SB 356 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT APPRENTICESHIP AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

General Assembly CommitteeSubstitute Bill No.

356 January Session, 2019 LCOAN No.ACT ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT APPRENTICESHIP AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

4903 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by:

(LAB) AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY CONCERNING APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS.

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356[(b) toOn theor jointbefore standingJanuary committees1, of2017, and on or before August first annually thereafter, the Generalcommittee Assemblyestablished havingpursuant cognizanceto subsection (a) of mattersthis relatingsection toshall commerce,compile highera education,catalog workforceof developmentprograms andat laborpublic anand analysisindependent institutions of whetherhigher currenteducation apprenticeshipin trainingthe programsstate availablethat tooffer Connecticuttraining residentsin arethe meetingfield workforceof needs.manufacturing.

TheSuch committeecatalog shall consultinclude withfor memberseach ofprogram: the manufacturing industry and shall review and consider European apprenticeship training programs when producing such report.

(1) The degree, certification, license or credential awarded upon completion;

(2) the period of time and requirements for completion;

(3) the enrollment process;

and (4) the cost of attendance.

The commissioner shall make such catalog available on the Internet web site of the Department of Education and distribute such catalog to each local and regional board of education.] [(c)] (b) On or before [February 1, 2017] July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce, [and] higher education and workforce development and labor and public employees an analysis of whether current apprenticeship training programs available to Connecticut [students] residents are meeting workforce needs.

The committee shall consult with members of the manufacturing industry when producing such report.

In addition to consulting with manufacturing industries, the committee shall consult with members of insurance, health care, financial technology, biotechnology, STEM, construction trades and hospitality industries and any other appropriate industry to coordinate and identify potential modern preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs and shall review and consider European apprenticeship training programs when producing such report.

[(d)] (c) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00352 of 3 R03-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

356 [develop and administer a program to] introduce middle school and high school students, their parents or guardians, guidance counselors and school counselors to careers in [manufacturing.

Such program may include, but is not limited to, hands-on learning opportunities, posters, videos, pamphlets and social media and other technology to describe and promote modern manufacturing and the programs included in the catalog] the industries described in subsection (b) of this section.

The commissioner may enter into partnerships with one or more private sector entities to further the goals of [such program.

Such partnerships may include, but are not limited to, student visits to manufacturers and manufacturer visits to schools in order to give students first hand exposure to modern manufacturing and the products and materials created by manufacturers in the state] this subsection.

[(e)] (d) The Department of Education, in consultation with representatives from the [manufacturing industry and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology] industries described in subsection (b) of this section, shall develop a best practices guide to help local and regional boards of education to incorporate relationships with [manufacturing] the industries described in subsection (b) of this section in their middle school and high school curricula.

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[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.

Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:

SEN.

FORMICA, 20th Dist.;

SEN.

MARTIN, 31st Dist.

SEN.

SOMERS, 18th Dist.

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