Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Division 7 - PROGRAMS
Section 589-007-0170 - Community College Apprenticeship Related Training Providers and Notification

(1) Community colleges, within the limits of the available resources and facilities of the community college, will provide core apprenticeship services for the registered apprentices. Community colleges may contract with other community colleges to assist in providing core apprenticeship services to registered apprentices.

(2) By March 1, 2003, and by February 1 of each year thereafter, each community college will submit to the Office their intention to offer apprenticeship related training and core apprenticeship services to registered apprentices for the following school year beginning July 1.

(3) By April 1, 2003, and by March 1 of each year thereafter, the Office will publish the Annual List of Community College Related Training Providers identifying the community colleges that have indicated their interest in offering apprenticeship related training courses and core apprenticeship services for the following school year. The Office will provide the Annual List and menu of core apprenticeship services to the Bureau of Labor and Industries, Apprenticeship and Training Division, the local joint committees and the community colleges.

(4) Local joint committees will utilize the Annual List of Community College Related Training Providers to enter into contractual agreements with one or more community colleges within the local joint committee boundaries to provide apprenticeship related training and core apprenticeship services to registered apprentices indentured to the local joint committee.

(5) If a community college and the local joint committee are unable to obtain agreement regarding apprenticeship related training and core apprenticeship services to be provided, the community college or local joint committee may contact the Office for a referral to the Oregon Public Policy Dispute Resolution Program for dispute resolution services. Dispute resolution services provided shall include fair and equitable membership as approved jointly by the community college(s) and the local joint committee.

(6) If no contractual agreement can be reached between a local joint committee and one or more community college(s) within the geographic jurisdiction of the local joint committee, the local joint committee may contract with any community college on the Annual List of Community College Related Training Providers willing to provide apprenticeship related training and core apprenticeship services.

(7) If the local joint committee determines that they wish to contract with another community college, the local joint committees will provide notice within 90 calendar days of the completion of the existing agreement to the contracting community college of its intention to contract with another community college.

(8) Contracts between community colleges and local joint committees will not imply any requirement on the part of the state for reimbursement.