Senate Bill sb1818

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 1818

    By Senator Haridopolos





    26-1585-05

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing March 10, 2005, as

  3         "APPRENTICESHIP Day" and honoring the

  4         APPRENTICESHIP Program for contributing to a

  5         growing and prosperous Florida economy.

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  7         WHEREAS, the APPRENTICESHIP method of on-the-job

  8  training and related classroom instruction is found worldwide

  9  and has consistently been proven to be an effective efficient,

10  and economical way to pass on trade and craft skills and

11  knowledge needed by the builders of a country's economy, and

12         WHEREAS, since being incorporated into state law 57

13  years ago, Florida's APPRENTICESHIP Program has successfully

14  taught multiple tens of thousands of students critical,

15  industry-identified skills and knowledge necessary for

16  apprentices to take their places as sought-after, skilled

17  craftpersons, a diversification that helps keep our economy

18  growing by being built upon enduring strengths, and

19         WHEREAS, those students who complete the APPRENTICESHIP

20  Program consistently earn higher salaries than students

21  earning college degrees through the baccalaureate level, and

22         WHEREAS, research shows that Florida's apprentices

23  seldom require public assistance and are likely to remain in

24  the high-skill, high-wage fields in which they received their

25  training, and

26         WHEREAS, Florida's current APPRENTICESHIP Program

27  trains 113,253 apprentices in 293 programs throughout the

28  state, ranking Florida in the top 10 percent nationally in the

29  number of apprentices served, and

30         WHEREAS, the registered apprenticeship system

31  guarantees the availability of a quality workforce, trained to

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 1818
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 1  the exacting standards of Florida's trades, while at the same

 2  time improving the training standards of business and

 3  industry, and

 4         WHEREAS, Florida's APPRENTICESHIP Program welcomes all

 5  apprentices 16 years of age and older without regard to gender

 6  or ethnicity, helping Florida's economy to flourish and

 7  maintain a competitive edge nationally and internationally

 8  through its diversified workforce, and

 9         WHEREAS, it is commonly known that the effectiveness

10  and uniqueness of Florida's registered APPRENTICESHIP Program

11  is, in part, due to the unique cooperation and strong

12  partnerships forged among the business and industry sectors,

13  apprenticeship program sponsors, the educational community,

14  and dedicated students who are highly motivated to learn, and

15         WHEREAS, registered APPRENTICESHIP Programs are an

16  essential part of our educational system and such programs are

17  a critical component in the development and delivery of

18  high-caliber and skilled craftspeople needed to continue the

19  growth that has been Florida's hallmark, NOW, THEREFORE,

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21  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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23         That March 10, 2005, is recognized by the Florida

24  Senate as APPRENTICESHIP Day in the state.

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