71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3053
Sponsored by Representative MORGAN; Representative NELSON (at the
request of Oregon Youth Conservation Corps)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to youth corps; amending ORS 418.653 and 418.658.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 418.658 is amended to read:
418.658. (1) The program director of the Oregon Youth
Conservation Corps shall establish a separate program known as
the Oregon Community Service Corps. In addition to the
established purposes of the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps, the
purpose of the Oregon Community Service Corps is to promote
community service activities throughout the state for a broad
cross section of Oregon disadvantaged and at-risk youth through
programs that also include appropriate educational and job
training opportunities for participants.
(2) In addition to projects submitted under ORS 418.660 (1),
projects of the Oregon Community Service Corps may include, but
shall not be limited to:
(a) Child care services.
(b) Elderly and disabled care services.
(c) Literacy education programs.
(d) Recycling and other waste reduction services.
(3) The Oregon Community Service Corps shall offer employment
and educational opportunities of at least three but not more than
12 months' duration for selected participants.
(4) Under rules adopted by the program director, participants
who successfully complete any 12-month program under this section
shall be eligible for $1,500 in tuition vouchers that can be used
at any career school or post-secondary educational institution
that is qualified to receive assistance through the Oregon
Student Assistance Commission.
(5) All Oregonians who are at least { - 16 - } { + 13 + }
years of age and under 25 years of age are eligible to
participate in the program. To ensure that Oregon Community
Service Corps participants represent a broad cross section of
Oregonians, special emphasis shall be given to recruiting
{ - high - } school dropouts and other disadvantaged and
at-risk youth, according to criteria established by the Oregon
Youth Conservation Corps Advisory Committee.
(6) To the extent practicable, the program director shall
enlist state and federal agencies, local government, nonprofit
organizations { - , - } and private businesses, and any
combination of such entities, to act as sponsors for programs
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administered under this section. Selection of sponsors shall be
based on criteria that include the following:
(a) The availability of other resources on a matching basis,
including contributions from private sources, other federal,
state and local agencies, and moneys available through the
{ - Job Training Partnership Act (P.L. 97-300, as amended, 29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) - } { + federal Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) + };
(b) The provision of related educational and job training
programs to participants, including but not limited to
{ - high - } school and college coursework, General Educational
Development (GED) tests equivalency training, project-related
education and professional training;
(c) Assurances that proposed projects will not displace
existing employees or duplicate existing private or government
programs; and
(d) Assurances that proposed projects are devoted to the
enhancement of the community and are not based in maintenance
activities and that these projects meet an identified need.
(7) In consultation with the advisory committee, the program
director shall make grants for programs administered under this
section.
SECTION 2. ORS 418.653 is amended to read:
418.653. (1) Subject to the availability of funds therefor,
there is created an Oregon Youth Conservation Corps that shall
provide emergency services, public conservation, rehabilitation
and improvement programs. The corps shall be headed by a program
director, and shall be administered through the Department of
Community Colleges and Workforce Development.
(2) Upon implementation of subsection (1) of this section,
there shall be created an Oregon Youth Conservation Corps
Advisory Committee to consist of nine members, three to be
appointed by the President of the Senate, three to be appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and three public
members to be appointed by the Governor. No more than one Senator
and one Representative shall be appointed. { - Members shall
receive no compensation for service on the committee. - }
{ + (3) Committee members may receive reimbursement of
necessary and actual expenses under ORS 292.495 (2), but may not
receive compensation under ORS 292.495 (1) or otherwise for
participation as a committee member.
(4) Committee + }members may be removed by the appointing
authority. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority.
{ + Committee + }members shall serve for a term of three years
and may be reappointed for an additional consecutive term.
{ - (3) - } { + (5) + } The advisory committee established
under subsection (2) of this section shall advise the program
director on the implementation of ORS 418.650 to 418.663.
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Passed by House March 30, 2001
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 7, 2001
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
......M.,............., 2001
Approved:
......M.,............., 2001
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
......M.,............., 2001
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Secretary of State
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