The bill would require registered and industry-recognized apprenticeship programs to employ at least one journeyworker for every three apprentices. The Labor Secretary could lower this ratio after studying its effects on safety and program costs. The bill would also create a process for recognizing organizations that set standards for industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
Apprenticeship programs would need to meet the journeyworker ratio. Industry-recognized programs would also need to include paid work, on-the-job learning, mentoring, classroom instruction, a written plan and agreement, and safety and supervision. They would have to provide an industry-recognized credential during or after the program.
The bill does not specify a cost or funding amount. It requires the Labor Secretary to study whether the journeyworker ratio affects the cost of apprenticeship programs.
No publicly available information about proponents' views is provided in the bill text.
No publicly available information about opponents' views is provided in the bill text.