Bill Text: NY A10623 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-25 - held for consideration in labor [A10623 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A10623-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10623 I N A S S E M B L Y April 13, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law and the state finance law, in relation to apprenticeship training and to repeal article 23 of the labor law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Article 23 of the labor law is REPEALED and a new article 2 23 is added to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 23 4 APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING 5 SECTION 810. STATEMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY. 6 811. DEFINITIONS. 7 812. ELIGIBILITY AND PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION. 8 813. STANDARDS FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 9 814. STANDARDS FOR APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS. 10 815. RELATED AND SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION. 11 816. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER. 12 817. STATE APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL. 13 818. DEREGISTRATION PROCEEDINGS. 14 819. COMPLAINTS. 15 819-A. RECORDS AND REPORTS. 16 819-B. APPRENTICESHIP ASSISTANCE IN ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 17 OF THE STATE. 18 819-C. SEPARABILITY. 19 S 810. STATEMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY. SKILLED MANPOWER CONSTITUTES A 20 GREAT RESOURCE IN THIS STATE. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, THROUGH SUPER- 21 VISED TRAINING AND EDUCATION, DEVELOP SKILLED CRAFTSMEN AND HELP MEET 22 THE INCREASING NEEDS FOR SUCH WORKERS IN THE STATE'S LABOR FORCE. THE 23 CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLED MANPOWER IS ESSENTIAL FOR INDIVIDUAL 24 SELF-REALIZATION AND FOR AN EXPANDING INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY. TO THESE ENDS, 25 IT IS THE DECLARED PUBLIC POLICY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO DEVELOP 26 SOUND APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING STANDARDS AND TO ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY AND 27 LABOR TO INSTITUTE AND MAINTAIN TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THE HIGHEST POSSI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01600-01-9 A. 10623 2 1 BLE QUALITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND RELATED INSTRUC- 2 TION AND THAT APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDE MEANINGFUL 3 EMPLOYMENT AND RELEVANT TRAINING FOR APPRENTICES. 4 S 811. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 5 1. "COMMISSIONER" MEANS THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OF THE STATE OF NEW 6 YORK OR HIS OR HER DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. 7 2. "APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM" OR "PROGRAM" MEANS A WRITTEN PLAN 8 CONDUCTED OR SPONSORED BY AN EMPLOYER, A GROUP OF EMPLOYERS, OR A JOINT 9 APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE REPRESENTING BOTH EMPLOYERS AND A UNION, AND 10 WHICH CONTAINS ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE QUALIFICATION, RECRUIT- 11 MENT, SELECTION, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRAINING OF APPRENTICES, INCLUDING SUCH 12 MATTERS AS THE REQUIREMENT FOR A WRITTEN APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT. 13 3. "APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT" OR "AGREEMENT" MEANS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT 14 BETWEEN A SPONSOR AND AN APPRENTICE WHICH CONTAINS THE TERMS AND CONDI- 15 TIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF THE APPRENTICE. 16 4. "APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION" IS A SKILLED TRADE WHICH POSSESSES ALL 17 OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: (A) IS CUSTOMARILY LEARNED IN A 18 PRACTICAL WAY THROUGH TRAINING AND WORK ON THE JOB; (B) IS, IN THE 19 JUDGMENT OF THE COMMISSIONER, CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND COMMONLY RECOGNIZED 20 THROUGHOUT AN INDUSTRY; (C) IS, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMISSIONER, 21 NOT A PART OF AN OCCUPATION PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED AS APPRENTICEABLE 22 UNLESS SUCH PART IS PRACTICED INDUSTRY-WIDE AS AN IDENTIFIABLE AND 23 DISTINCT TRADE; (D) INVOLVES MANUAL, MECHANICAL OR TECHNICAL SKILLS AND 24 KNOWLEDGE WHICH REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF FOUR THOUSAND HOURS OF WORK AND 25 TRAINING, WHICH HOURS MAY INCLUDE THE TIME SPENT AT RELATED INSTRUCTION, 26 EXCEPT THAT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, A NEW TRADE MAY 27 REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF TWO THOUSAND HOURS IF THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT 28 THE PARTICULAR TRADE CAN BE LEARNED WITHIN SUCH TIME; (E) REQUIRES 29 RELATED INSTRUCTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING WHICH INSTRUC- 30 TION SHALL BE GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE; AND (F) INVOLVES 31 THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS SUFFICIENTLY BROAD TO BE APPLICABLE IN LIKE 32 OCCUPATIONS THROUGHOUT AN INDUSTRY, RATHER THAN OF RESTRICTED APPLICA- 33 TION TO THE PRODUCTS OF ANY ONE COMPANY. 34 5. "SPONSOR" MEANS AN EMPLOYER, A GROUP OF EMPLOYERS, OR A JOINT 35 APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE (JAC) REPRESENTING BOTH EMPLOYERS AND A UNION, 36 WHICH HAS THE ABILITY TO TRAIN APPRENTICES, AND WHICH IS RECOGNIZED AS 37 SUCH BY THE COMMISSIONER THROUGH THE REGISTRATION OF A PROGRAM. 38 6. "APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL" MEANS THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAIN- 39 ING COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF 40 THIS ARTICLE. 41 S 812. ELIGIBILITY AND PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION. 1. AN APPLICATION 42 FOR REGISTRATION OF A PROGRAM OR AGREEMENT SHALL BE MADE BY THE SPONSOR 43 ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY AND FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER. 44 2. NO PROGRAM OR AGREEMENT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION BY THE 45 COMMISSIONER UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT: (A) IT IS IN CONFORM- 46 ITY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE; (B) THE PROPOSED PROGRAM IS 47 IN AN APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE; (C) IT IS 48 IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATION ON 49 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING; AND (D) THE 50 SPONSOR HAS AGREED TO REGISTER ALL APPRENTICES IN HIS OR HER EMPLOY, OR, 51 IN THE CASE OF A JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE IT SHALL BE THE RESPON- 52 SIBILITY OF SUCH COMMITTEE TO REGISTER ALL OF ITS APPRENTICES. 53 3. WHERE THERE IS AN EXISTING, QUALIFIED, RELATED INSTRUCTION PROGRAM 54 IN THE BUILDING TRADES, AVAILABLE TO ANY ELIGIBLE APPRENTICE CANDIDATE 55 FOR THAT TRADE, THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD NOT REGISTER AN APPRENTICE TRAIN- 56 ING PROGRAM WHICH PROPOSES TO USE A DIFFERENT RELATED INSTRUCTION A. 10623 3 1 PROGRAM. IF, HOWEVER, THE EXISTING QUALIFIED PROGRAM IS NOT AVAILABLE TO 2 ALL POTENTIAL APPRENTICES, AND THE PROPOSED APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING 3 PROGRAM AND RELATED INSTRUCTION ARE OF THE SAME QUALITY AND STANDARDS 4 AS EXIST IN THE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM, THEN APPROVAL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. 5 APPLICATIONS FOR ALL NEW PROGRAMS SHALL BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE STATE 6 APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. FINAL APPROVAL FOR 7 REGISTRATION WILL BE MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER. 8 4. APPRENTICES MUST BE INDIVIDUALLY REGISTERED UNDER A REGISTERED 9 PROGRAM. SUCH REGISTRATION MAY BE EFFECTED BY: (A) SPONSORS FILING 10 COPIES OF EACH APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT; OR (B) SUBJECT TO PRIOR 11 APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER, FILING A MASTER COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT 12 FOLLOWED BY A LISTING OF THE NAME, AND OTHER REQUIRED DATA, OF EACH 13 INDIVIDUAL WHEN APPRENTICED. 14 5. THE COMMISSIONER MUST BE PROMPTLY NOTIFIED BY THE SPONSOR OF THE 15 VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF ANY PROGRAM OR 16 AGREEMENT, WITH THE REASONS THEREFOR, AND OF THE STATUS OF ALL APPREN- 17 TICES IN THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSFERRING OR TERMI- 18 NATING THEM. 19 6. THE SPONSOR OF AN APPROVED PROGRAM SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF REGISTRA- 20 TION BY THE COMMISSIONER. 21 7. ANY PROPOSED MODIFICATION OR CHANGE OF A REGISTERED PROGRAM SHALL 22 BE PROMPTLY SUBMITTED BY THE PROGRAM SPONSOR TO THE COMMISSIONER AND, IF 23 APPROVED, SHALL BE RECORDED AND ACKNOWLEDGED AS AN AMENDMENT TO SUCH 24 PROGRAM. 25 8. UNDER A PROGRAM PROPOSED FOR REGISTRATION BY AN EMPLOYER OR EMPLOY- 26 ERS' ASSOCIATION, WHERE THE STANDARDS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, 27 OR OTHER INSTRUMENT PROVIDES FOR PARTICIPATION BY A UNION IN ANY MANNER 28 IN THE OPERATION OF THE SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS OF THE PROGRAM, WRITTEN 29 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE UNION OF THE UNION AGREEMENT OR A WRITTEN STATE- 30 MENT BY THE UNION THAT IT HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHALL BE 31 REQUIRED. WHERE NO SUCH UNION PARTICIPATION IS PROVIDED, THE EMPLOYER OR 32 EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION SHALL SIMULTANEOUSLY FURNISH TO THE UNION LOCALS, 33 IF ANY, WHICH ARE THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGENTS OF THE EMPLOYEES TO 34 BE TRAINED, A COPY OF ITS APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND OF THE 35 PROGRAM. UPON RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION AND PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONER 36 SHALL PROMPTLY SEND BY CERTIFIED MAIL TO SUCH UNION LOCAL ANOTHER COPY 37 OF THE APPLICATION AND OF THE PROGRAM TOGETHER WITH A NOTICE THAT UNION 38 COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIRTY DAYS THEREAFTER. 39 9. WHERE THE EMPLOYEES TO BE TRAINED HAVE NO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 40 AGENT, AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM MAY BE PROPOSED FOR REGISTRATION BY AN 41 EMPLOYER OR GROUP OF EMPLOYERS. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN BY SUCH EMPLOYER 42 OR EMPLOYERS TO THE APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COUNCIL. 43 10. THE COMMISSIONER MAY REFUSE TO REGISTER A PROGRAM IF IN HIS OR HER 44 JUDGMENT THE SPONSOR OR ANY PARTICIPANT WILL BE UNABLE TO CONDUCT THE 45 PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. THE COMMIS- 46 SIONER MAY ALSO REFUSE TO REGISTER A PROGRAM OR TO REGISTER ADDITIONAL 47 APPRENTICES UNDER A REGISTERED PROGRAM IF HE OR SHE FINDS THAT FOR THE 48 PARTICULAR OCCUPATION INVOLVED THE ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS IN 49 THE LOCALITY DO NOT JUSTIFY THE TRAINING OF ADDITIONAL APPRENTICES AND 50 WOULD NOT BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC POLICY STATED IN SECTION 51 EIGHT HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE. ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY A REGISTRA- 52 TION DENIAL MAY, WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM THE NOTICE OF FILING OF THE NOTICE 53 OF DENIAL IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, REQUEST A HEARING, AND THE 54 PROCEDURES IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL 55 APPLY. A. 10623 4 1 S 813. STANDARDS FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. NO PROGRAM SHALL BE 2 REGISTERED UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE 3 FOLLOWING STANDARDS: 4 1. THE PROGRAM MUST BE AN ORGANIZED, WRITTEN PLAN EMBODYING THE TERMS 5 AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF ONE OR MORE 6 APPRENTICES IN AN APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION, AND SUBSCRIBED TO BY A 7 SPONSOR WHO HAS UNDERTAKEN TO CARRY OUT THE APPRENTICE TRAINING PROGRAM, 8 AND IN THE CASE OF A PROGRAM OF A JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE THE 9 SPONSOR HAS UNDERTAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPERVISING THE CONDUCT OF 10 THE PROGRAM. 11 2. THE PROGRAM MUST CONTAIN THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PLEDGE PRESCRIBED BY 12 THE COMMISSIONER, AND IN PROGRAMS HAVING REGISTERED APPRENTICES: (A) AN 13 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY 14 THE COMMISSIONER, (B) A SELECTION METHOD AUTHORIZED IN SUCH REGULATIONS, 15 AND (C) A PROVISION THAT THE APPRENTICE WILL BE ACCORDED EQUAL OPPORTU- 16 NITY IN ALL PHASES OF APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING WITHOUT 17 DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, 18 AGE OR DISABILITY OR MARITAL STATUS. 19 3. THE PROGRAM MUST CONTAIN PROVISIONS DESCRIBING THE FOLLOWING: 20 (A) THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF THE APPRENTICE IN A SKILLED TRADE, 21 AND THE REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS; 22 (B) THE TERM OF APPRENTICESHIP, WHICH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWO 23 YEARS OR FOUR THOUSAND HOURS, CONSISTENT WITH TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AS 24 ESTABLISHED BY INDUSTRY PRACTICE AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, 25 EXCEPT THAT THE TERM OF APPRENTICESHIP IN A NEW TRADE MAY BE NOT LESS 26 THAN ONE YEAR OR TWO THOUSAND HOURS IF THE COMMISSIONER FINDS AFTER 27 REVIEW OF WRITTEN SUBSTANTIATION OF THE SPONSOR AND WITH THE RECOMMENDA- 28 TION OF THE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL THAT THE PARTICULAR TRADE CAN BE 29 LEARNED WITHIN SUCH TIME. A NEW TRADE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION 30 MUST BE ONE NOT PRESENTLY CONSIDERED TO BE A BUILDING TRADE; 31 (C) THE WORK PROCESSES IN WHICH THE APPRENTICE WILL RECEIVE SUPER- 32 VISED WORK EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING ON THE JOB, AND THE ALLOCATION OF THE 33 APPROXIMATE TIME TO BE SPENT IN EACH MAJOR PROCESS; 34 (D) THE ORGANIZED, RELATED AND SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION IN TECHNICAL 35 SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE TRADE WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH APPRENTICE, 36 AS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF QUALIFIED TRAINING 37 PERSONNEL UNDER NORMAL INSTRUCTIONAL CONDITIONS; 38 (E) THE PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING SCHEDULE OF WAGES TO BE PAID THE 39 APPRENTICE CONSISTENT WITH THE SKILL ACQUIRED. THE ENTRY WAGE SHALL BE 40 NOT LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE PRESCRIBED BY FEDERAL OR STATE MINIMUM 41 WAGE LAWS, NOR LESS THAN THE WAGE REQUIRED BY AN APPLICABLE COLLECTIVE 42 BARGAINING AGREEMENT; 43 (F) THE SPONSOR'S PLANS FOR A PERIODIC REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE 44 APPRENTICE'S PROGRESS IN JOB PERFORMANCE AND RELATED INSTRUCTION, AND 45 THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SPONSOR WILL MAINTAIN RECORDS FOR EACH APPREN- 46 TICE; 47 (G) THE RATIO OF APPRENTICES TO JOURNEYMEN UNDER THE PROGRAM AS 48 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER SUPERVISION, 49 TRAINING AND CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT, APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN COLLEC- 50 TIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AND UNION TIME ACCEPTED RATIOS; 51 (H) THE SPONSOR'S STATEMENT THAT HE OR SHE WILL COMPLY WITH APPLICA- 52 BLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS, 53 INCLUDING HIS OR HER WILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE AND SAFE EQUIPMENT 54 AND FACILITIES FOR TRAINING AND SUPERVISION, AND SAFETY TRAINING FOR 55 APPRENTICES ON THE JOB; A. 10623 5 1 (I) THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR APPRENTICES, WHICH SHALL BE A REASON- 2 ABLE LENGTH, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLI- 3 CABLE PROVISIONS OF THE APPLICABLE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS; 4 (J) THE PLACEMENT AND REGISTRATION OF AN APPRENTICE IN ACCORDANCE 5 WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO 6 THIS ARTICLE; 7 (K) THE MANNER, IF ANY, BY WHICH THE SPONSOR PROPOSES TO GRANT 8 ADVANCE STANDING OR CREDIT FOR PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, 9 SKILLS, OR APTITUDE FOR ALL APPLICANTS EQUALLY, AND THE MANNER IN WHICH 10 WAGES WILL BE ADJUSTED IF ANY ADVANCE STANDING OR CREDIT IS GRANTED; 11 (L) THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SPONSOR WILL PERMIT THE TRANSFER OF ITS 12 TRAINING OBLIGATION TO ANOTHER SPONSOR, WHERE WARRANTED, WITH FULL CRED- 13 IT TO THE APPRENTICE FOR SATISFACTORY TIME AND TRAINING EARNED; 14 (M) THE SPONSOR'S ASSURANCE THAT ALL TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY 15 QUALIFIED TRAINING PERSONNEL; 16 (N) THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SPONSOR WILL GRANT RECOGNITION FOR THE 17 SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF APPRENTICESHIP, WHICH RECOGNITION MUST INCLUDE 18 THE PRESENTATION OF AN APPROPRIATE NEW YORK STATE CERTIFICATION OF 19 COMPLETION FOR ALL WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM; 20 (O) THE SPONSOR'S AGREEMENT TO PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE COMMISSIONER OF 21 ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PROGRAMS; 22 (P) THE SPONSOR'S STATEMENT THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE CONDUCTED, OPER- 23 ATED, AND ADMINISTERED IN CONFORMITY WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF 24 THIS ARTICLE; AND 25 (Q) THE SPONSOR'S AGREEMENT TO PROMPTLY RECORD, MAINTAIN AND SUBMIT 26 TO THE COMMISSIONER SUCH RECORDS CONCERNING APPRENTICESHIP AS MAY BE 27 REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS. 28 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER GROUND FOR DEREGISTRATION, A VIOLATION OF 29 ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED STANDARDS SHALL BE A GROUND FOR DEREGISTRATION 30 OF AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 31 S 814. STANDARDS FOR APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS. AN APPRENTICESHIP 32 AGREEMENT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 33 1. A STATEMENT OF THE TRADE OR CRAFT TO BE TAUGHT AND THE REQUIRED 34 HOURS FOR COMPLETION OF APPRENTICESHIP WHICH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWO 35 YEARS OR FOUR THOUSAND HOURS OF REASONABLY CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT. 36 2. A STATEMENT OF THE PROCESSES IN THE TRADE OR CRAFT DIVISIONS IN 37 WHICH THE APPRENTICE IS TO BE TAUGHT AND THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF TIME 38 TO BE SPENT AT EACH PROCESS. 39 3. A STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF HOURS TO BE SPENT BY THE APPRENTICE IN 40 WORK AND THE NUMBER OF HOURS TO BE SPENT IN RELATED AND SUPPLEMENTAL 41 INSTRUCTION WHICH INSTRUCTION SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED FORTY- 42 FOUR HOURS A YEAR. 43 4. A STATEMENT THAT APPRENTICES SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS 44 OF AGE. 45 5. PROVISION THAT APPRENTICES SHALL BE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF QUALI- 46 FICATIONS ALONE, AS DETERMINED BY OBJECTIVE CRITERIA WHICH PERMIT 47 REVIEW, AND WITHOUT ANY DISCRIMINATION AS TO RACE, CREED, COLOR, 48 NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, AGE OR DISABILITY OR MARITAL STATUS. THE TERM 49 "DISABILITY" IS LIMITED TO PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS WHICH 50 ARE UNRELATED TO THE APPRENTICE'S ABILITY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE 51 APPRENTICEABLE OCCUPATION. 52 6. A STATEMENT OF THE PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING SCALE OF WAGES TO BE 53 PAID THE APPRENTICE. 54 7. PROVISION THAT THE SERVICES OF THE COMMISSIONER MAY BE UTILIZED 55 FOR CONSULTATION REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES ARISING OUT OF A. 10623 6 1 THE APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT WHERE SUCH DIFFERENCES CANNOT BE ADJUSTED 2 LOCALLY OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED TRADE PROCEDURE. 3 8. PROVISION THAT IF A SPONSOR, WHO IS AN EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYER GROUP, 4 IS UNABLE TO FULFILL HIS OR HER OBLIGATION UNDER THE APPRENTICESHIP 5 AGREEMENT HE OR SHE MAY TRANSFER SUCH OBLIGATION TO ANOTHER EMPLOYER OR 6 EMPLOYER GROUP. 7 9. SUCH ADDITIONAL STANDARDS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 8 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. 9 S 815. RELATED AND SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION. RELATED AND SUPPLEMENTAL 10 INSTRUCTION FOR APPRENTICES, COORDINATION OF INSTRUCTION WITH JOB EXPE- 11 RIENCE, AND THE SELECTION OF TEACHERS AND COORDINATORS FOR SUCH INSTRUC- 12 TION SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE AND LOCAL BOARDS RESPONSIBLE 13 FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. WHERE A JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE IS THE 14 SPONSOR, SUCH COMMITTEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OF TEACH- 15 ERS AND COORDINATION OF SUCH INSTRUCTION. 16 THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND SHALL 17 PROVIDE RELATED INSTRUCTION AS REQUIRED BY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS SET 18 UP UNDER THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THAT RELATED INSTRUCTION MAY BE PROVIDED 19 BY A SPONSOR UNDER A PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPART- 20 MENT. 21 S 816. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL 22 HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES: 23 1. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND THE MAKING OF 24 AGREEMENTS CONFORMING TO THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THIS ARTICLE; 25 2. TO ESTABLISH SUCH ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS 26 AND AGREEMENTS AS HE OR SHE FINDS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES 27 OF THIS ARTICLE; 28 3. TO SUPERVISE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS; 29 4. TO REGISTER APPROVED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND AGREEMENTS, AND TO 30 ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OF APPRENTICESHIP; 31 5. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL, TO 32 GRANT SUCH VARIANCES FROM ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE AS HE OR SHE MAY 33 FIND NECESSARY AND PROPER IF THE SPIRIT OF THE PROVISION IS PRESERVED, 34 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE VARIANCE RELATES TO THE STANDARD IN 35 SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE THAT THE APPRENTICE SPEND 36 AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR HOURS A YEAR IN RELATED AND SUPPLEMENTAL 37 INSTRUCTION, THE COMMISSIONER MAY GRANT SUCH VARIANCE WITH THE APPROVAL 38 OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION; 39 6. ON HIS OR HER OWN INITIATIVE OR UPON RECEIVING A VERIFIED COMPLAINT 40 IN WRITING OF ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR LABOR ORGANIZATION, TO 41 CAUSE AN INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN APPRENTICESHIP 42 PROGRAM SHOULD BE DEREGISTERED; 43 7. TO TERMINATE OR CANCEL ANY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM OR AGREEMENT AND 44 TO DEREGISTER AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM; 45 8. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE HIRING AS APPRENTICES BY ANY TRADE OR 46 GROUP OF TRADES OF PERSONS WHO ARE ON PAROLE, IN ORDER TO AID IN THE 47 REHABILITATION OF SUCH PERSONS; 48 9. TO STUDY AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, 49 TRENDS OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS TRADES, THE IMPACT OF 50 TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ON SKILL LEVELS AND REQUIREMENTS, THE SUPPLY OF AND 51 NEED FOR SKILLED MANPOWER, AND RELATED MATTERS; 52 10. TO COOPERATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE 53 AGENCIES HAVING AN INTEREST IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS; 54 11. TO ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE 55 EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; A. 10623 7 1 12. TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO GIVE FULL 2 EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. 3 S 817. STATE APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL. 1. THE GOVERNOR 4 SHALL APPOINT A STATE APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL, COMPOSED OF 5 SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES EACH FROM EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS 6 RESPECTIVELY AND ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WHO SHALL BE 7 THE CHAIRMAN. THE COUNCIL BY MAJORITY VOTE MAY DESIGNATE ONE OF ITS 8 MEMBERS AS VICE-CHAIRMAN TO ACT IN THE ABSENCE OR INABILITY OF THE 9 CHAIRMAN FOR ALL PURPOSES EXCEPT THAT SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF 10 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. EACH MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A 11 TERM OF THREE YEARS AND SHALL HOLD OFFICE UNTIL HIS OR HER SUCCESSOR IS 12 APPOINTED AND HAS QUALIFIED. ANY VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT 13 FOR THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF THE TERM. THE PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE COUN- 14 CIL SHALL CONTINUE TO HOLD OFFICE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR PRESENT 15 TERMS OR THEIR EARLIER TERMINATIONS BY RESIGNATION OR INABILITY TO ACT. 16 THE COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVEL- 17 OPMENT SHALL BE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS OF SUCH COUNCIL WITHOUT VOTE. WHEN 18 ENGAGED UPON THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL THE MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE THE PER 19 DIEM ALLOWANCE APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AND SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR TRANS- 20 PORTATION AND OTHER EXPENSES ACTUALLY AND NECESSARILY INCURRED IN THE 21 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. TO COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COUN- 22 CIL, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL APPOINT AN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE COUN- 23 CIL WHO SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL COMPENSATION FIXED BY THE COMMISSIONER 24 WITHIN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED THEREFOR. 25 2. THE COUNCIL (A) SHALL ADVISE THE COMMISSIONER ON APPRENTICE TRAIN- 26 ING MATTERS, INCLUDING THE MATTER OF RELATED AND SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUC- 27 TION; (B) SHALL MAINTAIN A CLOSE AND EFFECTIVE LIAISON WITH GOVERNMENTAL 28 AND NONGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WHICH ARE CONCERNED WITH SKILLED MANPOWER 29 DEVELOPMENT AND PROBLEMS; (C) MAY RECOMMEND RESEARCH PROJECTS ON FACTS 30 AND TRENDS RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING AND THE SUPPLY OF AND 31 NEED FOR SKILLED MANPOWER; AND (D) SHALL ACT AS A HEARING PANEL IN 32 DENIAL OF REGISTRATION OR DEREGISTRATION PROCEEDINGS AS PROVIDED IN THIS 33 ARTICLE. 34 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE COUNCIL BEFORE PROMULGATING 35 A RULE OR REGULATION TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE AND IN 36 THE PREPARATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE. 37 S 818. DEREGISTRATION PROCEEDINGS. 1. GROUNDS FOR DEREGISTRATION. THE 38 COMMISSIONER MAY DEREGISTER AN APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM IF THE 39 COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT THE SPONSOR, OR ANY PARTICIPANT HAS: 40 (A) VIOLATED A FEDERAL OR STATE LAW; 41 (B) SUBVERTED THE PROGRAM INTENT BY HIRING WORKERS AS HELPERS, SHOP 42 BOYS OR OTHER TITLES AND ASSIGNING TO THEM WORK GENERALLY PERFORMED BY 43 APPRENTICES; 44 (C) NOT CONDUCTED, OPERATED, AND ADMINISTERED THE PROGRAM IN ACCORD- 45 ANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT THAT DEREGISTRATION PROCEEDINGS FOR 46 VIOLATION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE PROCESSED IN 47 ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PART SIX HUNDRED OF TITLE TWELVE OF 48 THE OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF 49 NEW YORK; 50 (D) MADE A FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE 51 REGISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM; OR 52 (E) IS NOT A PERSON OF GOOD CHARACTER AND RESPONSIBILITY. 53 2. PROCEDURE. (A) WHERE IT APPEARS THAT SUFFICIENT CAUSE EXISTS FOR 54 DEREGISTRATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SEND A NOTICE TO THE SPONSOR BY 55 REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, STATING THE 56 GROUND OR GROUNDS ON WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO DEREGISTER THE PROGRAM AND A. 10623 8 1 THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE DEREGISTERED UNLESS, WITHIN TEN CALENDAR DAYS 2 OF THE RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE, THE SPONSOR FILES WITH THE COMMISSIONER A 3 WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A HEARING. 4 (B) IF THE SPONSOR REQUESTS A HEARING, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONVENE 5 A HEARING AND ISSUE HIS OR HER DETERMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVI- 6 SION THREE OF THIS SECTION. 7 (C) IN SUCH DETERMINATION, THE COMMISSIONER MAY ALLOW THE SPONSOR A 8 REASONABLE TIME TO ACHIEVE VOLUNTARY CORRECTIVE ACTION. 9 (D) IN EACH CASE IN WHICH DEREGISTRATION IS ORDERED, THE COMMISSIONER 10 SHALL PUBLISH WITHIN THIRTY DAYS IN THE STATE BULLETIN A NOTICE OF THE 11 ORDER AND SHALL NOTIFY THE SPONSOR. IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL 12 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS NOTIFY ALL REGISTERED APPRENTICES OF THE DEREGISTRA- 13 TION OF THE PROGRAM, THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF, AND THE EFFECT OF 14 DEREGISTRATION. 15 (E) ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY AN ORDER DENYING REGISTRATION OR BY AN 16 ORDER OF DEREGISTRATION MAY, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE NOTICE OF 17 FILING OF THE ORDER IN THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, REVIEW THE ORDER IN A 18 PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND 19 RULES. 20 (F) ANY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM DEREGISTERED MAY NOT BE REGISTERED FOR 21 A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, NOR SHALL THE SPONSOR OR ANY EMPLOYER OR UNION 22 PARTICIPANT BE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY OTHER PROGRAM 23 FOR SUCH PERIOD. IF THE SPONSOR OR ANY PARTICIPANT IS A CORPORATION THE 24 OFFICERS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CORPORATION MAY NOT REGISTER A PROGRAM 25 UNDER ANOTHER CORPORATE NAME FOR SUCH PERIOD. 26 3. HEARINGS. UPON RECEIPT OF A REQUEST FOR A HEARING, THE COMMISSIONER 27 SHALL REQUEST THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING 28 COUNCIL TO DESIGNATE A PANEL FROM THE MEMBERS OF SUCH COUNCIL TO CONDUCT 29 SUCH HEARING. THE PANEL SHALL BE COMPOSED OF AN EQUAL NUMBER OF REPRE- 30 SENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS AND OF EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS, AND ALSO MAY 31 INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN. THE COMMISSIONER MAY, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHAIR- 32 MAN, DESIGNATE AN ATTORNEY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO PRESIDE AT THE 33 HEARING, BUT SUCH ATTORNEY SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF THE 34 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANEL. REASONABLE NOTICE OF THE HEAR- 35 ING SHALL BE GIVEN BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT 36 REQUESTED, TO THE APPROPRIATE SPONSOR AND THE COMPLAINANT, IF ANY. SUCH 37 NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE A REASONABLE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING, A STATEMENT 38 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO WHICH THE HEARING IS TO BE 39 HELD, AND A CONCISE STATEMENT OF THE MATTERS PURSUANT TO WHICH THE 40 ACTION FORMING THE BASIS OF THE HEARING IS PROPOSED TO BE TAKEN. 41 HEARINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED INFORMALLY AND A RECORD MADE OF THE SWORN 42 TESTIMONY. THE COMPLAINANT, AND EVERY PARTY TO THE PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE 43 THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL AND A FULL OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, INCLUDING SUCH 44 CROSS-EXAMINATION AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE HEAR- 45 ING PANEL SHALL, ON THE BASIS OF THE RECORD MADE IN THE PROCEEDING, 46 SUBMIT ITS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER, WHO SHALL 47 ISSUE HIS OR HER DETERMINATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE 48 HEARING PANEL'S REPORT. 49 S 819. COMPLAINTS. 1. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR LABOR ORGANIZA- 50 TION MAY FILE A COMPLAINT ALLEGING THAT A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP 51 PROGRAM IS NOT OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE OR A REGULATION 52 ISSUED THEREUNDER, OR WITH THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY REGULATION, 53 OR WITH THE APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INVESTIGATE 54 SUCH COMPLAINT, AND SHALL RESOLVE IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS 55 OF THIS ARTICLE. A. 10623 9 1 2. ANY COMPLAINT CONCERNING DISCRIMINATION OR OTHER EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 2 MATTER SHALL BE SUBMITTED, PROCESSED, AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 3 THE APPLICABLE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. 4 3. EXCEPT FOR MATTERS COVERED UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, 5 ANY CONTROVERSY OR DIFFERENCE ARISING UNDER AN APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT 6 WHICH CANNOT BE ADJUSTED LOCALLY, AND THE APPRENTICE IS NOT COVERED BY A 7 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, MAY BE SUBMITTED BY AN APPRENTICE, OR 8 HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR REVIEW. 9 MATTERS COVERED BY A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, HOWEVER, SHALL BE 10 SUBMITTED AND PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES THEREIN 11 PROVIDED, AND ONCE SO SUBMITTED, MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION- 12 ER AS A COMPLAINT. 13 4. A COMPLAINT MUST BE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY THE COMPLAINANT, OR 14 HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. IT SHALL SET FORTH THE SPECIFIC 15 MATTERS COMPLAINED OF, TOGETHER WITH ALL RELEVANT FACTS AND CIRCUM- 16 STANCES. COPIES OF ALL PERTINENT DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE SHALL 17 ACCOMPANY THE COMPLAINT. 18 5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RENDER A DETERMINATION WITHIN NINETY DAYS 19 AFTER RECEIPT OF A COMPLAINT UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, 20 BASED UPON SUCH INVESTIGATION OF THE MATTERS SUBMITTED AS HE OR SHE MAY 21 FIND NECESSARY. DURING SUCH NINETY-DAY PERIOD THE COMMISSIONER SHALL 22 MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO EFFECT A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE 23 PARTIES INVOLVED. IF SO RESOLVED, THE PARTIES SHALL BE NOTIFIED THAT THE 24 CASE IS CLOSED. IF THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES THAT THE COMPLAINT IS 25 UNJUSTIFIED, HE OR SHE SHALL DISMISS SAID COMPLAINT. IF THE COMMISSIONER 26 DETERMINES THAT SUFFICIENT CAUSE EXISTS FOR DEREGISTRATION HE OR SHE 27 SHALL PROCEED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. WHERE A 28 DETERMINATION IS RENDERED, COPIES SHALL BE SENT TO ALL INTERESTED 29 PARTIES. 30 6. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL OPERATE TO PROHIBIT AN APPRENTICE 31 FROM ELECTING TO INSTITUTE APPROPRIATE COURT PROCEEDINGS. 32 S 819-A. RECORDS AND REPORTS. EACH SPONSOR SHALL KEEP ADEQUATE RECORDS 33 RELATIVE TO ALL PHASES OF THE OPERATION OF THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, 34 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO JOB ASSIGNMENTS, PROMOTION, DEMOTION, LAY- 35 OFF OR TERMINATION, RATES OF PAY OR OTHER FORMS OF COMPENSATION OR 36 CONDITIONS OF WORK, PAYROLL RECORDS, PROGRESS RECORDS OF THE APPRENTICE, 37 AND ANY OTHER RECORDS PERTINENT TO A DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH 38 THIS ARTICLE IN SUCH MANNER AND FORM AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMIS- 39 SIONER. 40 IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING REGULAR DEPARTMENT FIELD 41 INSPECTIONS EACH SPONSOR, AND EACH APPRENTICE SHALL PROMPTLY SUBMIT SUCH 42 REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT AS THE COMMISSIONER IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION 43 SHALL REQUIRE. SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE MADE ON FORMS PRESCRIBED BY THE 44 COMMISSIONER. 45 S 819-B. APPRENTICESHIP ASSISTANCE IN ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF 46 THE STATE. ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE MAY PROVIDE FINANCIAL 47 ASSISTANCE, WITHIN THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF 48 PROMOTING NONPROFIT PROGRAMS WITHIN SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO TRAIN 49 PERSONS IN THOSE SKILLS NEEDED BY THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AS AN 50 EMPLOYER, ADMINISTERED BY AGENCIES REPRESENTING MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN A 51 PARTICULAR TITLE OR CLASSIFICATION OR OTHER PHASES OF EMPLOYMENT; 52 PROVIDED SUCH PROGRAMS ARE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS TO 53 CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTORS AND SCOPE, AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT SUCH 54 PROGRAMS ARE REGISTERED AND APPROVED AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE. 55 S 819-C. SEPARABILITY. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR THE APPLI- 56 CATION THEREOF TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCES, IS HELD INVALID, THE A. 10623 10 1 REMAINDER OF THIS ARTICLE, AND THE APPLICATION OF SUCH PROVISION TO 2 OTHER PERSONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED THEREBY. 3 S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 139-l to 4 read as follows: 5 S 139-L. OBLIGATION TO HAVE A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 1. A 6 CLAUSE SHALL BE INSERTED IN ALL SPECIFICATIONS OR CONTRACTS HEREAFTER 7 MADE OR AWARDED BY THE STATE OR ANY PUBLIC DEPARTMENT, AGENCY OR OFFI- 8 CIAL THEREOF, OR ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO- 9 RATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OR ANY SUBSID- 10 IARY THEREOF, FOR WORK OR SERVICES PERFORMED, OR TO BE PERFORMED, 11 PURSUANT TO WHICH ANY CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR INCLUDING ANY CONTRACT 12 COVERED BY SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE LABOR LAW, TO WHOM ANY 13 CONTRACT SHALL BE LET, GRANTED OR AWARDED, AGREES, AS A MATERIAL CONDI- 14 TION OF THE CONTRACT, THAT SUCH CONTRACTOR HAS AND WILL MAINTAIN A 15 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 16 TWENTY-THREE OF THE LABOR LAW. 17 2. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL OPERATE TO IMPAIR ANY 18 EXISTING CONTRACT, EXCEPT THAT ANY RENEWAL, AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION OF 19 SUCH CONTRACT OCCURRING ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION 20 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION. 21 S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 22 have become a law.