January 27, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Accavitti and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A bill to provide for the certification of job skills training
programs; to prescribe powers and duties of certain state
departments; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "job
skills training program certification act".
Sec. 3. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of labor and economic
growth.
(b) "Job skills training program" means a course or training
program certified by the department as designed to develop,
enhance, or upgrade either of the following:
(i) Basic skills such as literacy, communication, computational
skills, or other transferable workforce skills.
(ii) Advanced, specialized, or industry specific skills of an
employee that are directly related to the employee's job or career.
(c) "Sponsor" means an individual, corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, firm, association, public or
private agency, educational institution, or other organization that
offers a job skills training program.
Sec. 5. The department shall certify job skills training
programs.
Sec. 7. The department shall develop and make available a form
for requesting certification of a course or training program under
this act. The form shall require all of the following information:
(a) A description of the nature of the training, instruction,
and curricula that the course or training program provides to
participants.
(b) The career fields or job classifications for which an
advanced, specialized, or industry specific course or training
program prepares the participants.
(c) The duration of the course or training program.
(d) A description of any certification, license, or degree
that the participants may earn by successfully completing the
course or training program.
(e) The amount of any fee or tuition charged for the course or
training program.
(f) A description of the sponsor's experience conducting the
course or training program for which certification is sought or
conducting other courses or training programs.
Sec. 9. The department may require 1 or more of the following
as a condition for certification:
(a) Certification by, accreditation by, or good standing in an
appropriate accrediting organization.
(b) Payment of a certification or renewal fee in an amount not
greater than the department's costs of conducting the certification
or renewal procedure.
(c) Other information, demonstrations, or reports that the
department considers necessary or appropriate to enable the
department to determine whether or not a course or training program
meets, or continues to meet, statutory requirements for
certification as a job skills training program.
Sec. 11. The department may promulgate rules under the
administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to
24.328, as necessary to establish the procedure, requirements, or
standards for certification of job skills training programs.
Enacting section 1. This act does not take effect unless all
of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are enacted into
law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4009(request no.
00655'05).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4010(request no.
00656'05).