(a) A grant may be awarded under this subtitle to:
(1) An employer or consortium of employers;
(2) An industrial trade association;
(4) A registered apprenticeship sponsor; or
(5) A combination of the entities specified in items (1) through (4) of this subsection.
Use of grants in apprenticeship training program (b) A grant recipient shall use the grant in an apprenticeship training program that is:
(1) A registered apprenticeship program approved by the Apprenticeship and Training Council within the Maryland Department of Labor;
(2) A youth apprenticeship program approved by the State Superintendent of Schools that involves students attending the public schools of the State; or
(3) A youth apprenticeship program approved by the Secretary of Juvenile Services that involves clients of the Department of Juvenile Services.
Youth apprenticeship programs approved under subtitle (c) The Secretary of Labor may ensure that the youth apprenticeship programs approved under this subtitle:
(1) Foster the expansion of structured, school-to-work transition programs that link secondary school applied learning experiences with:
(i) Skilled, high wage, workplace jobs and professions; and
(ii) Postsecondary technical and occupational work experiences;
(2) Foster enrollment in apprenticeship programs that target youth, including general education degree recipients;
(3) Foster enrollment of inexperienced, unskilled, first time hires in long-term programs leading to a credential in emerging, technology based occupations that are projected as high growth areas in the State economy; and
(4) Support the development of competency based instructional programs that encompass secondary and postsecondary institutions and are based on specific skill standards that are identified by the industry through accepted models.
Credits
Added as Education § 18-2003 by Acts 1993, c. 393, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 8, § 4, eff. June 1, 1995; Acts 1995, c. 120, § 19, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered as Education § 18-1803 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 16, § 1, eff. April 8, 1997; Acts 2003, c. 53, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
