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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE

BOARD RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Coyne, Conley, Sosnowski, Sheehan, and McKenney

     Date Introduced: March 21, 2019

     Referred To: Senate Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 42-102-13 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-102 entitled

"Governor's Workforce Board Rhode Island" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     42-102-13. Non-trade apprenticeship incentive program.

     (a) The workforce board shall fund a non-trade apprenticeship incentive program for

industries identified and approved by the board, including, but not limited to, agriculture,

commercial fisheries, and marine trades. This program shall meet the standards of apprenticeship

programs defined pursuant to § 28-45-9. The workforce board shall present the program to the

state apprenticeship council, established pursuant to chapter 45 of title 28, for review and

consideration.

     (b) Program incentive. For each apprentice enrolled in a non-trade apprenticeship

program subsequent to January 1, 2016, the workforce board shall establish a reimbursement

incentive program, in accordance with the following provisions:

     (1) The maximum amount that any one employer may receive for one or more

apprentices within any twelve-month (12) period under the terms of this section is five thousand

dollars ($5,000); and

     (2) An employer shall not be eligible for the incentive reimbursement for an apprentice

under the terms of this section until after the completion of the probationary period required

pursuant to § 28-45-9(2)(viii).

     (c) The non-trade apprenticeship incentive program shall be funded with general revenue

through the workforce development services program of the department of labor and training.

     (d) In order to fully implement the provisions of this section, the workforce board is

authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in consultation with the state apprenticeship

council. The rules and regulations shall include how industries are identified and approved for

participation in the program created by this section.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE

BOARD RHODE ISLAND

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     This act would require the workforce board to fund a non-trade apprenticeship incentive

program for industries identified and approved by the board, including, but not limited to,

agriculture, commercial fisheries, and marine trades.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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