Bill Text: MI HB5875 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Veterans; employment; written materials regarding apprenticeship opportunities; require the department of military and veterans affairs to provide to certain organizations for distribution to veterans and provide training to certain persons and organizations. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-26 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/25/2018 [HB5875 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5875-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5875

 

 

April 25, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.

 

     A bill to require the department of military and veterans

 

affairs to develop and distribute certain materials regarding

 

apprenticeship opportunities; to provide certain training regarding

 

apprentice programs and other benefits; and to provide for the

 

powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers

 

and entities.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "County veterans' service officer" means a veterans'

 

service officer accredited by the United States Department of

 

Veterans Affairs who is employed by a county department of

 

veterans' affairs.

 

     (b) "Department" means the department of military and veterans

 

affairs.

 

     (c) "Veterans' service organization" means a veterans' service

 

organization accredited by the United States Department of Veterans

 

Affairs.

 

     Sec. 2. (1) The department shall, in consultation with the

 

workforce development agency of the department of talent and

 

economic development, prepare written material in print or

 

electronic form regarding opportunities to work as an apprentice in

 

this state. The department shall update the material at least once

 

per calendar year.

 

     (2) The department shall make the material described in

 

subsection (1) available on a website maintained by the department

 

and shall provide the material to the following for distribution to

 

veterans:

 

     (a) County veterans' service officers.

 

     (b) The department of talent and economic development.

 

     (c) The Michigan National Guard.

 

     (d) Veterans' service organizations identified by the

 

department.

 

     (3) The department shall provide annual training to county

 

veterans' service officers and veterans' service organizations

 

regarding apprenticeship programs and federal and state veterans'

 

education benefits.

 

     Enacting section 1. This act takes effect 90 days after the

 

date it is enacted into law.