senate Bill S255

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

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Jan 23, 2019 recommit, enacting clause stricken
Jan 09, 2019 referred to education

S255 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7915
2017-2018: S2124

S255 (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.

S255 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                   255

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 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 AND CONSTRUCTION  TRADE  COUNCILS,
PORT  MARITIME  COUNCILS, AND COUNCILS OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY FOR
PURPOSES OF ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION  IN  APPRENTICESHIPS,  PRE-APPREN-
TICESHIPS,   CAREER   AND  TECHNICAL  EDUCATION  AND  RAISING  AWARENESS
SURROUNDING APPRENTICESHIPS, PRE-APPRENTICESHIPS, AND CAREER AND TECHNI-
CAL EDUCATION 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.
                                                           LBD04475-02-9

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