Sec. 31-22m. (Formerly Sec. 31-51a). Apprenticeship. Definitions.
Sec. 31-22m. (Formerly Sec. 31-51a). Apprenticeship. Definitions. When used
in sections 31-22m to 31-22q, inclusive, "apprentice" means a person employed under
a written agreement to work at and learn a specific trade; "apprentice agreement" means
a written agreement entered into by an apprentice, or on his behalf by his parent or
guardian, with an employer, or with an association of employers and an organization
of employees acting as a joint apprenticeship committee, which agreement provides for
not less than two thousand hours of work experience in approved trade training consistent
with recognized requirements established by industry or joint labor-industry practice
and for the number of hours of related and supplemental instructions prescribed by the
Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council or which agreement meets requirements of
the federal government for on-the-job training schedules which are essential, in the
opinion of the Labor Commissioner, for the development of manpower in Connecticut
industries; "council" means the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council.
(1959, P.A. 390, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 180; P.A. 78-325.)
History: 1963 act redefined "apprentice agreement" to include agreements meeting federal requirements for on-the-job training schedules; P.A. 78-325 redefined "apprenticeship agreement" to change minimum hours of work experience
from 4,000 to 2,000 and to add "consistent with recognized requirements established by industry or joint labor-industry
practice"; Sec. 31-51a transferred to Sec. 31-22m in 2005.