Bill Text: NY S05181 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
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: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S05181 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S05181-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5181 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 12, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KENNEDY, 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 57 to read as follows: 3 57. 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, pre-appren- 9 ticeships, career and technical education and raising awareness 10 surrounding apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, and career and techni- 11 cal education opportunities. Such guidelines shall be made available on 12 the department's website and shall be updated annually. 13 § 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