72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 2190
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
  Kulongoski for Employment Department)
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to authority of Employment Department over ORS chapter
  657A; amending ORS 657.610.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
  SECTION 1. ORS 657.610 is amended to read:
  657.610. The Director of the Employment Department may:
  (1) For purposes of administration and control, and with the
approval of the Governor, organize and reorganize the department
in whatever manner the director considers appropriate to carry
out the duties, functions and powers of the department.
  (2) Appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the
department, whether classified or unclassified, and prescribe
their duties and compensation, subject to applicable provisions
of the State Personnel Relations Law.
  (3) Delegate to departmental officers and employees such
responsibility and authority as the director determines
necessary.
  (4) { + (a) + } Determine all questions of general policy
 { - and promulgate rules and regulations and be responsible for
the administration of this chapter - }  { +  for this chapter and
ORS chapter 657A;
  (b) Adopt rules for this chapter and ORS chapter 657A; and
  (c) Administer and enforce this chapter and ORS chapter
657A + }.
  (5) Sue and be sued in the name of the director, and shall have
a seal bearing the name of the Employment Department.
  (6) Adopt proper rules to regulate the mode and manner of all
investigations.
  (7) Prescribe the time, place and manner of making claims for
benefits under this chapter, the kind and character of notices
required thereunder and the procedure for investigating and
deciding claims.
  (8) Enter into contracts relating to the federal Workforce
Investment Act deemed necessary by the director to fulfill the
mission of the department. The director may enter into contracts
with other states or governments, public bodies or persons to
provide or receive services. Contracts entered into by the
director shall be executed in the name of the state, by and
through the Employment Department.
 
 
 
 
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  SECTION 2. ORS 657.610, as amended by section 138, chapter 849,
Oregon Laws 1999, and section 33, chapter 684, Oregon Laws 2001,
is amended to read:
  657.610. The Director of the Employment Department may:
  (1) For purposes of administration and control, and with the
approval of the Governor, organize and reorganize the department
in whatever manner the director considers appropriate to carry
out the duties, functions and powers of the department.
  (2) Appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the
department, whether classified or unclassified, and prescribe
their duties and compensation, subject to applicable provisions
of the State Personnel Relations Law.
  (3) Delegate to departmental officers and employees such
responsibility and authority as the director determines
necessary.
  (4) { + (a) + } Determine all questions of general policy
 { - and promulgate rules and regulations and be responsible for
the administration of this chapter - }  { +  for this chapter and
ORS chapter 657A;
  (b) Adopt rules for this chapter and ORS chapter 657A; and
  (c) Administer and enforce this chapter and ORS chapter
657A + }.
  (5) Sue and be sued in the name of the director, and shall have
a seal bearing the name of the Employment Department.
  (6) Adopt proper rules to govern proceedings and to regulate
the mode and manner of all investigations and hearings before
hearing officers appointed by the director.
  (7) Prescribe the time, place and manner of making claims for
benefits under this chapter, the kind and character of notices
required thereunder and the procedure for investigating and
deciding claims.
  (8) Enter into contracts relating to the federal Workforce
Investment Act deemed necessary by the director to fulfill the
mission of the department. The director may enter into contracts
with other states or governments, public bodies or persons to
provide or receive services. Contracts entered into by the
director shall be executed in the name of the state, by and
through the Employment Department.
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Passed by House April 10, 2003
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
      ...........................................................
                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate May 9, 2003
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2003
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2003
 
 
      ...........................................................
                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2003
 
 
      ...........................................................
                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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