Bill Text: NY S05181 | 2019-2020 | 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: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S05181 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05181-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5181
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 12, 2019
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        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