(1) There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board. The purpose of the advisory board is to provide advice on and oversight of the implementation and alignment of youth workforce development programs for which the commission is responsible, including but not limited to:

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(a) The Oregon Youth Corps created under ORS § 418.653;

(b) The Oregon Conservation Corps Program established under ORS § 476.694; and

(c) The Oregon Youth Employment Program created under ORS § 660.353.

(2) The Governor, in consultation with the commission, shall determine the number of members on the advisory board. In determining the number of members on the advisory board, the Governor shall ensure that membership consists of at least seven but not more than 12 members.

(3) The Governor shall appoint the members of the advisory board. The members must be residents of this state who reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic and gender diversity of this state and who have necessary experience that will enable the advisory board to meaningfully advise the commission on topics including, but not limited to:

(a) Career-connected learning that provides learners with career awareness, exploration, preparation and training in connection with professional and industry-based expectations;

(b) Development of career pathways;

(c) Youth education programs;

(d) Workforce development programs;

(e) Rural workforce needs; and

(f) Workforce issues affecting underrepresented communities.

(4) The advisory board must include representation from:

(a) The forestry or wildfire sector;

(b) The natural resources sector;

(c) Workforce sectors that are experiencing workforce demands;

(d) Communities in which the wildland-urban interface faces a high risk of wildfire exposure;

(e) Underrepresented communities, including communities of color, rural communities and communities that have faced generational poverty or other communities that have been historically underrepresented in youth employment as determined by the commission by rule;

(f) Tribal communities; and

(g) Local workforce development boards.

(5) Members of the advisory board serve for a term of four years at the pleasure of the Governor.

(6) Members may not receive compensation for service on the advisory board, but, subject to any applicable laws regulating travel and other expenses of state officers and employees, may be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, as provided in ORS § 292.495, with moneys available to the advisory board for the purpose of reimbursing members.

(7) The commission shall provide the advisory board with necessary staff support. [2023 c.556 § 1]

660.320 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.