40.1-118 - Authority of Council.
§ 40.1-118. Authority of Council.
The Council may:
1. Determine standards for apprentice agreements, which standards shall notbe lower than those prescribed by this chapter;
2. Appoint the secretary of the Apprenticeship Council to act as secretary ofeach state joint apprenticeship committee;
3. Approve, if in their opinion approval is for the best interest of theapprentice, any apprentice agreement which meets the standards establishedunder this chapter;
4. Terminate or cancel any apprentice agreement in accordance with theprovisions of such agreement;
5. Keep a record of apprentice agreements and their disposition;
6. Issue certificates of journeymanship upon the completion of theapprenticeship;
7. Perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of thischapter;
8. Review decisions of local and state joint apprenticeship committeesadjusting apprenticeship disputes pursuant to § 40.1-119 c 3;
9. Initiate deregistration proceedings when the apprenticeship program is notconducted, operated and administered in accordance with the registeredprovisions except that deregistration proceedings for violation of equalopportunity requirements shall be processed in accordance with the provisionsof the Virginia State Plan for Equal Employment Opportunity inApprenticeship; and
10. Advise the State Board for Community Colleges on policies to coordinateapprenticeship-related instruction delivered by state and local publiceducation agencies.
(Code 1950, § 40-124; 1970, c. 321; 1978, c. 206; 1990, c. 614; 1996, cc.134, 486.)