71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 1090
 
                         House Bill 2266
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D., for Department of Human Services)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Modifies participants' access to benefits in Oregon JOBS
individual education accounts.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Oregon JOBS individual education accounts; creating
  new provisions; and amending ORS 411.877 and 411.894.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 411.894 is amended to read:
  411.894. (1) The Oregon JOBS Individual Education Account is
established  { + in the Department of Human Services + } in order
to improve the position of JOBS Plus participants in the
workforce by increasing their access to   { - continuing - }
education  { + and training + }.  Employer contributions to the
account under this section shall be used to pay for education
 { + and training + } expenses for the
  { - individual - }   { + participant and the participant's
immediate family and household members + } as provided in
subsection (2) of this section.
  (2)(a) After the participant has participated in the JOBS Plus
Program for 30 days, the employer shall pay, in addition to the
participant wage, one dollar for each participant hour worked
into the participant's individual education account.
Contributions to such an account shall be tax deferred or
tax-exempt to the extent permitted by federal and state law.
  (b) Any participant for whom an Oregon JOBS Individual
Education Account contribution is made shall be eligible for
access to education  { + and training + } benefits from that
participant's individual education account for up to
 { - five - }   { + 10 + } years after the participant has left
the JOBS Plus Program   { - and has held a full-time,
unsubsidized job for at least 30 days - } . { +  A participant's
immediate family and household members are also eligible for
access to benefits from that participant's individual education
account for up to 10 years after the participant has left the
JOBS Plus Program. + }
  (c)   { - When any participant has qualified for use of that
participant's individual education account, - }   { + The
Department of Human Services shall transfer  + }an amount equal
to   { - that - }   { + the + } participant's individual
education account balance   { - shall be transferred - }  to the
Oregon Student Assistance Commission   { - for that participant's
use - }   { + within 30 days of notification by the participant
that the participant has left the program + }. Only one
individual education account shall be created for any
participant.  Each account shall be administered by the Oregon
Student Assistance Commission and shall be used for
 { - continuing - }  education and training for the participant
and the participant's immediate family  { + and household
members + }.
   { +  (3) After establishing an individual education account
for a participant, the Oregon Student Assistance Commission shall
provide to each participant information regarding the Oregon
Opportunity Grant program. + }
    { - (3) - }   { + (4) + } The Oregon Student Assistance
Commission may use
  { - any - }   { + a portion of the + } interest earned by the
account for payment of expenses incurred by the commission in
carrying out its duties under this section.  { + Any interest in
excess of that portion used by the commission in carrying out its
duties under this section shall be credited to the participant's
individual education account. + }
    { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } Any unexpended or unobligated
moneys remaining in an individual education account
 { - five - }   { + 10 + } years after the participant has left
the JOBS Plus Program are appropriated and transferred to the
Oregon State Need Grant Fund on that date.
  SECTION 2. ORS 411.894, as amended by section 17, chapter 1070,
Oregon Laws 1999, is amended to read:
  411.894. (1) The Oregon JOBS Individual Education Account is
established  { + in the Department of Human Services + } in order
to improve the position of JOBS Plus participants in the
workforce by increasing their access to   { - continuing - }
education  { + and training + }.  Employer contributions to the
account under this section shall be used to pay for education
 { + and training + } expenses for the
  { - individual - }   { + participant and the participant's
immediate family and household members + } as provided in
subsection (2) of this section.
  (2)(a) After the participant has participated in the JOBS Plus
Program for 30 days, the employer shall pay, in addition to the
participant wage, one dollar for each participant hour worked
into the participant's individual education account.
Contributions to such an account shall be tax deferred or
tax-exempt to the extent permitted by federal and state law.
  (b) Any participant for whom an Oregon JOBS Individual
Education Account contribution is made shall be eligible for
access to education  { + and training + } benefits from that
participant's individual education account for up to
 { - five - }   { + 10 + } years after the participant has left
the JOBS Plus Program   { - and has held a full-time,
unsubsidized job for at least 30 days - } .  { + A participant's
immediate family and household members are also eligible for
access to benefits from the participant's individual education
account for up to 10 years after the participant has left the
JOBS Plus Program. + }
  (c)   { - When any participant has qualified for use of that
participant's individual education account, - }   { + The
Department of Human Services shall transfer + } an amount equal
to   { - that - }   { + the + } participant's individual
education account balance   { - shall be transferred - }  to the
Oregon Student Assistance Commission   { - for that participant's
use - }   { + within 30 days of notification by the participant
that the participant has left the program + }. Only one
individual education account shall be created for any
participant.  Each account shall be administered by the Oregon
Student Assistance Commission and shall be used for
 { - continuing - }  education and training for the participant
and the participant's immediate family  { + and household
members + }.
   { +  (3) After establishing an individual education account
for a participant, the Oregon Student Assistance Commission shall
provide to each participant information regarding the Oregon
Opportunity Grant program. + }
    { - (3) - }   { + (4) + } The Oregon Student Assistance
Commission may use
  { - any - }   { + a portion of the + } interest earned by the
account for payment of expenses incurred by the commission in
carrying out its duties under this section.  { + Any interest in
excess of that portion used by the commission in carrying out its
duties under this section shall be credited to the participant's
individual education account. + }
    { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } Any unexpended or unobligated
moneys remaining in an individual education account
 { - five - }   { + 10 + } years after the participant has left
the JOBS Plus Program are appropriated and transferred to the
Oregon Opportunity Grant Fund on that date.
  SECTION 3. ORS 411.877 is amended to read:
  411.877. As used in ORS 316.680, 411.877 to 411.896 and
657.925:
  (1) 'Board' means the JOBS Plus Advisory Board established in
ORS 411.886.
  (2) 'Department' means the Department of Human Services.
   { +  (3) 'Household member' means any person residing in the
same residence as the participant.
  (4) 'Immediate family' means father, mother, child, sibling,
parent, spouse, grandparent, stepparent and stepchild. + }
    { - (3) - }   { + (5) + } 'JOBS Plus' or 'program' means the
JOBS Plus Program established in ORS 411.878.
  SECTION 4.  { + The Department of Human Services shall transfer
all moneys held in the Oregon JOBS Individual Education Account
to the Oregon Student Assistance Commission on the effective date
of this 2001 Act. + }
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