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Bill would let high‑demand apprenticeship program sponsor apprentices directly to expand access
Summary
Sen. Dixon proposed SB 180 to allow registered apprenticeship sponsors to sponsor apprentices directly under Georgia’s High Demand Apprenticeship Program, a change supporters say will broaden access where individual employers cannot sponsor more apprentices.
Senator Dixon presented Senate Bill 180 to amend the High Demand Apprenticeship Program (created by SP 379 in 2022) so that the apprenticeship sponsor (for example, a registered apprenticeship program or sponsor) may sponsor apprentices directly rather than requiring each apprentice to secure an employer sponsor before program participation.
Dixon said the change would broaden access because students sometimes lack direct connections to employers, and some employers have a statutory limit…
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