§ 28-45-13. Standards of apprenticeship agreements.
All apprenticeship agreements submitted for approval and registration with the department
of labor and training shall contain explicitly or by reference standards adopted by
the council, including:
(1) Names and signatures of the contracting parties (apprentice and the program sponsor
or employer), and the signature of a parent or guardian if the apprentice is a minor.
(2) The date of birth of the apprentice and on a voluntary basis the social security number
of the apprentice.
(3) Name and address of the program sponsor and the registration agency.
(4) A statement of the occupation, trade, or craft in which the apprentice is to be trained,
and the beginning date and term (duration) of apprenticeship.
(5) A statement showing:
(i) The number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work on the job in a time-based
program or a description of the skill sets to be attained by completion of a competency-based
program, including the on-the-job learning component; or the minimum number of hours
to be spent by the apprentice and a description of the skill sets to be attained by
completion of a hybrid program.
(ii) The number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction in technical
subjects related to the occupation which is recommended to be not less than one hundred
forty-four (144) hours per year.
(6) A statement setting forth a schedule of the work processes in the occupation or industry
divisions in which the apprentice is to be trained and the approximate time to be
spent at each process.
(7) A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether
or not the required related instruction shall be compensated.
(8) Statements providing:
(i) For a specific period of probation during which time the apprenticeship agreement
may be terminated by either party to the agreement upon written notice to the department
of labor and training, without adverse impact on the sponsor; and
(ii) That, after the probationary period, the agreement may be canceled at the request
of the apprentice, or may be suspended, or terminated by the sponsor, for good cause,
with due notice to the apprentice and a reasonable opportunity for corrective action,
and with written notice to the apprentice and to the department of labor and training
of the final action taken.
(9) A reference incorporating as part of the agreement the standards of the apprenticeship
program as it exists on the date of the agreement and as it may be amended during
the period of the agreement.
(10) A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of
apprenticeship employment, and training, without discrimination because of race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age,
or country of ancestral origin, as set forth in § 28-5-5.
(11) Name and address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if applicable) of the appropriate
authority, if any, designated under the program to receive, process, and make disposition
of controversies or differences arising out of the apprenticeship agreement when the
controversies or differences cannot be adjusted locally or resolved in accordance
with the established procedure or applicable collective bargaining provisions.