Current through the 2024 Budget Session
Section 27-14-110 - Student learner agreements(a) A Wyoming school district, community college or technical school and an employer may enter into a student learner agreement for the purposes of providing student learners vocational work and training opportunities and for student learners to earn course credit from the school district, community college or technical school, compensation from the employer, or both. A copy of any student learner agreement entered into under this section shall be submitted by the employer to the division.(b) A student learner may enter into a student training agreement with an employer to complete work or vocational training at the employer's business for course credit from the school district, community college or technical school, compensation from the employer, or both. A copy of any student training agreement entered into under this section shall be submitted by the employer to the division.(c) The employer shall notify the division if:(i) A student learner agreement is terminated or extended with a school district, community college or technical school, and if terminated, the date of termination;(ii) A student training agreement is extended or terminated, and if terminated, the date of termination.(d) An employer may enter into student learner agreements with more than one (1) Wyoming school district, community college or technical school, provided that the employer shall enter into separate student learner agreements with each school district, community college or technical school.(e) The division shall create and maintain standard student learner agreements and student training agreements for use by employers, student learners, school districts, community colleges and technical schools. The standard agreements shall be maintained on the department's website and provided to employers, students, school districts, community colleges and technical schools.(f) A student learner who enters into a student training agreement with an employer who has a valid and current student learner agreement with the student learner's school district, community college or technical school shall be covered under the worker's compensation program established in this act. Each employer shall pay the premiums charged for each student learner as required under this act. The division shall account for student learners in calculating benefits charged to an employer's experience rating account under this act.(g) The division shall establish rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this section.Added by Laws 2021 , ch. 160, § 1, eff. 7/1/2021.