Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 660 — Youth Employment Solutions apprenticeship program; feasibility of implementation.

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Directs the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Education to determine the feasibility of implementing a Youth Employment Solutions (YES) apprenticeship program. A "YES apprenticeship program" is a program under which the appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth enter into an agreement with a private staffing firm under which the firm provides services to an employer that result in the assumption by the private staffing firm of duties and responsibilities, with regard to apprentices, including duties and responsibilities arising with respect to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act and insurance liability, that would otherwise apply to the employer. The measure directs the Departments to (i) identify potential benefits and problems of implementing a YES apprenticeship program; (ii) determine whether one or more private staffing firms are willing to participate; and (iii) ascertain whether existing law prevents implementation of a YES apprenticeship program and, if so, identify such law in a report.

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Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill SB 660 clarifies the role of private staffing firms in the proposed Youth Employment Solutions (YES) apprenticeship program. Specifically, it details that these firms will take on specific responsibilities related to apprentices, including aspects tied to workers' compensation and insurance liability. This change is important because it provides a clearer framework for how the program will operate, ensuring both apprentices and employers understand their roles and responsibilities, which can lead to better protection and support for young workers entering the job market.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18100690D SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18106923D SENATE BILL NO.
660 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 10, 2018 A BILL directing the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Education to determine the feasibility of implementing a Youth Employment Solutions apprenticeship program;
660 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on February 12, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Wagner) A BILL directing the Department of Labor and Industry, with the assistance of the Department of Education, to determine the feasibility of implementing a Youth Employment Solutions apprenticeship program;
---------- Patron-- Wagner ---------- Referred to Committee on Rules ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
The Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Education (the agencies) shall determine the feasibility of implementing a Youth Employment Solutions (YES) apprenticeship program.
The Department of Labor and Industry (the Department), with the assistance of the Department of Education, shall determine the feasibility of implementing a Youth Employment Solutions (YES) apprenticeship program.
As used in this act, "a YES apprenticeship program" means a program under which the appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth enter into an agreement with a private staffing firm under which the firm provides services as an intermediary between the Commonwealth's apprenticeship program and an employer, as defined in § 40.1-120 of the Code of Virginia, that result in the assumption by the private staffing firm of duties and responsibilities, with regard to apprentices, including duties and responsibilities arising with respect to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act and insurance liability, that would otherwise apply to the employer.
As used in this act, "YES apprenticeship program" means a program under which the appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth enter into an agreement with a private staffing firm under which the firm provides services to an employer, as defined in § 40.1-120 of the Code of Virginia, that result in the assumption by the private staffing firm of duties and responsibilities, with regard to apprentices, including duties and responsibilities arising with respect to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act and insurance liability, that would otherwise apply to the employer.
The agencies shall (i) identify potential benefits and problems of implementing a YES apprenticeship program as implemented in Kentucky;
The Department shall (i) identify potential benefits and problems of implementing a YES apprenticeship program as implemented in Kentucky;
and (iii) ascertain whether state or federal law prevents the agencies' implementation of a YES apprenticeship program and, if so, identify such law in a report to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the House Committee on Education by October 1, 2018.
and (iii) ascertain whether state or federal law prevents the agencies' implementation of a YES apprenticeship program and, if so, identify such law in a report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Commerce and Labor, and the House Committee on Education by October 1, 2018.
If the agencies determine that implementing a YES apprenticeship program would be feasible and not require changes to existing law, the agencies shall implement such a program in the Commonwealth.
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Action History

  1. Left in Appropriations

  2. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  3. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  4. Read first time

  5. Placed on Calendar

  6. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB660S1

  7. Committee substitute agreed to 18106923D-S1

  8. Reading of substitute waived

  9. Read second time

  10. Rereferred to Education and Health

  11. Referred to Committee on Rules

  12. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100690D

Sponsors

  • Frank W. Wagner · Primary

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  • Frank W. Wagner

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Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 660 do?
Directs the Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Education to determine the feasibility of implementing a Youth Employment Solutions (YES) apprenticeship program. A "YES apprenticeship program" is a program under which the appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth enter into an agreement with a private staffing firm under which the firm provides services to an employer that result in the assumption by the private staffing firm of duties and responsibilities, with regard to apprentices, including duties and responsibilities arising with respect to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act and insurance liability, that would otherwise apply to the employer. The measure directs the Departments to (i) identify potential benefits and problems of implementing a YES apprenticeship program; (ii) determine whether one or more private staffing firms are willing to participate; and (iii) ascertain whether existing law prevents implementation of a YES apprenticeship program and, if so, identify such law in a report.
Who sponsors SB 660?
SB 660 is sponsored by Frank W. Wagner.
What is the current status of SB 660?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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