assembly Bill A621

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to education
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A621 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10572
2017-2018: A2128
2021-2022: A1193
2023-2024: A360

A621 (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.

A621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                   621

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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 57 to read as follows:
  57.  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.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04475-01-9