Senate Bill No. 607
Special Act No. 19-13
AN ACT CONCERNING AP PRENTICESHIP PATHWAY S TO
EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) The Labor Department and the
Board of Regents for Higher Education shall jointly create a plan for
the establishment of nontraditional pathways to earning a bachelor's
degree at the state universities and Charter Oak State College through
the inclusion of credits earned through apprenticeships. The plan shall
include, but need not be limited to, (1) the subject areas in which a
student may earn a bachelor's degree through a nontraditional
pathway, with a greater priority given to subject areas that have a low
completion rate and in which there is a hiring need by employers in
the state, (2) the form and manner in which apprenticeships may be
registered with the department and the board for inclusion in a
nontraditional pathway to earning a bachelor's degree, including
through public-private partnerships or an application process, (3) the
minimum requirements that apprenticeships in each subject area shall
meet to be registered as an apprenticeship with the department and
the board, (4) the form and manner in which a student may apply to
participate in a registered apprenticeship, (5) the number of credits a
student may earn through a registered apprenticeship in each subject
area, and (6) the requirements for successful completion of a registered Senate Bill No. 607
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apprenticeship in each subject area, including, but not limited to, the
minimum number of hours of work and the level of demonstrated
proficiency required in the subject area. As used in this subsection,
"apprenticeship" means a program in which an apprentice is (A)
employed under a written agreement to work at and learn a specific
trade, and (B) registered in an apprenticeship program with the Labor
Department.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Labor Department and the
Board of Regents for Higher Education shall jointly report, in
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to labor and higher education and
employment advancement, on the plan created pursuant to subsection
(a) of this section and the timeline in which such plan may be
implemented.