§ 6-52-204 - State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee.
6-52-204. State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee.
(a) (1) The Department of Workforce Education shall, in collaboration with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor, recommend to the Governor, and the Governor shall appoint an apprenticeship and training advisory committee composed of members with the following qualifications:
(A) Five (5) persons representing employers of members of apprenticeable trades;
(B) Five (5) persons representing bargaining agents for members of apprenticeable trades;
(C) Five (5) persons representing the minority and female work force who have knowledge of apprenticeship and are familiar with the needs of vocational and technical education; and
(D) Five (5) persons who teach or immediately supervise preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction courses.
(2) Members of the coordination committee shall serve terms of four (4) years.
(3) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of a term vacated.
(b) Advisory members of the coordination committee shall include the following:
(1) One (1) person designated by and representing the Department of Workforce Education;
(2) One (1) person designated by and representing the Department of Labor;
(3) One (1) person designated by and representing the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training;
(4) One (1) person designated by and representing the teachers training division of the University of Arkansas; and
(5) One (1) person representing the general public who is familiar with the goals and needs of apprenticeship in Arkansas and who is not otherwise eligible for service on the coordination committee.
(c) (1) The member representing the general public shall be appointed by the Department of Workforce Education for a term of four (4) years.
(2) All other nonvoting members of the coordination committee shall serve at the pleasure of the agency or institution each respective member represents.
(d) The apprenticeship coordination steering committee as outlined in this section will become the State Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee.