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Committee hears bill to convert National Guard training into Department of Labor apprenticeships
Summary
Lawmakers and veterans’ advocates told the House Families and Veterans Committee that House Bill 4279 would let Michigan Army and Air National Guard members register military specialties as civilian Department of Labor apprenticeships; no vote was taken.
The House Families and Veterans Committee heard testimony on House Bill 4279, sponsored by Representative Jamie Greene, which would create a Michigan Army National Guard and Air National Guard apprenticeship program to convert compatible military specialties into Department of Labor–registered civilian apprenticeships.
The bill’s sponsor said the program would give guard members “portable credentials, financial opportunity, and stronger connection to Michigan’s workforce,” and described the change as “a no-cost structured pathway” to match military training with civilian credentials. Supporters and witnesses told the committee that state agencies already have many of the staff and federal standards needed to register occupations under Department of Labor guidelines.
Representative Jamie Greene, the bill sponsor, told the committee the…
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