HB4428 SFAT KARNES 3-7

Hager 7871

Senator Karnes moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4428--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-15g; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-1E-1, §21-1E-2, §21-1E-3, §21-1E-4 and §21-1E-5; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article designated §30-1E-1, §30-1E-2, §30-1E-3 and §30-1E-4, all relating to career training; requiring county boards of education to permit students who are homeschooled or attend private schools to enroll and take classes at the county’s vocational schools under certain conditions; requiring standards and procedures for recognizing career technical training acquired in public schools, apprenticeships and training programs toward occupational testing, certification and/or licensure; establishing purpose and intent; providing definitions; requiring rules providing standards and procedures be proposed by Commissioner of Labor and by licensing boards and commissions; providing for creation of lists of existing apprenticeships, certifications and other credentials that reflect existing workforce needs and for dissemination to high school students; and requiring Commissioner of Labor rule to include guidelines for collection and dissemination in manner easily accessible to both students and their parents.

Adopted

Rejected