§ 23:382 — Apprenticeship council

§382. Apprenticeship council
A. The secretary shall appoint an apprenticeship council, composed of three
representatives each from employer and employee organizations respectively, and of two
representatives of the general public. The three employer representatives shall be selected
from lists supplied by employer organizations which are participating in bona fide
apprenticeship programs. The three employee representatives may be representatives of labor
organizations, who have been nominated by state labor federations. The state official in
charge of trade and industrial education shall, ex officio, be a member of the council. Each
member shall be appointed for a term of three years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the expiration of the term of his predecessor shall be appointed for the
remainder of the term. Each member of the council not otherwise compensated by public
monies, shall be reimbursed for transportation and shall be paid thirty-five dollars per day
for each day spent in attendance at meetings of the apprenticeship council.
B. The apprenticeship council shall meet at the call of the secretary or the director of
apprenticeship and shall aid in formulating policies for the effective administration of this
Chapter. Subject to the approval of the secretary, the apprenticeship council may recommend
standards and procedures for registration and de-registration of apprenticeship programs in
conformity with established programs approved by the United States Department of Labor,
Office of Apprenticeship, and for approval of apprenticeship agreements which in no case
shall be lower than those prescribed by this Chapter and by the United States Department of
Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, or lower than approved national standards; shall issue such
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes thereof; and
shall perform such other functions as the secretary may direct. Not less than once a year the
apprenticeship council shall make a report, through the secretary, of its activities and findings
to the legislature and to the public.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 529, §1; Acts 1986, No. 741, §1; Acts 1987, No. 623, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 791, §1; Acts 2014, No. 740, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 380, §1, eff. June 30, 2018.