HB 425 — An Act providing for school-to-work programs; establishing the CareerBound program; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Labor and Industry.

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882425 THE2019 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFMACKENZIE, PENNSYLVANIABERNSTINE, HOUSEFEE, BILLFREEMAN, SessionKAUFER, ofKAUFFMAN, No.KEEFER, LONGIETTI, McNEILL, MENTZER, MILLARD, OWLETT, ROTHMAN, RYAN, SCHLOSSBERG, SOLOMON, STAATS, ZIMMERMAN AND GOODMAN, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 AN ACT Providing for school-to-work programs;

425 2019 INTRODUCED BY MACKENZIE, BERNSTINE, FEE, FREEMAN, KAUFER, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER, LONGIETTI, McNEILL, MENTZER, MILLARD, OWLETT, ROTHMAN, RYAN, SCHLOSSBERG, SOLOMON, STAATS, ZIMMERMAN, GOODMAN, ECKER, HEFFLEY, IRVIN, STRUZZI AND COX, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 13, 2019 AN ACT Providing for school-to-work programs;

"Local workforce investment board." As defined in section <-- 103 of the Workforce Development Act.

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§ 3122).

20190HB0425PN0882 - 2 - "Participating agencies." The term includes the Department of Education and the Department of Community and Economic Development of the Commonwealth.

20190HB0425PN0548 - 2 - "Replacement school-to-work program." A school-to-work program which has been approved to participate in CareerBound under section 5(e).

(b) Administration.--The program shall be administered by the department to empower local workforce investment DEVELOPMENT <-- boards, school partners and business partners to collaboratively develop innovative school-to-work programs to do all the following:

(1) Provide students with career exploration opportunities and exposure to high-priority occupations which will enable each student to make an informed decision on the 20190HB0425PN0882 - 3 - student's future career path.

(2) Provide local workforce investment DEVELOPMENT <-- boards with the funding and support necessary to convene school partners and business partners to implement innovative school-to-work programs.

(3) Provide business partners with an opportunity to 20190HB0425PN0548 - 3 - develop collaborative relationships with school partners and local workforce investment DEVELOPMENT boards so that the <-- next generation of workers are well-equipped to meet the demand for high-priorityhigh- priority occupations.

Curriculum approved under this paragraph must provide students with a detailed understanding of the tools, processes and procedures used by individuals 20190HB0425PN0882 - 4 - employed in a high-priority occupation.

Curriculum approved under this 20190HB0425PN0548 - 4 - paragraph must provide students with an in-depth understanding of the tools, processes and procedures used by individuals employed in a high-priority occupation.

(b) Occupational focus.--Curricula approved under subsection (a) must be focused on providing students with exposure to high- priority occupations which are either designated as high- priority occupations Statewide or within the region served by the local workforce investment DEVELOPMENT board.

<-- (c) Soft skills development.--Curricula approved under subsection (a) must include some instruction on the development of soft skills.

(a) Application.--A local workforce investment DEVELOPMENT <-- board may submit an application to the department requesting approval for participation in CareerBound.

(1) A list of program partners, including a declaration 20190HB0425PN0882 - 5 - of interest by at least one school partner and at least one business partner.

(2) A description of proposed curriculum, encompassing at least one component listed in section 4(a)(1), (2) and 20190HB0425PN0548 - 5 - (3).

(i) Substantial program integration across 20190HB0425PN0882 - 6 - educational levels, including use of multiple curricula components listed in section 4(a).

(iii) A commitment from a business partner to provide preferred interviews to students completing the 20190HB0425PN0548 - 6 - school-to-work program.

(d) Contractual relationship.--Within 30 days of the UPON <-- completion of the approval process, the department shall enter into a contract with all local workforce investment DEVELOPMENT <-- boards that submitted an application that was approved.

(f) Expiration.--A school-to-work program shall expire at <-- the end of the fourth school year of operation.

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(a) Cooperative management.--In collaboration with the participating agencies and the board, the department shall manage the operation of CareerBound, establish an application process, enumerate outcome-based metrics by which school-to-work programs will be evaluated in the reports under section 7 and 20190HB0425PN0548 - 7 - institute guidelines and procedures as necessary to implement CareerBound.

(a) Annual reports.--Within 60 days of the end of a school year in which a school-to-work program is in operation, the department, participating agencies and the board shall jointly submit a report to the Governor, the Auditor General, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the 20190HB0425PN0882 - 8 - Education Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Education Committee of the House of Representatives, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Labor and Industry Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Labor and Industry Committee of the House of Representatives regarding the implementation of 20190HB0425PN0548 - 8 - CareerBound and the school-to-work programs over the previous school year.

(b) Notice of funding.--Upon the initial appropriation of sufficient funds to carry out the provisions of this act or a determination by the department that sufficient funds are 20190HB0425PN0882 - 9 - available from the Reemployment Fund or another existing source to carry out the provisions of this act, the department shall transmit notice of the appropriation to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

20190HB0425PN0548 - 9 - (1) Section 8 and this section shall take effect immediately.

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