Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
As used in ORS 657.158(1)(b),
"entrepreneurial training" means training that will develop skills in
organizing, operating, and assuming the risk for a business venture.
(2) As used in ORS
657.158(3)(d),
"full-time basis" means 40 hours each week.
(3) Any individual eligible for "regular
benefits," as defined in ORS
657.158(1)(a),
can request to participate in self-employment assistance activities in
accordance with ORS 657.158.
(4) Any individual submitting an application
form to participate in the Self-employment Assistance program agrees to:
(a) Meet the terms and conditions of ORS
657.156 and
657.158, and OAR
471-030-0034;
(b) Obtain any necessary occupational
certifications prior to submitting the application form. The Director may waive
this requirement when such requirement would be inconsistent with the policy
set forth in ORS 657.158; and
(c) As specified under ORS
657.158(1)(b) and
(c), provide supporting documentation as
required in writing by the Employment Department to demonstrate the completion
of any types of "Self-employment assistance activities" within 45 calendar days
of the date the individual was approved for the Self-employment Assistance
program.
(5) All
applications for the Self-employment Assistance program must:
(a) Be for a business that is legal to
operate under the provisions of the federal government and the laws of the
state in which the individual who owns the business is practicing their
business;
(b) Be for a business
that the individual is legally able to operate under the provisions of the
federal government and the laws of the state in which the individual who owns
the business is practicing their business; and
(c) Be for a business that has been reviewed
for feasibility by the Employment Department in collaboration with a local
Oregon Small Business Development Center network representative.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS chapter 657, ORS
657.610 &
657.158
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
657.158
