Without regard for any other provision of law with respect to the appointment of officers and employees of the United States or the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia shall appoint and the Council shall confirm an Apprenticeship Council, to be composed of 11 members, as follows: Three representatives from employer organizations, 3 representatives from employee organizations, and 3 public representatives, who are not members of either employee or employer organizations, chosen to make the Apprenticeship Council better reflect the composition of the District of Columbia labor force, including women and minorities who are traditionally under-represented in the trades, and 2 representatives of government, who shall be the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Superintendent of Schools or their respective delegates. The terms of office of the members of the Apprenticeship Council first appointed by the Mayor shall expire as designated by the Mayor at the time of making the appointment: One representative each of employers, employees and the public being appointed for 1 year; 1 representative each of employers, employees and the public appointed for 2 years; and 1 representative each of employers, employees and the public for 3 years. Thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term of 3 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 said term. The compensation of each member not otherwise compensated by public money shall be paid not more than $25 per day for each day spent in attendance at meetings of the Apprenticeship Council; provided, however, that any applicable laws passed by the Council of the District of Columbia shall supersede the provisions of this section.
CREDIT(S)
(May 21, 1946, 60 Stat. 204, ch. 267, § 2; Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 3205(ff), 25 DCR 5740; Mar. 6, 1979, D.C. Law 2-156, § 2, 25 DCR 6991.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 36-402.
1973 Ed., § 36-122.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 2-139, the “District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 2-10, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on October 17, 1978 and October 31, 1978, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on November 22, 1978, it was assigned Act No. 2-300 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.
Law 2-156, the “Amendments to an Act to Provide for Voluntary Apprenticeship in the District of Columbia Act of 1978,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 2-325, which was referred to the Committee on Employment and Economic Development. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 28, 1978 and December 12, 1978, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 29, 1978, it was assigned Act No. 2-325 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review.