Training received while serving in the Armed Forces would count toward an apprentice’s training requirement.
Ensure military training counts toward an apprentice's training requirement.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The release says the bipartisan Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2014 'would allow veterans in apprenticeships to get credit for previous military training and experience.'
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GovInfo lists S. 1352 as introduced by Sen. Cantwell 'for herself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Klobuchar,' showing Collins remained a sponsor of legislation that would establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs.
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The codified law enacted by Public Law 116-134 requires registered apprenticeship program standards to provide, to the extent practicable, 'advanced standing or credit' for a veteran who has 'acquired experience, training, or skills through military service' that is applicable to the apprenticeship occupation.
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Advanced Standing means that an incoming apprentice can advance their progress in the apprenticeship program by showing evidence of prior experience. Civilian apprenticeship programs offer advanced standing or provide credit hours for military training and experience.
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Current U.S. Code text states that, for programs applying after 180 days from March 26, 2020, the Secretary must require sponsors, to the extent practicable, to grant advanced standing or credit for applicable military experience, training, or skills.
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Apprenticeship.gov lists Circular 2020-04 as guidance for implementing Section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 116-134 on advanced standing and credit for veterans.
Assessments
The promised federal policy was enacted during Collins's 2015-2021 Senate term. Public Law 116-134, enacted March 26, 2020, amended federal apprenticeship law to require registered apprenticeship sponsors, to the extent practicable, to grant advanced standing or credit for applicable military experience, training, or skills. That directly matches the promise, and Collins had also backed related apprenticeship legislation addressing credit for military training.
Collins publicly backed and co-sponsored apprenticeship legislation that would give veterans credit for prior military training, and the core outcome was later enacted in federal law during her 2015-2021 Senate term. Public Law 116-134 requires apprenticeship standards to provide advanced standing or credit, to the extent practicable, for applicable military experience and skills, which fulfills the substance of the promise.
The promise was to ensure military training counts toward apprenticeship requirements. During Collins's 2015-2021 Senate term, Public Law 116-134 was enacted and codified at 29 U.S.C. 50c, requiring registered apprenticeship standards, to the extent practicable, to provide advanced standing or credit for veterans' applicable military experience, training, or skills. That directly matches the promised policy outcome. Collins also had prior and same-term legislative activity on apprenticeship credit for veterans, supporting candidate credit in the federal Senate context.