Bill Text: VA HB692 | 2022 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Apprenticeship Council; expands the duties of the Council.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Continued to 2023 in Commerce and Energy by voice vote [HB692 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2022-HB692-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 692 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 11, 2022 A BILL to amend and reenact §40.1-118 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Apprenticeship Council; authority. ---------- Patron-- Keam ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §40.1-118 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§40.1-118. Authority of Council.

The Council may:

1. Determine standards for apprentice agreements, which standards shall not be lower than those prescribed by this chapter;

2. Appoint the secretary of the Apprenticeship Council to act as secretary of each state joint apprenticeship committee;

3. Review decisions of local joint apprenticeship committees relating to apprenticeship disputes pursuant to subdivision C 3 of §40.1-119;

4. Perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter; and

5. Advise the Commissioner on policies to coordinate apprenticeship-related instruction delivered by state and local public education agencies.;

5. Determine standards and regulations for pre-apprenticeship programs;

6. Advise the Commissioner on how to innovate and expand apprenticeship-related instruction and apprenticeship opportunities across the Commonwealth; and

7. Perform other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.