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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.

Developing apprenticeship opportunities for WorkFirst clients.


    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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