260C.44 - APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
260C.44 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
Each community college is authorized to establish or contract for
the establishment of apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable
occupations. Any apprenticeship program established under this
section shall comply with requirements established by the United
States department of labor, bureau of apprenticeship and training.
Participation in an apprenticeship program or apprenticeship
agreement by an apprenticeship sponsor shall be on a voluntary basis.
For purposes of this section, "apprenticeship program" means a
plan, registered with the United States bureau of apprenticeship and
training which contains the terms and conditions for the
qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of
apprentices, including the requirement for a written apprenticeship
agreement.
For purposes of this section, "apprenticeship sponsor" means a
person operating an apprenticeship program or in whose name an
apprenticeship program is being operated, registered, or approved.
For purposes of this section, "apprenticeable occupation"
means an occupation approved for apprenticeship by the United States
department of labor, bureau of apprenticeship and training.
For purposes of this section, "apprentice" means a person who
is at least sixteen years of age, except where a higher minimum age
is required by law, who is employed in an apprenticeable occupation,
and is registered with the United States department of labor, bureau
of apprenticeship and training. Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1253, §46
C91, § 280A.44
C93, § 260C.44
Referred to in § 15.343, 260F.6B