SB 1512
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The bill extends Oregon’s Prosperity 10,000 workforce development program by deleting rigid 2022 participation, completion, employment, and wage quotas, granting local workforce boards broader discretion to align grants with regional labor shortages, and mandating that paid work experiences comply with standard state wage progression schedules and employee classification rules. Material consequences include a shift from fixed demographic/output targets to flexible, regionally driven workforce strategies, increased administrative compliance requirements for grant recipients regarding wage disclosures and training plans, and new pathways for federal SNAP reimbursement to fund wraparound services.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
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The legislature likely sought to replace rigid 2022 numeric targets with flexible, regionally driven workforce strategies that better respond to local labor market conditions and leverage existing federal funding streams.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Must distribute appropriated funds using the federal WIOA formula, oversee program goals, and manage annual reporting requirements without direct revenue impact.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Gain discretion to set grant criteria, must align funding with critical shortages/strategic opportunities per local plans, compile and submit annual disaggregated data by October 31, and process SNAP E&T reimbursements within 60 days.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Must develop wage progression schedules tied to area standards, provide written training plans disclosing minimum wage guarantees, demonstrate employer/education partner collaboration, and prioritize leveraging federal/private funds.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Gain access to flexible wraparound supports and paid work experiences classified as standard employment with mandated wage progression; lose eligibility for the specific 2022 demographic quotas or guaranteed $17/hour threshold.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Must integrate the program into the statewide SNAP E&T plan, refer eligible recipients, and distribute federal reimbursements to LWDBs within 60 days of invoice receipt.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Grant recipients must formalize wage progression schedules and training plans, increasing administrative overhead but standardizing employment conditions under state wage/hour laws.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
LWDBs must coordinate with employers/educators, track disaggregated data annually, and manage SNAP E&T reimbursement flows, creating compliance complexity without direct state fiscal burden.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Removal of priority population quotas expands potential service populations but may reduce guaranteed access for historically underserved groups unless local boards explicitly prioritize them in grant criteria.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Federal matching (50% SNAP E&T) may offset administrative costs, but DHS must process reimbursements within 60 days, requiring timely invoice alignment and audit readiness.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Rural Local Workforce Development Board
Successfully leverages the 50% SNAP E&T federal match to fund a comprehensive manufacturing apprenticeship pipeline, rapidly filling critical regional shortages while participants achieve living wages through structured progression schedules and employer partnerships.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Grant Recipient Provider
Classifies participants as independent contractors or misapplies the wage progression formula to keep base pay at minimum wage indefinitely, effectively bypassing area standard requirements and triggering state labor enforcement actions without delivering promised career advancement.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
The text legally permits flexible wage progression and local discretion but mandates standard employment status and area-standard alignment; failure to enforce these boundaries could enable wage stagnation or fund diversion.
Sources · Introduced
Flexibility in targeting regional labor shortages and leveraging federal funds replaces rigid demographic and wage quotas, trading predictable participation metrics for adaptive, locally driven workforce strategies that may yield faster employment outcomes but require stricter compliance oversight to prevent wage stagnation.
Responsive funding aligned with actual regional labor market conditions rather than fixed statewide targets.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Reduced administrative burden of meeting rigid quotas, allowing LWDBs to prioritize high-impact industry partnerships.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Increased federal cost-sharing through SNAP E&T reimbursement pathways, potentially expanding wraparound service capacity.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Loss of guaranteed minimum participation, completion, and wage thresholds may reduce service consistency for vulnerable populations.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Heightened compliance complexity for providers regarding wage progression calculations, training plan disclosures, and annual disaggregated reporting.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
Uneven service quality across regions if local boards lack capacity to enforce employer engagement or leverage federal/private funds effectively.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Introduced
high confidence. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the introduced bill text and official legislative revenue/fiscal/staff summaries. No external speculation or unverified claims are included.
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Introduced bill text posted
Posted Jan 28, 2026, 3:25 PM PST
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Oregon records no individual sponsors.
Presession filing record
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President.
LC 130 became SB 1512
Mapping document posted: January 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM PST
Informational Meeting — <b>LC 130 - Prosperity 10,000</b> Brent Balog, Interim Executive Director, Clackamas Workforce Partnership
Senate Interim Committee on Commerce and General Government introduction work session
Committee meeting: January 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM PST
HR B
Committee introduction motion
Committee meeting: January 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM PST
A motion was made to adopt the listed legislative concepts as committee bills.
Official vote: 5-0-0
Committee introduction allows consideration; it does not imply every member supported the introduced or final text.
Senate carrier
Senator Khanh Pham
Third Reading Of Senate Measures
House carrier
Representative Lisa Fragala
Third Reading Of Senate Bills
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Effective date, January 1, 2027.
Chapter 22, 2026 Laws.
Governor signed.
Speaker signed.
President signed.
Third reading. Carried by Fragala. Passed.
Ayes, 36; Nays, 16--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Bunch, Cate, Edwards, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, McIntire, Owens, Reschke, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 4--Hartman, Lively, Scharf, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Boshart Davis, Harbick, Lewis, Osborne.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
Public Hearing and Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 1 · Room HR 60 · Expands the goals and purposes of the Prosperity 10,000 Program.
Referred to Labor and Workforce Development.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.
Ayes, 28; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson.
Second reading.
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
Recommendation: Do pass and requesting subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 3 · Room HR B · Expands the goals and purposes of the Prosperity 10,000 Program.
IS_Impact SB 1512 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Work Session
Not Heard · Agenda item 3 · Room HR B · Expands the goals and purposes of the Prosperity 10,000 Program.
IS_Impact SB 1512 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 2 · Room HR B · Expands the goals and purposes of the Prosperity 10,000 Program.
Referred to Commerce and General Government, then Ways and Means.
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
nds Removes statutory language related to fund distribution to the program by Senate Bill 1545 (2022) Extends the program by permitting the Higher Education Coordinating Co
Removes statutory language related to fund distribution to Prosperity 10,000 by Senate Bill 1545 (2022) Extends Prosperity 10,000 by permitting the Higher Education Coordinat
lion package of workforce development investments known as Future Ready Oregon (Senate Bill 1545). Of that investment, $35 million was directed toward local workforce developme
lion package of workforce development investments known as Future Ready Oregon (Senate Bill 1545). Of that investment, $35 million was directed toward local workforce developme
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