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Committee advances bill to count trade-related dual-credit hours toward apprenticeships
2520704 · March 6, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 54 would allow work hours completed as part of dual-credit programs to count toward trade licensure hour requirements; sponsors said unions are neutral after negotiated amendments and the committee approved the bill unanimously.
House Bill 54, carried by Representative Banta, was reported favorably by the Senate committee after sponsors and industry representatives described the measure as a bridge between secondary dual-credit instruction and occupational hour requirements for trades such as plumbing and electrical work.
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