Bill Text: NY S02124 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-05-02 - referred to education [S02124 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02124-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2124
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 12, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  JACOBS -- 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:
     1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 56 to read as follows:
     3    56.  The  commissioner  shall,  in consultation with the department of
     4  labor and pupil personnel advocates, develop guidelines for use by  high
     5  school  counselors  and  guidance counselors to coordinate services with
     6  local representatives of the building and construction  trade  councils,
     7  port  maritime  councils, and councils of manufacturing and industry for
     8  purposes of encouraging participation  in  apprenticeships  and  raising
     9  awareness  surrounding  apprenticeship  opportunities.  Such  guidelines
    10  shall be made available on the department's website and shall be updated
    11  annually.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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