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1 New Paragraph; Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry; Apprenticeship Council Duties. Amend RSA 278:3 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. Encourage and promote the development of full-time apprenticeship programs in the trade unions including electricians, plumbers, steamfitters, ironworkers, sheetmetal workers, painters, laborers, insulators, and carpenters. Applicants for such programs shall be 18 years of age or older. The department of employment security shall interview applicants and make recommendations to potential union employers. The minimum pay for selected applicants shall be $12 per hour and funding for the first 3 months of an approved apprenticeship program shall come from the training fund established in RSA 282-A:138-a.
2 Unemployment Compensation; Training Fund. Amend RSA 282-A:138-a, I to read as follows:
I. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the training fund. Commencing January 1, 2002, the moneys in this fund may be used, solely as determined by the commissioner of business and economic affairs in accordance with rules and guidelines adopted by the commissioner of business and economic affairs, for funding training under the job training program for economic growth, established under RSA 12-O:30 through 12-O:37, and for funding trade union apprenticeships offered pursuant to RSA 278:3, I-a. Rulemaking authority relative to administration of the grant award process shall be with the commissioner of resources and economic development pursuant to RSA 12-O:33.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 New Paragraph; Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry; Apprenticeship Council Duties. Amend RSA 278:3 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. Encourage and promote the development of full-time apprenticeship programs in the trade unions including electricians, plumbers, steamfitters, ironworkers, sheetmetal workers, painters, laborers, insulators, and carpenters. Applicants for such programs shall be 18 years of age or older. The department of employment security shall interview applicants and make recommendations to potential union employers. The minimum pay for selected applicants shall be $12 per hour and funding for the first 3 months of an approved apprenticeship program shall come from the training fund established in RSA 282-A:138-a.
2 Unemployment Compensation; Training Fund. Amend RSA 282-A:138-a, I to read as follows:
I. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the training fund. Commencing January 1, 2002, the moneys in this fund may be used, solely as determined by the commissioner of business and economic affairs in accordance with rules and guidelines adopted by the commissioner of business and economic affairs, for funding training under the job training program for economic growth, established under RSA 12-O:30 through 12-O:37, and for funding trade union apprenticeships offered pursuant to RSA 278:3, I-a. Rulemaking authority relative to administration of the grant award process shall be with the commissioner of resources and economic development pursuant to RSA 12-O:33.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.