Introduced By: Representatives Salisbury, Kelley and Long
Date Introduced : February 3, 1998
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 16-80-1 and 16-80-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-80 entitled "The Rhode Island School-to-Work Transition Act of 1996" are hereby amended to read as follows:
16-80-1. Short title. -- This chapter shall be known
as the "Rhode Island School-to- {DEL Work DEL} {ADD Career ADD}
Transition Act of 1996." {ADD Whenever in the general or public
laws there appear the words, "The Rhode Island School-to-Work
Transition Act of 1996," it shall now read, "The Rhode
Island School-to-Career Transition Act of 1996." Whenever
in the general or public laws there appear the words, "School-to-Work,"
it shall now read, "School-to-Career." ADD}
16-80-4. Interagency partnerships. -- A mechanism
will be developed as part of the statewide school-to- {DEL work DEL}
{ADD career ADD} system that brings the Rhode Island departments
of education, {DEL employment DEL} {ADD labor ADD} and training,
human services and the economic development corporation together
to collaboratively support, implement, and maintain the statewide
school-to- {DEL work DEL} {ADD career ADD} system and to provide resources,
technical assistance and support to regional and local partnerships.
Regional and local partnerships must include employers, local
school district representatives, teachers and their unions, post-secondary
institutions, labor unions, and students. The roles and responsibilities
of the partners will include the following:
(a) The economic development corporation and the department of
{DEL employment DEL} {ADD labor ADD} and training will:
(1) Work in collaboration to define regions and major industry clusters in each region, and
(2) Identify skills needed for growing and emerging businesses and industries.
(b) The department of {DEL employment DEL} {ADD labor ADD}
and training, the human resource investment council and department
of elementary and secondary education will:
(1) Work in collaboration to develop employer incentives and guidelines
for school-to- {DEL work DEL} {ADD career ADD} local partnerships;
(2) Develop a statewide information and delivery system to encourage and facilitate business, labor and education partnerships;
(3) Develop testing and assessments to measure student knowledge and skills; and
(4) Provide a state plan for professional development for various constituencies in the regional and local partnerships, and conduct an aggressive and ongoing outreach and marketing campaign.
(c) The human resource investment council's school-to- {DEL work DEL}
{ADD career ADD} subcommittee shall serve as the governing board
for the school-to- {DEL work DEL} {ADD career ADD} system and
management team. This subcommittee shall consist of {DEL fifteen
(15) DEL} {ADD twenty (20) ADD} members comprised of a chairperson
who shall be appointed by the governor and be a member of the
human resource investment council; the commissioner of elementary
and secondary education or his/her designee; the director of the
department of {DEL employment DEL} {ADD labor ADD} and training
or his/her designee; the chairperson of the human resource investment
council or his/her designee; the president of the Community College
of Rhode Island or his/her designee; one (1) superintendent of
schools and one (1) school principal to be appointed by the governor;
two (2) representatives of labor unions appointed by the president
of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO; four (4) members representing Rhode
Island employers to be appointed by the governor; the president
of the Rhode Island federation of teachers or his/her designee;
and the president of the national education association/Rhode
Island or his/her designee {ADD and five (5) additional members
appointed by the governor based on recommendations from the school-to-career
subcommittee to afford the subcommittee the opportunity to recommend
potential members from stakeholder groups that are underrepresented
on that subcommittee ADD}.
(d) The private industry councils, regional employment and training boards, and collaboratives will:
(1) Serve as the connectors between schools and the business community;
(2) Provide technical assistance to employers and educators;
(3) Provide training for workplace and school-site mentors; and
(4) Collect data on post-program outcomes.
(e) The interagency transition council, created by Rhode Island general laws section 16-24-18, will serve as the liaison on behalf of individuals with disabilities consistent with the mandate of the individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA).
SECTION 2. The title of Chapter 16-80 is hereby amended to read as follows:
{DEL ACT OF 1996" DEL}
{ADD "THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL-TO-CAREER TRANSITION ADD}
{ADD ACT OF 1996" ADD}
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
