HB 3669 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to workforce development.

Summary

Expands the goals and purposes of the Prosperity 10,000 Program. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to [ disburse funds appropriated for the purpose of administering the program to local workforce development boards within certain timelines ] award grants to local workforce development boards to administer the program . Requires local workforce development boards to consider certain factors when distributing funds to certain entities.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill modifies Oregon's Prosperity 10,000 Program by shifting how funds are distributed and adjusting program goals. The main change replaces direct disbursement of funds to local workforce boards with a grant-award system, while also simplifying some participation targets and adding new requirements for how funds should be allocated to organizations.

Scope change

The bill maintains the same program scope but changes the administrative mechanism for fund distribution and modifies specific participation metrics.

FISCAL

Changed the Higher Education Coordinating Commission's role from directly disbursing funds to awarding grants to local workforce development boards for program administration.

REQUIREMENT

Added new requirements for local workforce development boards to consider specific factors when distributing funds, including employer engagement plans, experience with priority populations, and collaboration with various community partners.

Simplified program participation goals by removing the specific requirement for incumbent workers to earn $23 per hour or a percentage increase, and renumbered remaining goals.

Removed the requirement that at least 75 percent of unemployed participants must obtain employment earning at least $17 per hour.

Added a new requirement for local workforce development boards to pursue strategies addressing critical workforce shortages and opportunities identified in local plans.

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Committee

Motion to refer Committee and Minority Reports with bill to Rules carried. Referred.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Committee

Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors