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NY A00104
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Gary Finch
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AI Summary
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Repeals and replaces Article 23 of the Labor Law to establish comprehensive standards for apprenticeship training programs, including eligibility requirements, program standards, and apprenticeship agreements.
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Defines apprenticeable occupations as skilled trades requiring a minimum of 4,000 hours of work and training (or 2,000 hours for new trades at Commissioner discretion) plus related instruction.
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Creates a State Apprenticeship and Training Council composed of seven employer representatives, seven employee representatives, and one public representative to advise the Commissioner and serve as a hearing panel for registration denials and deregistration proceedings.
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Requires all state and public contracts for work or services to include a clause mandating that contractors and subcontractors maintain a registered apprenticeship program under Article 23 of the Labor Law.
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Establishes deregistration procedures for programs violating state or federal law, misrepresenting workers as non-apprentices, or failing to comply with program standards, with a three-year bar on re-registration for deregistered programs.
Legislative Description
Establishes a public policy regarding and favoring apprenticeship training programs; provides standards for such programs and procedures for registration of approved programs; requires contractors for state public works jobs to have a registered apprenticeship program; provides for creation of a state apprenticeship and training council.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/5/2011