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HB2591 - 572R - H Ver
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apprenticeships;
registration; certificate
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HOUSE BILL 2591
AN
ACT
Amending sections 41-1951 and 41-1955,
Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to apprenticeships.
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Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 41-1951, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
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41-1951.
Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Agency" includes one or more of the
state agencies consolidated into the department of economic security by this
chapter.
2. "Apprenticeship" means a
formal, structured, earn-and-learn training model that combines paid,
supervised on-the-job learning with related technical instruction
pursuant to the United States Department of labor standards for
registering apprenticeship programs to develop competent and skilled workers in
an industry-recognized occupation.
7.
3.
"Community
work and training" means work, training or job development
which
that
will be provided through a plan jointly entered into
by the department and an agency, department, board or commission of
the
this
state or
the
federal
government
,
or a
county, city,
political subdivision or private agency. Such work, training or job
development will take place in and about public or private works or
improvements and will
utilize
use
labor
and services required to be performed where feasible by those eligible for this
program.
2.
4.
"Comprehensive
plan" means an evaluation of client needs and the availability of services
to meet these needs within
the
this
state.
3.
5.
"Council"
means the economic security council.
4.
6.
"Department"
means the department of economic security.
5.
7.
"Director"
means the director of the department of economic security.
6.
8.
"State
plan" means any of the several state plans
which
that
establish the federal-state contractual
relationships necessary for federal funding.
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Sec. 2. Section 41-1955, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
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41-1955.
Duty of
department concerning employment stabilization, ex-offender
rehabilitation, income maintenance and manpower development; research studies
The department, with the advice and aid of its advisory
councils, shall:
1. Take appropriate steps to reduce and prevent
unemployment and dependency
,
and to assist in
alleviating the economic and social impact of unemployment and dependency on
the person and
his
the person's
family.
2. Encourage and assist in
the
adoption of
adopting
practical methods of manpower
services, occupational training, vocational counseling and guidance, vocational
rehabilitation and retraining, supportive services and other such services the
director deems appropriate.
3. Research, recommend, advise and assist in
the establishment of
establishing
community
or area facilities, public and private, or both, to provide an integration of
direct services and programs for
the development of the
developing this
state's manpower and
the
reduction of
reducing
dependency.
4. Promote the effective
utilization
use
of unemployed and
under-utilized
under-used
workers.
5. Aid in
the rehabilitation of
rehabilitating
employable ex-offenders, in
cooperation with the department of corrections. An ex-offender,
by accepting the assistance provided for by this article, shall not be
disqualified from receiving further assistance from any other state agency to
which
he
the ex-offender
is legally
entitled.
6. Be the state registration agency for
apprenticeship functions prescribed by the federal government.
7. Carry out and publish the results of research
studies for the purpose of this chapter.
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