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Bill would direct DCBS to propose building-inspector apprenticeship; BOLI flags regulatory and employer issues
Summary
Senate Bill 1086 (dash 1) would require DCBS to propose a registered apprenticeship program for building inspectors and direct the State Apprenticeship and Training Council to establish the program; supporters praised the idea, but BOLI asked for technical fixes to preserve the council’s regulatory role and to ensure employer sponsorship.
Senate Bill 1086, as amended in the dash 1, directs the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) to develop a proposal to guide the State Apprenticeship and Training Council in establishing a registered apprenticeship program for building inspectors. The dash 1 amendment also directs the apprenticeship council to establish the program in accordance with DCBS’s proposal.
Senator **** Anderson (sponsor) said the amendment places DCBS in the lead to tailor a program for Oregon that leverages the agency’s regulatory expertise and state labor partnership with the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Supporters told the committee the program would address a severe shortage of code…
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