Requires the Director of Labor and Industries to issue special training certificates to employers to pay wages to new employees during a training period at 75% of the minimum wage. The training period may last for a maximum of 680 hours; employers may only use this special training certificate once per employee; only employers with 50 employees or fewer may use the special training certificate; employees working under this certificate may not constitute more than 10% of the employer’s workforce; and if an employer discharges an employee working under the special training certificate before the completion of 680 hours, the employer may not replace the discharged employee with another employee working under a special training certificate for one year. (See also SB 5275).   Official Text and Analysis.