General Assembly Raised Bill No. 396
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2650
*02650_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 396
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 2650
*02650_______CE_*
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)
AN ACT CONCERNING A FAST TRACK FOR APPRENTICESHIPS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 31-22m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
(a) When used in sections 31-22m to 31-22q, inclusive, and 31-22u, "apprentice" means a person employed under a written agreement to work at and learn a specific trade; "apprentice agreement" means a written agreement entered into by an apprentice, or on his behalf by his parent or guardian, with an employer, or with an association of employers and an organization of employees acting as a joint apprenticeship committee, which agreement provides for not less than two thousand hours of work experience, a portion of which may be satisfied by prior work experience as determined by the Labor Commissioner in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, in approved trade training consistent with recognized requirements established by industry or joint labor-industry practice and for the number of hours of related and supplemental instructions prescribed by the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council or which agreement meets requirements of the federal government for on-the-job training schedules which are essential, in the opinion of the Labor Commissioner, for the development of manpower in Connecticut industries; "council" means the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council.
(b) The Labor Commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement procedures allowing an apprentice to satisfy a portion of the hours required under an apprenticeship agreement with prior work experience.
Sec. 2. (Effective October 1, 2016) Not later than October 1, 2017, the Labor Commissioner shall report any legislative recommendations to implement the provisions of section 31-22m of the general statutes, as amended by this act, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2016 31-22m
Sec. 2 October 1, 2016 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2016
31-22m
Sec. 2
October 1, 2016
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Labor Commissioner to adopt a procedure that allows apprentices to satisfy a portion of the two thousand hours required under an apprenticeship agreement with prior work experience.
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