Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5003.10e

A. There is hereby created the Work-based Learning Program.

The Governor's Council on Workforce and Economic Development shall

have authority over the program. The Governor's Council shall

coordinate the program by establishing partnerships with the State

Department of Education, the State Regents for Higher Education, the

State Department of Career and Technology Education, the Oklahoma

Board of Private Vocational Schools, the Secretary of State and

business entities throughout the state. The Oklahoma Employment

Security Commission, serving as the Workforce Innovation and

Opportunity Act designee as established by the Governor in Executive

Order 2023-21, shall have the official duty to develop and maintain

a Work-based Learning Program within its jurisdiction and will

collaborate, specifically related to registered apprenticeships,

with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education in

its focus on increasing the number of registered apprenticeships and

internship programs, defined as paid and unpaid work experience by

the United States Department of Labor as contained in 20 CFR

681.600, in this state to at least an aggregate of twenty thousand

positions by the end of the calendar year 2020. All partners

participating in the Work-based Learning Program shall be required

to provide their expertise, time and resources as deemed necessary

to advance and sustain the work-based learning goals of Oklahoma

Works to assist with publishing an annual progress report showing

each state agency's steps and accomplishments toward meeting

statewide workforce goals and to network and coordinate with other

public and private entities in an effort to align all state

agencies, boards and commissions and the private business sector in

meeting Oklahoma Works goals.

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B. The Work-based Learning Program shall include the following

components:

1. Coordinate work-based learning opportunities through the

state's labor market and labor exchange systems to connect youth and

adults in public and private sectors;

2. Work toward increasing the number of youth and adults

participating successfully in public and private work-based learning

opportunities;

3. Set standards for equality and fair access to quality work-

based learning experiences for all Oklahomans, including, but not

limited to, women, out-of-school youth, adults, African Americans,

Hispanics, Native Americans, veterans, individuals with disabilities

and other target populations identified in the federal Workforce

Innovation and Opportunity Act;

4. Promote quality work-based learning experiences which are

developmentally appropriate, including an orientation for all

parties, identify learning objectives for the term of the

experience, explore multiple aspects of an industry, develop

workplace skills and competencies, assess performance, provide

opportunities for work-based reflection, link appropriate next steps

and see that all aspects are documented and reported and comply with

state and federal labor laws;

5. Convene industry partners to develop industry-specific

standards for internships in order to aid employers with the

creation of rigorous internship programs; and

6. Prioritize paid work-based learning experiences to ensure

equity and access.

C. Each organization seeking to be a registered Work-based

Learning Program in Oklahoma shall either:

1. Be registered as a Work-based Learning Program, such as an

apprenticeship, with the United States Department of Labor; or

2. File a certificate each year in the Office of the Secretary

of State, which shall confirm such an organization is an active

participant in Oklahoma's registered Work-based Learning Program.

The certificate to be filed shall include:

a. the name of the business, nonprofit organization or

government organization,

b. the street address of the organization,
ted States Department of Labor; or

2. File a certificate each year in the Office of the Secretary

of State, which shall confirm such an organization is an active

participant in Oklahoma's registered Work-based Learning Program.

The certificate to be filed shall include:

a. the name of the business, nonprofit organization or

government organization,

b. the street address of the organization,

c. the name of the primary contact for the organization,

d. the electronic mail address for the primary contact of

the registered organization,

e. the registered organization's North American Industry

Classification System code (NAICS), if applicable,

f. the number and type of work-based learning

opportunities proposed for the year, the estimated

term of each opportunity, the proposed occupations,

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and estimated number of hours per week of each

opportunity, if available,

g. the number and type of work-based learning

opportunities proposed for the year, the estimated

term of each opportunity, the proposed occupations,

and the estimated number of hours per week of each

opportunity, if available,

h. signed acknowledgement of the application by the

primary contact, and

i. the annual renewal shall be due on the anniversary

date of filing the registration application.

The filing shall be made electronically via the Secretary of

State website.

D. The annual certificate of participation shall be due on the

anniversary date of original registration, as the case may be, until

cancellation of the work-based organization in the Work-based

Learning Program.

E. The Secretary of State shall, at least sixty (60) days

before the anniversary date each year of a participating

organization, cause a notice of renewal of the annual certificate to

be sent to such organization to its last known electronic mail

address of record filed with the Secretary of State. At the time of

renewal, the organization shall provide a Work-based Learning

Program annual summary, including for each position offered:

1. The number of opportunities posted;

2. The number of opportunities hired;

3. The type of work-based learning opportunities offered (e.g.,

internship, apprenticeship);

4. The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code;

5. The performance evaluation criteria utilized;

6. The term of the position;

7. The number of hours per week;

8. Paid or unpaid status;

9. Academic credit awarding institution, if applicable;

10. Academic hours awarded, if applicable; and

11. The gender, age and ethnicity of hires, if available.

F. A registered organization that fails to file the annual

renewal and pay the annual renewal fee by the anniversary date of

registration shall cease to be a registered organization with the

Governor's Council for Workforce and Economic Development.

G. The Secretary of State shall charge and collect the

following fees:

1. For filing the original application, a fee of Fifty Dollars

($50.00) submitted to the Secretary of State; and

2. For filing subsequent annual renewals, a fee of Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00) submitted to the Secretary of State.

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H. To coordinate with statewide career pathways efforts,

registered organizations under this program shall recruit

participants by posting job announcements on the state labor market

exchange system. Job announcements shall include the registered

organization number as assigned by the Secretary of State.

I. The Secretary of State shall transfer on July 1 of each

fiscal year an amount based on the Governor's Council for Workforce

Development annual budget not to exceed Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand

Dollars ($850,000.00) annually from the Secretary of State revolving

fund to support the administration of the program and business

registration to help enable the development of the state's talent

pipeline.