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GA SB329
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/10/2014
Primary Sponsor
John Wilkinson
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AI Summary
- Replaces Georgia's Youth Apprenticeship Program with broader "work based learning programs" that may include employability skill development, cooperative education, internships, and youth apprenticeships
- Allows public school students aged 16 or older to enroll in department-approved work based learning programs and receive release time from school to work as "student learners" with qualified employers
- Removes prior requirements for a minimum of 144 classroom hours and 2,000 hours of on-the-job training, instead tying credit requirements to one unit in a career pathway course and hours specified in department guidelines
- Eliminates the mandatory progressive wage schedule and the restriction limiting on-site training to positions certified by the Department of Labor as highly skilled jobs
- Authorizes local school systems to designate work based learning coordinators and makes college and career academies eligible for any funding or assistance available under the program
Legislative Description
"Work Based Learning Act"
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/17/2014
Full Bill Text
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