Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB413 Compare Versions

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7	7	SENATE BILL 413
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10	10	By: Senator Rosapepe
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Finance
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Apprenticeship 2030 Commission 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and 3
21	21	make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeships to reduce skill shortages 4
22	22	in high–demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for 5
23	23	young people to participate in apprenticeships; and generally relating to the 6
24	24	Apprenticeship 2030 Commission. 7
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26	26	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
27	27	That: 9
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29	29	(a) (1) There is an Apprenticeship 2030 Commission. 10
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31	31	(2) The purpose of the Commission is to examine and make 11
32	32	recommendations to reduce skill shortages in high–demand occupations and provide 12
33	33	affordable training for career pathways for young people by: 13
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35	35	(i) expanding registered apprenticeships in industry sectors with 14
36	36	skill shortages; 15
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38	38	(ii) growing the number of registered apprenticeships from 11,000 in 16
39	39	2021 to at least 80,000 in 2030; and 17
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41	41	(iii) reaching the Blueprint goal for 45% of high school graduates 18
42	42	completing the High School Level of a registered apprenticeship. 19
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44	44	(3) The Commission shall focus on registered apprenticeships at all 20
45	45	education levels with the goal of recruiting unemployed and underemployed people at least 21
46	46	18 years old into apprenticeships. 22
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48	48	(b) The Commission consists of the following members: 23 2 SENATE BILL 413
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52	52	(1) four Senators from the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the 1
53	53	Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, and the Senate Finance 2
54	54	Committee, appointed by the President of the Senate; 3
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56	56	(2) four Delegates from the House Appropriations Committee, the House 4
57	57	Economic Matters Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee, appointed by 5
58	58	the Speaker of the House; 6
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60	60	(3) the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee; 7
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62	62	(4) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee; 8
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64	64	(5) the State Superintendent of Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee; 9
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66	66	(6) the Secretary of Higher Education, or the Secretary’s designee; 10
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68	68	(7) the Chair of the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, or the 11
69	69	Chair’s designee; 12
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71	71	(8) the Chair of the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council, or the 13
72	72	Chair’s designee; 14
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74	74	(9) the Chair of the CTE Committee, or the Chair’s designee; and 15
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76	76	(10) four members designated by the President of the Maryland State and 16
77	77	DC AFL–CIO, including individuals representing the building trades, health care workers, 17
78	78	and public service unions. 18
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80	80	(c) The chair of the Commission shall be elected by the members of the 19
81	81	Commission. 20
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83	83	(d) The Department of Legislative Services, with the assistance of staff from the 21
84	84	State agencies represented on the Commission, shall provide staff for the Commission. 22
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86	86	(e) A member of the Commission: 23
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88	88	(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but 24
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90	90	(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 25
91	91	Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 26
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93	93	(f) The Commission shall: 27
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95	95	(1) identify occupational sectors with current or projected skill shortages, 28
96	96	focusing on the largest sectors, including health care, information technology, public 29
97	97	service, manufacturing, and business services; 30 SENATE BILL 413 3
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101	101	(2) examine best practices for scaling registered apprenticeships with other 1
102	102	states or countries; 2
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104	104	(3) examine industries that would benefit from creating and scaling 3
105	105	registered apprenticeships; 4
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107	107	(4) explore degree apprenticeships in fields requiring degrees, including 5
108	108	health care, teaching, and other public services; 6
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110	110	(5) engage members of employer and labor communities to identify needs 7
111	111	for registered apprenticeship career pathways; 8
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113	113	(6) examine existing registered apprenticeships in the State and how best 9
114	114	to scale State registered apprenticeships; 10
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116	116	(7) identify what funding is needed to expand registered apprenticeship 11
117	117	pathways, and how to best deploy dedicated funding; and 12
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119	119	(8) make recommendations regarding: 13
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121	121	(i) specific goals by occupation and year, to reach 80,000 apprentices 14
122	122	by 2030 and 45% of high school graduates in apprenticeships by 2031; and 15
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124	124	(ii) strategies to achieve the goals, including: 16
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126	126	1. recruiting new registered apprenticeship sponsors and 17
127	127	apprentices for existing and new registered apprenticeships; and 18
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129	129	2. appropriate funding. 19
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131	131	(g) On or before December 1, 2023, the Commission shall report its findings and 20
132	132	recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 21
133	133	Government Article, the General Assembly. 22
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135	135	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 23
136	136	1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2024, this 24
137	137	Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 25
138	138	further force and effect. 26
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