Colorado § 8-83-308 - Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory - collection of apprenticeship program information - promotion of public awareness - definitions.

§ 8-83-308. Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory - collection of apprenticeship program information - promotion of public awareness - definitions.

(1) The department shall maintain the Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory, referred to in this section as the "directory". The directory must include, for each apprenticeship program listed in the directory, the information collected by the department pursuant to this subsection (1). At least annually, the department shall update the information in the directory. The department shall require apprenticeship programs to provide the following information to the department for inclusion in the directory:

(a) Program name and United States department of labor registration number;

(b) Program contact information, including primary mailing address, and website address, if any;

(c) A brief description of the industry for which the program provides workforce training;

(d) A statement describing:

(I) The name of the occupation and certificate of completion as issued by the United States department of labor or the state apprenticeship agency;

(II) If applicable, additional credits, diplomas, degrees, certifications, industry certificates, interim credentials, or licenses that all participants receive upon the successful completion of the program; and

(III) If applicable, other optional credits, diplomas, degrees, certifications, industry certificates, interim credentials, or licenses that participants may be prepared for or earn as part of the program;

(e) The total number of months required or allowed to complete the program, the total number of hours an enrollee must complete, and, of the total hours an enrollee must complete, a breakdown of the number of on-the-job hours and other training hours an enrollee must complete;

(f) The total number of individuals enrolled in the program in the previous year and the anticipated attendance and enrollee tuition for the current year;

(g) The percentage of enrollees who completed the program in the previous year; the percentage of enrollees who completed the program in the previous year and who are currently working in the industry for which the program provides workforce training; and, if known, these percentages for each of the previous five years the program has been offered;

(h) The lowest journeyworker wage and highest journeyworker wage; and

(i) A brief description of the application process, selection criteria, and required or preferred prerequisites for enrollment.

(1.5) (a) On or before January 1, 2021, the department shall include in the directory the name and contact information for at least one designated apprenticeship training program contact for every school district and public high school. The contact information must include, at a minimum, the contact's mailing address, email address, telephone number, and high school or school district that the contact represents.

(b) The department shall cooperate with the department of education, created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115, to receive and annually update the information required pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section no later than September 1 of each year.

(c) As used in this subsection (1.5), unless the context otherwise requires:

(I) "Designated apprenticeship training program contact" means a designee of a school district or public high school that is the preferred point of contact for students, parents, or apprenticeship programs to interface with the school districts and high schools on matters related to apprenticeship training opportunities and workforce training.

(II) "Public high school" means a public school as defined in section 22-1-101, including a district charter school or an institute charter school that covers any grade from ninth through twelfth.

(III) "School district" means a school district authorized by section 15 of article IX of the state constitution and organized pursuant to article 30 of title 22. "School district" also includes a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22 if it is operating a public high school.

(2) The department shall promote public awareness of the directory by, at a minimum:

(a) Prominently posting the directory on the department's website;

(b) Notifying work force development boards, as defined in section 8-83-203 (23), when the directory is first posted on the department's website and each time an annual revised directory is posted. The department shall provide each board with information on how to access the full directory and shall require each board to include a link to the directory information on the board's website.

(c) Identifying and informing the appropriate contact persons at Colorado educational institutions of the availability of the directory. The educational institutions include high school guidance offices, community colleges, state colleges and universities, and private higher education institutions.

(d) Informing relevant private industry and business associations of the availability of the directory and requesting that the associations promote the directory to association members;

(e) Conducting annual outreach, including providing:

(I) Technical assistance on how to update program information and standards for accuracy of information; and

(II) Resources to promote apprenticeship openings to the public.

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

(a) "Apprenticeship program" means a Colorado-based apprenticeship training program that is registered with the United States department of labor's office of apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program as defined in section 8-15.7-101 (4).

(b) "Industry" means either one or more individual employers or an industry association.

(c) "Journeyworker" means either:

(I) A worker who has attained a level of skill, abilities, and competencies recognized within an industry as having mastered the skills and competencies required for the occupation; or

(II) A mentor, technician, specialist, or other skilled worker who has documented sufficient skills and knowledge of an occupation, either through formal apprenticeship or through practical on-the-job experience and formal training.

(d) "State apprenticeship agency" means the state apprenticeship agency created in section 8-15.7-102.

(4) The directory must include information from the program's registration information and registered apprenticeship program standards.

Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-171), ch. 317, p. 2958, § 1, effective August 2. L. 2020: (3) added, (HB 20-1395), ch. 137, p. 594, § 6, effective June 26; (1.5) added, (SB 20-081), ch. 33, p. 108, § 1, effective September 14. L. 2021: (3)(a) amended, (HB 21-1007), ch. 309, p. 1891, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2023: IP(1), (1)(d), (1)(g), and (1)(h) amended and (2)(e), (3)(c), (3)(d), and (4) added, (SB 23-146), ch. 71, p. 268, § 1, effective August 7.

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Editor's note: (1) This part 4 was added in 2019. For amendments to this part 4 prior to its repeal in 2026, consult the 2025 Colorado Revised Statutes and the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

(2) (a) For the amendments to § 8-83-407 in HB 26-1383 in effect from June 1, 2026, to July 1, 2026, see chapter 282, Session Laws of Colorado 2026. (L. 2026, p. 1565.)

(b) Section 8-83-407 provided for the repeal of this part 4, effective July 1, 2026. (See L. 2026, p. 1565.)

(3) For the amendments to § 8-83-406 in HB 26-1383 in effect from June 1, 2026, to July 1, 2026, see chapter 282, Session Laws of Colorado 2026. (L. 2026, p. 1565.)

8-83-401 to 8-83-407. (Repealed)

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