April 6, 2022 3:20 a.m.

On Tuesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown ceremonially signed Senate Bill 1545, known as “Future Ready Oregon” at Intel’s campus in Hillsboro.

A release said the legislation is a comprehensive $200 million investment that will give Oregonians the education, training and resources they need to secure good-paying careers in key industries across the state. Brown said the bill is the product of years of work from a coalition of diverse stakeholders working alongside the Governor’s Office and Oregon’s Racial Justice Council.

Brown said, “approaching workforce development with an equity lens really is the heart and soul of this legislation”. Brown said, “That means identifying barriers to career advancement for underserved communities, providing support services to help individuals overcome those barriers and viewing these supports – such as child care access, or broadband – as critical infrastructure”. Brown said Future Ready Oregon will open the doors of opportunity those who have too often been left behind, “…including people of color, women, veterans, rural Oregonians and people with low incomes”.

A copy of the Governor’s prepared remarks from the bill signing are linked: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bCB1qTwQbDHR662jyfy7PcefOaByoG8F/view