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	7	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 607
	8	+	January Session, 2019
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
	13	+	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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	16	+	Introduced by:
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4		-	Senate Bill No. 607
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6		-	Special Act No. 19-13
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9		-	AN ACT CONCERNING AP PRENTICESHIP PATHWAY S TO
10		-	EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
	21	+	AN ACT CONCERNING AP PRENTICESHIP PATHWAY S TO EARNING
	22	+	A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
11	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	24		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) The Labor Department and the
15		-	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall jointly create a plan for
16		-	the establishment of nontraditional pathways to earning a bachelor's
17		-	degree at the state universities and Charter Oak State College through
18		-	the inclusion of credits earned through apprenticeships. The plan shall
19		-	include, but need not be limited to, (1) the subject areas in which a
20		-	student may earn a bachelor's degree through a nontraditional
21		-	pathway, with a greater priority given to subject areas that have a low
22		-	completion rate and in which there is a hiring need by employers in
23		-	the state, (2) the form and manner in which apprenticeships may be
24		-	registered with the department and the board for inclusion in a
25		-	nontraditional pathway to earning a bachelor's degree, including
26		-	through public-private partnerships or an application process, (3) the
27		-	minimum requirements that apprenticeships in each subject area shall
28		-	meet to be registered as an apprenticeship with the department and
29		-	the board, (4) the form and manner in which a student may apply to
30		-	participate in a registered apprenticeship, (5) the number of credits a
31		-	student may earn through a registered apprenticeship in each subject
32		-	area, and (6) the requirements for successful completion of a registered Senate Bill No. 607
	26	+	Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) The Labor Department and the 1
	27	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall jointly create a plan for 2
	28	+	the establishment of nontraditional pathway to earning a bachelor's 3
	29	+	degree at the state universities and Charter Oak State College through 4
	30	+	the inclusion of credits earned through apprenticeships. The plan shall 5
	31	+	include, but need not be limited to, (1) the subject areas in which a 6
	32	+	student may earn a bachelor's degree through a nontraditional 7
	33	+	pathway, with a greater priority given to subject areas that have a low 8
	34	+	completion rate and in which there is a hiring need by employers in 9
	35	+	the state, (2) the form and manner in which apprenticeships may be 10
	36	+	registered with the department and the board for inclusion in a 11
	37	+	nontraditional pathway to earning a bachelor's degree, including 12
	38	+	through public-private partnerships or an application process, (3) the 13
	39	+	minimum requirements that apprenticeships in each subject area shall 14
	40	+	meet to be registered as an apprenticeship with the department and 15 Committee Bill No. 607
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36		-	apprenticeship in each subject area, including, but not limited to, the
37		-	minimum number of hours of work and the level of demonstrated
38		-	proficiency required in the subject area. As used in this subsection,
39		-	"apprenticeship" means a program in which an apprentice is (A)
40		-	employed under a written agreement to work at and learn a specific
41		-	trade, and (B) registered in an apprenticeship program with the Labor
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43		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Labor Department and the
44		-	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall jointly report, in
45		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
46		-	to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having
47		-	cognizance of matters relating to labor and higher education and
48		-	employment advancement, on the plan created pursuant to subsection
49		-	(a) of this section and the timeline in which such plan may be
50		-	implemented.
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	47	+	the board, (4) the form and manner in which a student may apply to 16
	48	+	participate in a registered apprenticeship, (5) the number of credits a 17
	49	+	student may earn through a registered apprenticeship in each subject 18
	50	+	area, and (6) the requirements for successful completion of a registered 19
	51	+	apprenticeship in each subject area, including, but not limited to, the 20
	52	+	minimum number of hours of work and the level of demonstrated 21
	53	+	proficiency required in the subject area. As used in this subsection, 22
	54	+	"apprenticeship" means an arrangement with an employer for any 23
	55	+	person to work at and learn a profession or trade for a specified period 24
	56	+	of time. 25
	57	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Labor Department and the 26
	58	+	Board of Regents for Higher Education shall jointly report, in 27
	59	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 28
	60	+	to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 29
	61	+	cognizance of matters relating to labor and higher education and 30
	62	+	employment advancement, on the plan created pursuant to subsection 31
	63	+	(a) of this section and the timeline in which such plan may be 32
	64	+	implemented. 33
	65	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	66	+	sections:
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	68	+	Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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	70	+	HED Joint Favorable
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