2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR I - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-20.5-401) › APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING (§§ 8-15-101 — 8-15.8-105) › Article 15.7 - APPRENTICESHIPS (§§ 8-15.7-101 — 8-15.7-406) › Part 1 - APPRENTICESHIPS (§§ 8-15.7-101 — 8-15.7-108) › Section 8-15.7-104 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Committee for apprenticeship in new and emerging industries - created - members - powers and duties

(1)
The director shall establish the committee for apprenticeship in new and emerging industries as a subcommittee of the SAC to advise the SAA on apprenticeship programs that are not within the jurisdiction of the CABCT.
(2)
(a)
The CANEI consists of fifteen members appointed as follows:
(I)
The director shall appoint eight voting members who represent, and are regularly evaluated to ensure that the representation aligns with, high-demand jobs, as stated in the annual Colorado talent report prepared pursuant to section
24-46.3-103 (3)
, as follows:
(A)
Three representatives of employer organizations that are not within the building and construction trades; at least one of whom represents an employer involved with a program explicitly targeting populations with barriers to employment, including women, people of color, ex-offenders, and persons with disabilities; one of whom represents youth with barriers to employment; and one of whom represents out-of-school youth;
(B)
Three representatives from employee organizations that are not within the building and construction trades;
(C)
One representative from a qualified intermediary; and
(D)
One member of the public.
(II)
The governor shall appoint seven nonvoting, ex officio members, all of whom are concurrently appointed to the CABCT pursuant to section
8-15.7-103 (2)(a)(II)
, to the CANEI.
(b)
(I)
Of the members appointed by the director, the initial term of office of one employer member, one employee member, and one representative of the public is three years and the initial term of office of the remaining five members is four years. Thereafter, the terms of the members are four years.
(II)
The terms of office of the nonvoting, ex officio members appointed pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section are the same as the terms of office of those members as specified in section
8-15.7-103 (2)(b)(II)
.
(III)
The director shall appoint one member of the CANEI to serve as the chair for a term of two years. A chair may be appointed to serve no more than two full terms.
(c)
If a member fails to complete the member's term, the appointing authority shall appoint a new member to complete the remainder of the term.
(d)
Members shall serve without compensation for their service; except that members may receive a per diem as established by the director and reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(e)
The CANEI:
(I)
Shall meet at least quarterly and at the request of the director as needed to accomplish the objectives of the CANEI;
(II)
Shall provide timely written notice of all meetings to the department;
(III)
May determine its own procedural rules; and
(IV)
Is subject to article
6
of title
24
.
(f)
No member of the CANEI may receive any compensation from an apprenticeship program.
(3)
For all apprenticeships that are not within the building and construction trades and not under the jurisdiction of the CABCT, the CANEI shall perform the following duties as a subcommittee of the SAC:
(a)
Advise the SAA on the minimum standards for registration of apprenticeship programs;
(b)
Advise the SAA on state plans, rules, and administrative procedures pertinent to the operation of apprenticeship programs and equal employment opportunities in apprenticeships;
(c)
Support the SAA in communications, technical assistance, and promoting promising practices in registered apprenticeship programs; and
(d)
Provide an annual report to the executive director with apprenticeship data disaggregated by age, race, gender, veteran status, disability, and industry.
(e) to (i)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2023.)
Amended by 2024 Ch. 32,§ 5, eff. 8/7/2024.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 37, § 6, eff. 3/23/2023.
Added by 2021 Ch. 309, § 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2024 Ch. 32, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.