Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee

HB 3029 — Makes changes to workforce development statutes to improve alignment across workforce development programs and projects.

Last action — In House Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 32% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Digest: The Act makes new laws with respect to workforce development programs and projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Makes changes to workforce development statutes to improve alignment across workforce development programs and projects. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop a program to convene local industry sector partnerships. <b>Requires the State Workforce and Talent Development Board to consult with local workforce development boards and relevant state agencies to establish a definition for the term "public workforce system."</b> Requires the State Workforce and Talent Development Board to establish criteria for identifying critical workforce shortages and strategic workforce opportunities and requires the board and local workforce development boards to identify such shortages and opportunities based on the criteria established by the board. Incorporates the identification of and responsiveness to critical workforce shortages and strategic workforce opportunities as an objective for various workforce programs in key industry sectors. Renames the Prosperity 10,000 Program as the Prosperity Program. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to local workforce development boards to administer the program. Makes changes concerning term limits for members appointed to the Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (90)

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3029 do?
Digest: The Act makes new laws with respect to workforce development programs and projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Makes changes to workforce development statutes to improve alignment across workforce development programs and projects. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to develop a program to convene local industry sector partnerships. <b>Requires the State Workforce and Talent Development Board to consult with local workforce development boards and relevant state agencies to establish a definition for the term "public workforce system."</b> Requires the State Workforce and Talent Development Board to establish criteria for identifying critical workforce shortages and strategic workforce opportunities and requires the board and local workforce development boards to identify such shortages and opportunities based on the criteria established by the board. Incorporates the identification of and responsiveness to critical workforce shortages and strategic workforce opportunities as an objective for various workforce programs in key industry sectors. Renames the Prosperity 10,000 Program as the Prosperity Program. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to local workforce development boards to administer the program. Makes changes concerning term limits for members appointed to the Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board.
What is the current status of HB 3029?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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