2158-S2 AMH YOUN MULV 301

2SHB 2158 - H AMD 851

By Representative Young

NOT ADOPTED 04/26/2019

On page 15, line 3, after "limitations: insert the following:

"(1) $500,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, from the workforce education investment account and $500,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, from the workforce education investment account provided solely for the workforce education and training coordinating board to contract with the Washington west sound stem network to develop and implement the controls programmer apprenticeship pilot program. The pilot program must provide a pathway for youth to earn a high school diploma and postsecondary credentials while being employed as a controls programmer apprentice. Among other things, the pilot program must:

(a) Create private-public partnerships that lead to apprenticeship programs and provide opportunities for youth and adults to access family-wage jobs;

(b) Convene meetings with employers, school districts, and colleges that result in apprentice hires; and

(c) Include employers from maritime, aviation, construction, healthcare, commercial real estate, and other high-demand sectors.

(2)"

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