BILL REQ. #: H-3577.2

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HOUSE BILL 2673
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State of Washington

62nd Legislature

2012 Regular Session

By Representatives Clibborn, Hunt, Liias, Kenney, Lytton, Green, Probst, Goodman, Dickerson, Ryu, Seaquist, Darneille, Cody, Carlyle, Sullivan, Kirby, Ormsby, Ladenburg, Moscoso, Springer, Hasegawa, Maxwell, Wylie, Tharinger, and Pollet

Read first time 01/24/12. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workforce Development.

AN ACT Relating to transportation workforce development; and adding a new section to chapter 47.01 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 47.01 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall expend federal funds received by the department under 23 U.S.C. Sec. 140(b) to increase diversity in the highway construction workforce and prepare individuals interested in entering the highway construction workforce by conducting activities in subsection (3) of this section.
     (2) The department may, in coordination with the apprenticeship and training council described in chapter 49.04 RCW, expend moneys from other sources than those specified in subsection (1) of this section for the activities in subsection (3) of this section.
     (3) The department shall coordinate with the apprenticeship and training council to provide any portion of the following services:
     (a) Preapprenticeship programs approved by the apprenticeship and training council;
     (b) Preemployment counseling;
     (c) Orientations on the highway construction industry, including outreach to women, minorities, and other disadvantaged individuals;
     (d) Basic skills improvement classes;
     (e) Career counseling;
     (f) Remedial training;
     (g) Entry requirements for training programs;
     (h) Supportive services and assistance with transportation;
     (i) Child care and special needs;
     (j) Job site mentoring and retention services; and
     (k) Assistance with tools, protective clothing, and other related support for employment costs.
     (4) The department, in coordination with the apprenticeship and training council, shall submit a report to the transportation committees of the legislature by December 1st of each year beginning in 2012. The report must contain:
     (a) An analysis of the results of the activities in subsection (3) of this section;
     (b) The amount available to the department from federal funds for the activities in subsection (3) of this section and the amount expended for those activities; and
     (c) The performance outcomes achieved from each activity, including the number of persons receiving services, training, and employment.

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