Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1395), ch. 137, p. 594, � 5,
effective June 26.
Editor's note: This section provided for the repeal of this section, effective
September 30, 2021. (See L. 2020, p. 594.)
8-83-308. Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory - collection of
apprenticeship program information - promotion of public awareness - definitions. (1) The department shall maintain the Colorado state apprenticeship resource
directory, referred to in this section as the directory. The directory must include,
for each apprenticeship program listed in the directory, the information collected
by the department pursuant to this subsection (1). At least annually, the department
shall update the information in the directory. The department shall require
apprenticeship programs to provide the following information to the department for
inclusion in the directory:
(a) Program name and United States department of labor registration
number;
(b) Program contact information, including primary mailing address, and
website address, if any;
(c) A brief description of the industry for which the program provides
workforce training;
(d) A statement describing:
(I) The name of the occupation and certificate of completion as issued by the
United States department of labor or the state apprenticeship agency;
(II) If applicable, additional credits, diplomas, degrees, certifications,
industry certificates, interim credentials, or licenses that all participants receive
upon the successful completion of the program; and
(III) If applicable, other optional credits, diplomas, degrees, certifications,
industry certificates, interim credentials, or licenses that participants may be
prepared for or earn as part of the program;
(e) The total number of months required or allowed to complete the program,
the total number of hours an enrollee must complete, and, of the total hours an
enrollee must complete, a breakdown of the number of on-the-job hours and other
training hours an enrollee must complete;
(f) The total number of individuals enrolled in the program in the previous
year and the anticipated attendance and enrollee tuition for the current year;
(g) The percentage of enrollees who completed the program in the previous
year; the percentage of enrollees who completed the program in the previous year
and who are currently working in the industry for which the program provides
workforce training; and, if known, these percentages for each of the previous five
years the program has been offered;
(h) The lowest journeyworker wage and highest journeyworker wage; and
(i) A brief description of the application process, selection criteria, and
required or preferred prerequisites for enrollment.
(1.5) (a) On or before January 1, 2021, the department shall include in the
directory the name and contact information for at least one designated
apprenticeship training program contact for every school district and public high
school. The contact information must include, at a minimum, the contact's mailing
address, email address, telephone number, and high school or school district that
the contact represents.
(b) The department shall cooperate with the department of education,
created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, to receive and annually update
the information required pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section no later than
September 1 of each year.
(c) As used in this subsection (1.5), unless the context otherwise requires:
(I) Designated apprenticeship training program contact means a designee
of a school district or public high school that is the preferred point of contact for
students, parents, or apprenticeship programs to interface with the school districts
and high schools on matters related to apprenticeship training opportunities and
workforce training.
(II) Public high school means a public school as defined in section 22-1-101,
including a district charter school or an institute charter school that covers any
grade from ninth through twelfth.
(III) School district means a school district authorized by section 15 of
article IX of the state constitution and organized pursuant to article 30 of title 22.
School district also includes a board of cooperative services created pursuant to
article 5 of title 22 if it is operating a public high school.
(2) The department shall promote public awareness of the directory by, at a
minimum:
(a) Prominently posting the directory on the department's website;
(b) Notifying work force development boards, as defined in section 8-83-203
(23), when the directory is first posted on the department's website and each time
an annual revised directory is posted. The department shall provide each board with
information on how to access the full directory and shall require each board to
include a link to the directory information on the board's website.
(c) Identifying and informing the appropriate contact persons at Colorado
educational institutions of the availability of the directory. The educational
institutions include high school guidance offices, community colleges, state
colleges and universities, and private higher education institutions.
(d) Informing relevant private industry and business associations of the
availability of the directory and requesting that the associations promote the
directory to association members;
(e) Conducting annual outreach, including providing:
(I) Technical assistance on how to update program information and
standards for accuracy of information; and
(II) Resources to promote apprenticeship openings to the public.
(3) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Apprenticeship program means a Colorado-based apprenticeship
training program that is registered with the United States department of labor's
office of apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program as defined in section 8-15.7-101 (4).
(b) Industry means either one or more individual employers or an industry
association.
(c) Journeyworker means either:
(I) A worker who has attained a level of skill, abilities, and competencies
recognized within an industry as having mastered the skills and competencies
required for the occupation; or
(II) A mentor, technician, specialist, or other skilled worker who has
documented sufficient skills and knowledge of an occupation, either through
formal apprenticeship or through practical on-the-job experience and formal
training.
(d) State apprenticeship agency means the state apprenticeship agency
created in section 8-15.7-102.
(4) The directory must include information from the program's registration
information and registered apprenticeship program standards.