Relating to professional workforce; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members, publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals and waive requirement for English proficiency examination for specified internationally educated individuals. Prohibits Oregon Medical Board from imposing time limitation on completion of United States Medical Licensing Examination. Allows board to issue limited license to practice medicine to specified individuals for practice under supervision of other licensed physician. Establishes Internationally Educated Workforce Reentry Grant Program within Higher Education Coordinating Commission to award grants to local workforce development boards that contract with specified entities that provide eligible career guidance and support services to internationally educated residents of Oregon who are seeking to enter Oregon workforce in certain professions. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Jun 25, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
8 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AW
Aaron Woods
DDemocratic/Working Families
P
Farrah Chaichi
DDemocratic
P
Hoa Nguyen
DDemocratic
P
James Manning
DDemocratic
P
Kayse Jama
DDemocratic
P
Lew Frederick
DDemocratic
P
Michael Dembrow
DDemocratic
P
Wlnsvey Campos
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Valderrama
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Hansell
RRepublican
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