2012 New York Consolidated Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 23 - (810 - 819) APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
813 - State apprenticeship and training council.

 
    §  813.  State  apprenticeship and training council.   1. The governor
  shall appoint a state apprenticeship and training council,  composed  of
  three   representatives  from  employer  organizations  and  three  from
  employee organizations and one representative of the general public, who
  shall be the chairman. The council by majority vote may designate one of
  its members, other than the chairman, as vice-chairman  to  act  in  the
  absence or inability of the chairman. Each member shall be appointed for
  a  term  of  three years. Each member shall hold office until his or her
  successor is appointed and has  qualified,  and  any  vacancy  shall  be
  filled by appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. The present
  members  of  the  council  shall  continue  to  hold  office  until  the
  expiration of their present  terms  or  their  earlier  terminations  by
  resignation  or  inability  to  act.  The commissioner of education, the
  commissioner of labor and the commissioner of economic development shall
  ex officio be members of such council without vote. The members  of  the
  council  shall  not receive a salary or other compensation, but shall be
  reimbursed  for  transportation  and   other   expenses   actually   and
  necessarily  incurred  in  the  performance  of  their duties under this
  article.
    2. The  council:  (a)  shall  advise  the  commissioner  of  labor  on
  apprentice  training  matters,  including  the  matters  of  related and
  supplemental instruction; (b)  may  recommend  suggested  standards  for
  apprenticeship  agreements;  (c)  shall  maintain  a close and effective
  liaison  with  governmental  and  nongovernmental  agencies  which   are
  concerned  with  skilled  manpower development and problems; and (d) may
  recommend  research  projects  on   facts   and   trends   relating   to
  apprenticeship  training  and  the  supply  of  and  needs  for  skilled
  manpower.