BILL NUMBER: S293
SPONSOR: RHOADS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to apprenticeship training
 
PURPOSE:
To establish a minimum graduation rate to qualify for certification as a
certified apprenticeship program.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Section 811 of the Labor Law to re-let-
ter paragraphs (k) and
(1) as paragraphs (1) and (m) respectively, and to add a new paragraph
(k), which requires that apprenticeship programs under this section be
specific to the type and scope of work which is being performed and have
a graduation rate of at least thirty percent under criteria established
by the Department of Labor.
Sets forth the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The purpose of an apprenticeship program is to provide instruction and
on the job training under the supervision of skilled and qualified
personnel in the construction field. All too often, certified appren-
ticeship programs exist in name only for the sole purpose of qualifying
for certain work, and produce few, if any, graduates.
This legislation will require that apprenticeship programs be specific
to the scope of work being performed and must maintain a minimum gradu-
ation rate of thirty percent in order to maintain their certification
under criteria to be established by the Department of Labor.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S293: 816-b labor law