75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 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 3700
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 971
                   Ordered by the House June 3
  Including Senate Amendments dated May 4 and House Amendments
                              dated
                             June 3
 
Sponsored by Senator VERGER; Senators MORRISETTE, PROZANSKI,
  TELFER, WALKER, WHITSETT
 
 
                             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.
 
  Requires government agency that hires employee who voluntarily
leaves employment of   { - another government - }   { + original
employing governmental + } agency to reimburse   { - other - }
 { + original employing governmental + } agency for certain costs
incurred by training employee. Specifies pro rata reimbursement
schedule by which government agency reimburses cost of training
employee.  Allows government agency that originally employed
employee to waive reimbursement.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to training costs of employees of governmental agencies.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Original employing governmental agency' means a
governmental agency that first employs an employee in a position
that requires training.
  (b) 'Parole and probation officer' has the meaning given that
term in ORS 181.610.
  (c) 'Police officer' has the meaning given that term in ORS
181.610.
  (d) 'Training costs' means training expenses paid for by an
employing governmental agency that include the cost of salary and
benefits paid to an employee during training, the cost of salary
and benefits paid to another employee to cover the workload of an
employee in training and the cost of initial training courses
required for employment.
  (2) Subject to an employment agreement between an original
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 a policy providing for a pro
rata reimbursement schedule for the reimbursement of training
costs by a subsequent employing governmental agency to the
original employing governmental 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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