The department shall administer the Maine Apprenticeship Program through the Bureau of Employment Services within the department, referred to in this section as “the bureau.” The bureau is the state office for the purposes of 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 29 and 30. [PL 2011, c. 491, §13 (NEW).]
1. Director. The bureau shall employ a director of apprenticeship, who supervises the execution of apprenticeship agreements and the maintenance of standards.

[PL 2011, c. 491, §13 (NEW).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3210

  • Apprenticeship program: means a plan containing all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment and training of apprentices, including such matters as the requirement for an apprenticeship agreement, a schedule of work experience outlining the skills to be learned on the job, a schedule of related instruction courses necessary to supplement the on-the-job learning and a schedule of progressively increasing wages to be paid to an apprentice consistent with the skill proficiencies achieved and leading toward a journeyman wage rate. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3201
  • Department: means the Department of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3201
  • Related instruction: means an organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide an apprentice with the knowledge of the theoretical and technical subjects related to the apprentice's occupation and given in a classroom, through occupational or industrial courses or by correspondence courses of equivalent value, electronic media or other forms of self-study approved by the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3201
2. Records; instruction. The bureau shall keep a record of apprenticeship agreements and apprenticeship programs and ensure that all aspects of related instruction are delivered and coordinated in a timely manner.

[PL 2011, c. 491, §13 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2011, c. 491, §13 (NEW).