C.R.S. Section 8-83-701
Construction registered apprenticeship grant program

  • created
  • reports
  • appropriation
  • definitions

(1)

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(a)

There is created in the office within the department of labor and employment the construction registered apprenticeship grant program to provide grants to registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that provide training at no cost to apprentices.

(b)

The office shall consult with the office of economic development, the department of education, the department of higher education, the state board for community colleges and occupational education, local district colleges, the work force development council, and area technical colleges in the development and administration of the grant program to ensure alignment with, and reduce duplication of, related programs and initiatives.

(2)

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(a)

The office shall create a competitive application process through which it selects registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades as grant recipients. A grant recipient must satisfy, at a minimum, the following criteria:

(I)

Train apprentices in the building and construction trades;

(II)

As a part of its grant application, demonstrate how it will use the grant award to provide training to apprentices at no cost to the apprentices;

(III)

As a part of its grant application, demonstrate how it will use the grant award to directly provide training to, or remove barriers to accessing training for, persons from target populations;

(IV)

As a part of its grant application, commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its registered apprenticeship program; and

(V)

As part of its grant application, provide any other criteria or additional information determined necessary by the department of labor and employment.

(b)

The office shall develop performance expectations for grant recipients. The office may terminate a registered apprenticeship program’s participation in the grant program if the registered apprenticeship program fails to satisfy the performance expectations.

(c)

The office shall develop a scale for the amount of money to be awarded to grant recipients based upon factors including the number of apprentices in the registered apprenticeship program and the location of the registered apprenticeship program.

(3)

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(a)

The office shall require grant recipients to annually report data to the office. At a minimum, the grant recipients must report:

(I)

The number of apprentices awarded funds pursuant to the grant program, in total and disaggregated by any factors determined by the office;

(II)

If available, the number of apprentices awarded funds pursuant to the grant program who completed a registered apprenticeship program, in total and disaggregated by any factors determined by the office;

(III)

If available, employment and earnings outcomes for apprentices awarded funds pursuant to the grant program, in total and disaggregated by any factors determined by the office; and

(IV)

A detailed statement of the allocation of funds for the grant program, including costs incurred to administer the grant program.

(b)

Beginning in 2025 and each year thereafter, the office shall submit a report compiling the data collected pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section to the senate business, labor, and technology committee and the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee, or their successor committees, during the hearings held pursuant to the “SMART Act”, part 2 of article 7 of title 2.

(4)

For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department of labor and employment for allocation by the office one million four hundred thousand dollars from the general fund for purposes of this section. Any unexpended money remaining at the end of the 2023-24 state fiscal year from the appropriation listed in this subsection (4):

(a)

Does not revert to the general fund or any other fund;

(b)

May be used by the office in the 2024-25 or 2025-26 state fiscal year without further appropriation; and

(c)

Must not be used for any purpose other than the purposes set forth in this section.

(5)

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

“Grant program” means the construction registered apprenticeship grant program created in subsection (1) of this section.

(b)

“Office” means the office of the future of work described in section 8-77-110.

(c)

“Registered apprenticeship program” has the same meaning as defined in section 8-15.7-101 (13).

(d)

“Target populations” has the same meaning as defined in section 8-83-601 (13).

Source: Section 8-83-701 — Construction registered apprenticeship grant program - created - reports - appropriation - definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-08.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

8‑83‑101
Definitions 8‑83‑102
Division of employment and training created - director 8‑83‑103
Powers, duties, and functions - acceptance of money 8‑83‑104
State employment service 8‑83‑105
Personnel 8‑83‑106
Division - offer waiver of confidentiality for employment purposes 8‑83‑201
Short title 8‑83‑202
Legislative declaration 8‑83‑203
Definitions 8‑83‑204
Work force development program - legislative declaration - purposes 8‑83‑205
Work force development program - creation - administration - merit system - Wagner-Peyser funded employment services 8‑83‑206
Local elected officials - function - authority 8‑83‑207
Local work force development boards - authority - functions 8‑83‑208
Implementation - local plans 8‑83‑209
State work force development plan 8‑83‑210
Work force boards - membership 8‑83‑211
Functions of work force boards 8‑83‑212.5
Work force development board standing committees 8‑83‑213
Rural consortium work force development board 8‑83‑214
Rural consortium local elected officials board 8‑83‑215
Designation of local work force development areas 8‑83‑215.5
Designation of planning regions 8‑83‑216
Required and optional partners of work force boards 8‑83‑217
Memorandum of understanding - one-stop partners 8‑83‑218
Core services 8‑83‑219
Intensive services - training services - individual training accounts 8‑83‑220
Encouragement of in-demand programs - legislative declaration 8‑83‑221
Title I and Title III allocation 8‑83‑222
County distribution formula - use of money 8‑83‑223
Allocation process 8‑83‑224
State council - duties 8‑83‑225
Colorado department of labor and employment - functions 8‑83‑226
Responsibilities of governor 8‑83‑227
Additional funding for workforce development activities - state funding not subject to federal law limitations 8‑83‑308
Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory - collection of apprenticeship program information - promotion of public awareness - definitions 8‑83‑401
Definitions 8‑83‑402
Employment support and job retention services program - creation 8‑83‑403
Program purpose - duties of the director 8‑83‑404
Administration of the program 8‑83‑405
Reports required 8‑83‑406
Employment support and job retention services program cash fund - created 8‑83‑407
Repeal of part 8‑83‑501
Legislative declaration 8‑83‑502
Definitions 8‑83‑503
Just transition office - advisory committee - repeal 8‑83‑504
Just transition cash fund - transfer from general fund - transfer from account - definition 8‑83‑504.5
Additional coal transition workforce assistance program funding - coal transition workforce assistance program account 8‑83‑505
Utility workforce transition plans - reemployment of affected workers 8‑83‑506
Report - recommendations - repeal 8‑83‑601
Definitions 8‑83‑602
Work-based learning incentive program - creation - rules - appropriation 8‑83‑602.5
Teacher externship program - creation - rules - repeal 8‑83‑603
Statewide digital navigator program - office of future work - rules - appropriation 8‑83‑701
Construction registered apprenticeship grant program - created - reports - appropriation - definitions 8‑83‑702
Repeal of part 8‑83‑801
Definitions 8‑83‑802
Apprenticeship navigator pilot program - navigator positions - report 8‑83‑803
Rules 8‑83‑804
Repeal of part 8‑83‑901
Definitions 8‑83‑902
Workforce transitions study - report 8‑83‑903
Repeal of part
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 8-83-701’s source at colorado​.gov