2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 23:385 — Apprenticeship programs; registration and function

§385.  Apprenticeship programs; registration and function

A.  An apprenticeship program shall be registered in any trade or group of trades in accordance with this Chapter and with the standards of the Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, United States Department of Labor.  An apprenticeship program shall cooperate with school authorities in regard to the education of apprentices; shall establish a schedule of operations; shall establish wage rates and working conditions for apprentices; and shall specify the ratio of apprentices to journeymen employed in any trade in accordance with this Chapter and the Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, United States Department of Labor; and shall adjust apprenticeship disputes.

B.  An apprenticeship program may be "joint", meaning it is composed of an equal number of representatives of the employers and of the employees represented by bona fide collective bargaining agencies and has been established to conduct, operate, or administer an apprenticeship program and enter into apprenticeship agreements with apprentices.  "Unilateral" or "nonjoint" shall mean a program sponsor in which a bona fide collective bargaining agent is not a participant.

Acts 1987, No. 623, §1.