(1) The state’s economic stability is often threatened when workers are being displaced from the workforce and the workers and their families face hardship and serious social and health problems.
(2) The policy of the state is to promote workforce development by providing eligible dislocated workers with unemployment compensation and related benefits while they are receiving professional technical training so that they can continue to care for their families and obtain employment.
(3) The Employment Department and the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development will implement the necessary strategies, systems and structures that will provide consolidated, streamlined delivery of these services to dislocated workers.
(4) It is the policy of the state to encourage the movement of workers into higher wage jobs.
(5) It is the policy of the state to make the best use of currently existing service delivery vehicles, training programs and assessment devices to provide services to eligible dislocated workers.
(6) In order to assist eligible dislocated workers to continue or complete professional technical training, individuals who meet the requirements of ORS 657.335 to 657.360 are eligible for supplemental benefits as provided in ORS 657.340. [Formerly 657.330; 1991 c.685 §5; 1993 c.624 §2; 1993 c.765 §12; 1995 c.495 §1; 1997 c.61 §9; 2001 c.684 §29; 2001 c.866 §1; 2003 c.536 §2; 2005 c.174 §1]
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