343.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Apprentice" means a person at least sixteen (16) years of age who has entered into
an apprenticeship agreement with an employer or an association of employers or an
organization of employees;
(2) "Apprenticeship agreement" means a voluntary written agreement entered into by
the apprentice or through his or her parent or guardian with an employer, or an
apprenticeship and training committee acting as agent for an employer, which
agreement contains the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the
apprentice to enable the apprentice to learn the trade, craft or business of the
employer;
(3) "Commissioner" means commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards,
under the direction and supervision of the secretary of the Labor Cabinet, or any
person authorized to act in his or her behalf, having jurisdiction over laws or
regulations governing wages and hours of employees working in this state;
(4) "Council" means apprenticeship and training council;
(5) "Supervisor" means supervisor of apprenticeship and training;
(6) "Trainee" means a person at least sixteen (16) years of age who has entered into an
on-the-job training agreement with an employer or an association of employers or
an organization of employees in a construction occupation under a program which
has been approved by a federal agency as promoting equal employment opportunity
in conjunction with federal-aid construction projects;
(7) "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 a written apprenticeship agreement;
(8) "On-the-job training program" means a plan containing all terms and conditions for
the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of a trainee,
including such matters as the requirement for a written on-the-job training
agreement other than an apprenticeship program; provided, however, that said
program has been approved by a federal agency as promoting equal employment
opportunity in conjunction with federal-aid construction projects;
(9) "Sponsor" means any person, association, committee, or organization in whose
name or title the program is or is to be registered, irrespective of whether such entity
is an employer;
(10) "Employer" means any person or organization employing an apprentice or trainee
whether or not such person or organization is a party to an apprenticeship or on-thejob training agreement with the apprentice or trainee; and
(11) "Related instruction" means an organized and systematic form of instruction
designed to provide the apprentice or trainee with knowledge of the theoretical and
technical subjects related to his or her trade.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1863, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 414, sec. 40, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1974
Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1599c-34.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.