2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
CHAPTER 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry
§ 28-45-8 - Local, regional, and state joint apprenticeship committees.

SECTION 28-45-8

   § 28-45-8  Local, regional, and state joint apprenticeship committees. – Local and state joint apprenticeship committees may be approved in any trade or group of trades, in cities, regions of the state, or trade areas, by the council whenever the apprentice training needs of that trade or group of trades or those regions justify that establishment. Those local, regional, or state joint apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives selected by the respective local or state employer and employee organizations in that trade or group of trades, and any other advisory members representing local boards or other agencies that may be deemed advisable. In a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employer or employee organization, a joint committee may be composed of persons known to represent the interests of employers and of employees respectively, or a state joint apprenticeship committee may be approved as, or the council may act itself as, the joint committee in that trade or group of trades. Subject to the review of the council and in accordance with the standards established by the council, those committees may devise standards for apprenticeship agreements and give any aid that may be necessary in their operation in their respective trades and localities.