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SENATE BILL 6365
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By Senators Wojahn, Hochstatter, Fairley, Long, Deccio, Prentice, Hargrove, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Winsley, Costa, Kohl‑Welles and McAuliffe
Read first time 01/14/2000. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workforce Development.
AN ACT Relating to apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training opportunities for WorkFirst clients; and adding a new section to chapter 74.08A RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 74.08A RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall appoint a WorkFirst apprenticeship coordinator, whose duties shall be to:
(a) Develop and sustain relationships between the department, the business community, and the supervisor of apprenticeship in order to facilitate the creation of apprenticeship opportunities for WorkFirst clients;
(b) Work with the business community and the supervisor of apprenticeship to develop preapprenticeship training opportunities which meet the WorkFirst requirements for preemployment training;
(c) Ensure that sufficient support services are available for WorkFirst clients who choose to participate in apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs;
(d) Work with agency staff to integrate information about apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs into introductory training for new caseworkers and ongoing training for currently employed caseworkers;
(e) Work with agency staff to integrate information about apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs into initial WorkFirst client orientation;
(f) Work with agency staff to create written materials regarding apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training opportunities to be distributed to WorkFirst clients; and
(g) Ensure that department staff are meeting the requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Caseworkers providing direct service to WorkFirst clients are required to:
(a) Inform WorkFirst clients that apprenticeships qualify as work experience and preapprenticeship training programs may qualify as preemployment training;
(b) Inform female WorkFirst clients of apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training opportunities in nontraditional fields; and
(c) Encourage WorkFirst clients to pursue apprenticeship and preapprenticeship opportunities, as well as other preemployment training opportunities.
(3) The department shall provide information about apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training opportunities:
(a) At introductory training for new caseworkers and ongoing training for currently employed caseworkers;
(b) At initial WorkFirst client orientation; and
(c) In written materials to be distributed to WorkFirst clients.
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