ORS 329A.740: Financial support and child care subsidies for construction workforce; rules.

(1) The Oregon Business Development Department shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop and administer a program to provide financial support and child care subsidies to:

      (a) Apprentices who are participating in a course of study in construction under ORS 660.002 to 660.210.

      (b) Journeyworkers who have completed an apprenticeship in construction under ORS 660.002 to 660.210 within the last five years.

      (2) Financial support under subsection (1) of this section may be provided to the apprentice or journeyworker or to the child care provider that is providing child care services for the apprentice or journeyworker.

      (3)(a) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.

      (b) The bureau may adopt rules to carry out this section.

      (4) The bureau shall evaluate the impact of this section on increasing diversity in the construction workforce.