2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
CHAPTER 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry
§ 28-45-3 - Powers and duties.

SECTION 28-45-3

   § 28-45-3  Powers and duties. – (a) The council shall meet as often as may be necessary, but not less than five (5) times a year; may adopt rules and regulations; may establish additional standards for apprenticeship agreements; and may request the services of any state or federal agency or department which may be of assistance in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.

   (b) Additionally, the council shall:

   (1) Encourage the promotion, expansion, and improvement of programs of apprenticeship training and pre-apprenticeship and the making of apprenticeship agreements;

   (2) Bring about the settlement of differences arising out of an apprenticeship agreement when those differences cannot be adjusted locally or in accordance with established trade procedure;

   (3) Supervise the execution of agreements and maintenance of standards;

   (4) Register or terminate or cancel the registration of apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship agreements;

   (5) Issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship as shall be authorized by the council;

   (6) Keep a record of apprenticeship programs and apprentice agreements and their disposition;

   (7) Cooperate with the board of regents for elementary and secondary education and the local school authorities in the organization and establishment of classes of related and supplemental instruction for apprentices employed under approved agreements;

   (8) Render any assistance and submit any information and data that may be requested by employers, employees, and joint apprenticeship committees engaged in the formulation and operation of programs of apprenticeship, particularly in regard to work schedules, wages, conditions of employment, apprenticeship records, and number of apprentices;

   (9) Adopt rules and regulations to insure nondiscrimination in all phases of apprenticeship and employment during apprenticeship;

   (10) Establish and register trade, craft, or industrial standards for apprenticeship or training agreements in cooperation with joint employer and employee groups and in conformity with this chapter, or approve and register trade, craft, or industrial standards for agreements submitted which are in conformity with this chapter, and disapprove those standards or agreements submitted which are not in conformity with this chapter;

   (11) Establish committees and approve nominations to existing committees which are submitted in conformity with this chapter;

   (12) Terminate registration of committees for failure of the committee to abide by the provisions of this chapter;

   (13) Perform any other duties that are described and imposed by this chapter;

   (14) Hold at least four (4) regular public meetings each year. Any additional meetings considered necessary shall be held on call of the chairperson, or at the written request of a majority of the members of the council; and

   (15) Formulate and publish rules of procedure for the function of local, regional, and state joint apprenticeship committees and for the filling of vacancies on those committees.