HB5162 SFAT GRADY #2 3-8

Hager  7871

Senator Grady moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 5162— A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-7g; to amend and reenact §21-1E-2 of said Code; to amend and reenact §21-1E-3 of said Code; and to amend and reenact §21-6-2 of said Code, all relating to creating the Youth Apprenticeship Program which allows certain students to enroll in apprenticeship programs; allowing any student participating in the program to receive secondary credit or other credentialing for the apprenticeship under certain conditions; making the West Virginia Department of Education responsible for establishing the program; requiring the program to include a broad range of skills including those specifically focused in certain areas; requiring the county boards of education to develop materials in conjunction with industry to promote awareness of apprenticeship for students and to encourage recruitment; requiring program to create a structural linkage between secondary and postsecondary components of the program leading to the school awarding a high school diploma and postsecondary certification of occupational skills to the student; requiring the department to develop pilot projects for the 2024-2025 school year and to implement and direct a comprehensive apprenticeship program for all school systems by the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year; requiring each apprenticeship to meet the department’s criteria; specifying minimum criteria; adding definition of “Youth Apprenticeship Program”; providing that training hours accumulated by a student’s participation in the program count towards the student’s certifications or licensures, if appropriate; requiring maintenance of a list of current apprenticeships throughout the state along with certain other resources, planning materials, credentials, certifications, and exams; authorizing students enrolled in a Youth Apprenticeship Program to work on machinery associated with certain listed occupations otherwise prohibited for a child under 18 years of age on an occasional and incidental basis while under mandatory direct supervision; providing exemptions for certain students performing roofing operations under certain conditions; and allowing the department to grant other limited exemptions for nonagricultural work in compliance with the U.S. Child Labor Provisions for nonagricultural occupations under the Fair Standards Act, Child Labor Bulletin 101.

Adopted

Rejected