Sponsor
Mike Haridopolos
Representative · R-FL
Representative · R-FL
The bill helps prepare workers and supports employers in adopting AI responsibly by strengthening DOL workforce activities, but it stops short of requiring AI training—limiting reach—and may raise federal administrative costs for taxpayers.
Apprentices, students, and tech workers gain increased access to AI-related training and best practices, improving job skills for AI-era roles and boosting employability.
The Department of Labor receives support for activities that prepare workers for AI-driven change, which can improve program coordination, sustain funding, and strengthen workforce readiness efforts.
Employers, apprenticeship sponsors, small business owners, and unions get technical assistance and best practices to adopt AI more responsibly, reducing implementation risks for programs that do choose to adopt AI training.
There is no requirement that apprenticeship programs adopt AI training, so many programs may not add AI instruction and large numbers of students/apprentices could miss out on the benefits.
Expanding DOL guidance and support may increase federal administrative costs, which could be funded by taxpayers if implemented at scale.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Directs the Department of Labor to promote AI workforce readiness by encouraging AI instruction in registered apprenticeships, sharing best practices, and providing technical assistance.
Official title: To enable the Department of Labor to promote the necessity of artificial intelligence to safeguard the welfare and job security of apprentices.
Introduced July 23, 2026 by Mike Haridopolos · Last progress July 23, 2026
Authorizes the Department of Labor to promote and support inclusion of AI-related instruction and workforce readiness within registered apprenticeship programs. It empowers the Secretary of Labor to develop and share best practices for responsible AI use, provide technical assistance to employers, labor groups, educators, and apprenticeship sponsors, and support Department activities to prepare workers for AI-driven change, while making clear no apprenticeship is required to adopt AI instruction or change its existing standards.