What's happening
This bill requires the education commissioner to create and update guidelines for schools to promote apprenticeships and increase awareness of apprenticeship opportunities.
Why it matters
Strengthens ties between schools and the labor sector. By requiring collaboration with building trades councils and the Department of Labor, the bill ensures that students receive apprenticeship information that is relevant to actual labor market needs, potentially leading to better job placement after graduation.
Elevates the role of school counselors in career pathways. The bill tasks counselors with taking a more active and informed role in promoting apprenticeships, which could help students learn about alternatives to traditional college routes and make more informed career decisions.
Guarantees up-to-date access to apprenticeship information. The mandate for annual updates and online availability of guidelines means students, parents, and educators can always access the latest opportunities, helping adapt to changing workforce demands and emerging industries.
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Promote High School Apprenticeships
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to education
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STATE OF NEW YORK
621
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred 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 Assembly, 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
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