6486 reviews existing registered apprenticeship programs and creates the apprenticeship work group to review the work being done by the governor’s office concerning students’ preparation for pathways towards a living wage, to study policy recommendations, and to advise the legislature on a future statewide cross-sector registered apprenticeship system.
Additionally, the Dept. of Labor and Industries, subject to appropriation, shall employ a coordinator to do outreach to the private sector and assist industries in establishing registered apprenticeship and training programs where they do not exist. The work group will report to the legislature by October 15, 2018.
