* § 813-a. Annual reports by apprenticeship programs. 1. On an annual basis, all apprenticeship programs covered under the provisions of this article shall report to the department on the participation of apprentices currently enrolled in such apprenticeship program. The data to be included in such report shall include, at a minimum: (a) the total number of apprentices in such apprenticeship program; (b) the demographic information of such apprentices to the extent such data is available, including, but not limited to, the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and national origin of such apprentices; (c) the rate of advancement and graduation of such apprentices; and (d) the rate of placement of such apprentices onto job sites as well as the demographic information of such apprentices to the extent such data is available, including, but not limited to the age, gender, race, ethnicity, and national origin of such apprentices.

2. The department shall make such data publicly available on its website by July first, two thousand twenty-two and on an annual basis, but no later than December thirty-first of each following year.

3. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.

* NB Effective January 1, 2022