§ 8-15.7-302 — Scale-up grant program - creation - application process - data

Colorado § 8-15.7-302

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 08: Labor and
• Art.: Apprenticeships

Text

(1) On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall establish the scale-up grant
program to establish new registered apprenticeship programs or expand existing
programs in Colorado.

(2) The department shall:

(a) Create an application process through which it selects grant recipients to
participate in the grant program, with the goal of accelerating new apprenticeship
program growth, diversifying participants in apprenticeship programs, and
diversifying the geographic distribution of apprenticeship programs, especially in
high-priority, high-demand industries, while ensuring quality standards;

(b) Select grant recipients that are employers or sponsors that:

(I) Plan to develop and register a new registered apprenticeship program; or

(II) Currently offer a registered apprenticeship program and plan to expand
it;

(c) Outline performance expectations for grant recipients participating in the
grant program, including maintaining accurate and timely data in the federal
registered apprenticeship partners information database system, or a successor
database; and

(d) Collect data concerning the grant program, including:

(I) The number of employers benefiting from the grant program;

(II) The number of apprentices benefiting from the grant program;

(III) The wages for apprentices benefiting from the grant program;

(IV) The demographics of the apprentices served by the grant recipients; and

(V) Any other information deemed appropriate by the department.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1439), ch. 163, p. 776, � 4, effective May 10.