75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 971
 
LC 3700/SB 971-3
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 971
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
 
                              May 4
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 30 and
delete pages 2 and 3 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + (1) As used in this section:
  ' (a) 'Parole and probation officer' has the meaning given that
term in ORS 181.610.
  ' (b) 'Police officer' has the meaning given that term in ORS
181.610.
  ' (c) 'Training costs' means training expenses paid for by an
employing governmental agency that include, but are not limited
to, the cost of salary and benefits paid to an employee during
training and the cost of initial training courses required for
employment.
  ' (2) Subject to an employment agreement between an employing
governmental agency and an employee or to an applicable
collective bargaining agreement, when an employee of a
governmental agency who is employed in a position that requires
training voluntarily leaves employment with that original
employing governmental agency and is subsequently employed by a
different governmental agency in a position that requires the
same training as required for the position with the original
employing governmental agency, the subsequent employing
governmental agency shall reimburse the original employing
governmental agency for training costs incurred by the original
employing governmental agency in accordance with the
reimbursement schedule adopted under subsection (3) of this
section.
  ' (3) If an employing governmental agency requires employees to
be trained, the agency shall adopt by rule a pro rata
reimbursement schedule for the reimbursement of training costs by
a subsequent employing governmental agency to the original
employing agency as follows:
  ' (a) If the training costs are for training provided to an
employee who is employed as a state police officer, a police
officer or a deputy sheriff, the required reimbursement shall be:
  ' (A) 100 percent of training costs if the employee is employed
by the subsequent employing governmental agency within 12 months
from the date the employee completes training required by the
original employing governmental agency.
  ' (B) 66 percent of training costs if the employee is employed
by the subsequent employing governmental agency more than 12
months but less than 24 months from the date the employee
completes training required by the original employing
governmental agency.
  ' (C) 33 percent of training costs if the employee is employed
by the subsequent employing governmental agency more than 24
months but less than 36 months from the date the employee
completes training required by the original employing
governmental agency.
  ' (D) Waived if the employee is employed by the subsequent
employing governmental agency more than 36 months from the date
the employee completes training required by the original
employing governmental agency.
  ' (b) If the training costs are for training provided to an
employee who is employed as a state or local corrections officer
or as a parole and probation officer, the required reimbursement
shall be:
  ' (A) 100 percent of training costs if the employee is employed
by the subsequent employing governmental agency within 10 months
from the date the employee completes training required by the
original employing governmental agency.
  ' (B) 66 percent of training costs if the employee is employed
by the subsequent employing governmental agency more than 10
months but less than 20 months from the date the employee
completes training required by the original employing
governmental agency.
  ' (C) 33 percent of training costs if the employee is employed
by the subsequent employing governmental agency more than 20
months but less than 30 months from the date the employee
completes training required by the original employing
governmental agency.
  ' (D) Waived if the employee is employed by the subsequent
employing governmental agency more than 30 months from the date
the employee completes training required by the original
employing governmental agency.
  ' (4) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, an
original employing governmental agency may waive the
reimbursement of training costs for an employee who voluntarily
leaves employment with the original employing governmental agency
and is subsequently employed by another governmental agency.
  ' (5) When making employment decisions, a governmental agency
may not take into consideration the possibility that the
reimbursement of training costs specified in subsection (2) of
this section will be required if a particular applicant is
employed.
  ' (6) A governmental agency that requires employees to complete
training shall develop and implement policies that provide
incentives to promote the retention of such employees. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + Section 1 of this 2009 Act applies
to training costs for persons employed as state police officers,
police officers, deputy sheriffs, state or local corrections
officers or parole and probation officers who are required to
complete training and who begin training after January 1,
2010. + } ' .
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