72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 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
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LC 676
 
                         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)
 
 
                             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.
 
  Grants Employment Department explicit authority to determine
questions of general policy for, adopt rules for and administer
and enforce certain statutes relating to child care.
 
                        A BILL FOR 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.
  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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