l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 3254

Establishes Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund and subaccounts of fund.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Establishes Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund and subaccounts of fund. Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to allocate moneys from fund and subaccounts to provide education, training and research to assist semiconductor industry.</b> Requires <i>Higher Education Coordinating</i>] commission to establish statewide semiconductor industry <i>consortium</i>]<b> advisory committee</b> for purpose of <i>building robust, strategic partnerships between semiconductor industry, institutions of education, workforce organizations and community-based organizations. Requires consortium to develop comprehensive educational curriculum framework to provide students with skills needed for employment in semiconductor industry.</i>] <b>developing comprehensive statewide strategy to guide investments and build educational pathways and research capacity for semiconductor industry and to make recommendations to commission on how best to allocate moneys in Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund and subaccounts. <b>Requires advisory committee to submit report to Legislative Assembly every two years detailing progress and investments made to improve semiconductor education and research. <b>Requires commission to award series of grants to identified entities. <b>Sunsets Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund and subaccounts on June 30, 2027.</b> <i>Requires commission to appoint panel led by representatives of semiconductor industry to inform commission on what programs have been established at institutions of education to implement curriculum framework. Requires commission to use information when allocating moneys to promote semiconductor education.</i>] <i>Requires commission and industry panel to develop method for providing financial rewards to institutions of education that produce graduates with academic degrees that lead to employment in semiconductor industry.</i>] Appropriates moneys to commission for <i>purpose of establishing education curriculum framework, industry consortium and new academic programs.</i>] <b>deposit into Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund and subaccounts and for purpose of awarding required grants.</b> Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

E. Werner Reschke

Its course

February 21 to June 25, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action11 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Jun 25 · stopped124 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 21 to Feb 287 days

Economic Development and Small BusinessFeb 28 to Apr 1041 days

RulesApr 10 to May 1636 days

Ways and MeansMay 16 to Jun 25 · stopped40 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 16

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 21 – Jun 25

  1. Feb 21Introduced
  2. Feb 28Sent to Economic Development and Small Business
  3. Apr 4Heard in Economic Development and Small Business
  4. Apr 10Economic Development and Small Business reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
  5. Sent to Rules
  6. Apr 27Heard in Rules
  7. May 11Heard in Rules
  8. May 16Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  9. Sent to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Feb 21First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 28Referred to Economic Development and Small Business.House of Representatives
  3. Apr 4Work Session held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 10Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 10Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 24Public Hearing cancelled.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  8. May 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. May 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  10. May 16Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives