title. ORS 344.760 to 344.770 may be cited as the “Adult Literacy Act.” [1987 c.190 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 344.810 [Formerly 344.640; 1965 c.285 §67b; renumbered 656.616]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 344.820 [Formerly 344.650; 1965 c.285 §67c; renumbered 656.728(1)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 344.830 [Formerly 344.660; 1965 c.285 §67d; renumbered 656.728(2)]
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REHABILITATION OF WORKERS
ORS 344.840 Career and technical instruction in public schools; reimbursement. Upon application of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the district school board of a school district that employs career and technical education instructors or maintains a career and technical education training program shall furnish to any person designated by the director such career and technical education instruction as is provided for district pupils when the facilities of the district permit. The director shall cause to be paid to the district the actual cost of such instruction as nearly as may be estimated by the district school board. [Formerly 344.670; 1965 c.100 §442; 1993 c.45 §260; 2009 c.94 §22]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 344.850 Reimbursements to Department of Human Services. All reimbursements to the Department of Human Services made by the Department of Consumer and Business Services in connection with rehabilitation services shall be deposited in the State Vocational Rehabilitation Account and be included in the biennial budget of the Department of Human Services. [Formerly 344.680; 1965 c.100 §443; 1983 c.297 §2]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 344.990 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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