senate Bill S7915

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of education to develop guidelines to encourage participation in apprenticeships

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2016 referred to education
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 01, 2016 ordered to third reading cal.1278
committee discharged and committed to rules
May 24, 2016 referred to education

Votes

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Jun 15, 2016 - floor Vote

S7915
62
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floor
62
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0
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
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Floor Vote: Jun 15, 2016

aye (62)
excused (1)

Jun 1, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

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25
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committee
25
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Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016

aye (25)

S7915 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10572
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2124, A2128
2019-2020: S255, S5181, A621
2021-2022: A1193
2023-2024: A360

S7915 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of education to develop guidelines to encourage those in high school to participate in apprenticeships and to raise awareness in apprenticeship opportunities.

S7915 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7915 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7915

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 24, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to developing  guidelines
  to  encouraging participation in apprenticeships and raising awareness
  in apprenticeship opportunities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 55 to read as follows:
  55.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND PUPIL PERSONNEL ADVOCATES, DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR USE BY  HIGH
SCHOOL  COUNSELORS  AND  GUIDANCE COUNSELORS TO COORDINATE SERVICES WITH
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
ENCOURAGING  PARTICIPATION  IN  APPRENTICESHIPS  AND  RAISING  AWARENESS
SURROUNDING APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES. SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL BE  MADE
AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND SHALL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15580-02-6

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