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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 624<\/a> and 625<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapter 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67660,"section_number":"2.2-3905","catch_line":"Nondiscrimination in employment; definitions; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3905\/"},{"id":65234,"section_number":"40.1-100","catch_line":"Certain employment prohibited or limited","order_by":null,"url":"\/40.1-100\/"},{"id":75526,"section_number":"54.1-1101","catch_line":"Exemptions; failure to obtain certificate of occupancy; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1101\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173609,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60798,"identifier":"2.2-2043","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/3\/2.2-2043","url":"\/2.2-2043\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2043\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/3\/2.2-2043","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2043","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Apprentice<\/span>” means a person at least 16 years of age who is covered by a written agreement with an employer<\/span> and approved by the Commissioner<\/span>. The agreement shall provide for not less than 2,000 hours of reasonably continuous employment for such person, for his participation in an approved schedule of work experience through employment, and for the amount of related instruction required in the occupation.\n\t\t“Apprenticeable occupation<\/span>” means a skilled occupation having the following characteristics:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> It is customarily learned in a practical way through a structured systematic program of on-the-job supervised work experience; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> It is clearly identifiable and recognized throughout an industry; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> It involves manual, mechanical, or technical skills that require a minimum of 2,000 hours of on-the-job work experience of new apprenticeable trades not otherwise established; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> It requires related instruction to supplement the on-the-job work experience.\n\t\t\t“Employer<\/span>” means any person or organization employing a registered apprentice<\/span>, whether or not such person or organization is a party<\/span> to an apprenticeship agreement with a sponsor<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Joint apprenticeship committee<\/span>” means a group equally representative of management and labor representatives that works under a bargaining agreement and is established to carry out the administration of an apprenticeship training program.\n\t\t\t“Sponsor<\/span>” means either an individual employer<\/span>, a group of employers<\/span>, or an association or organization operating an apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is registered. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-2043)\n\nAs used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Apprentice” means a person at least 16 years of age who is\ncovered by a written agreement with an employer and approved by the\nCommissioner. The agreement shall provide for not less than 2,000 hours of\nreasonably continuous employment for such person, for his participation in an\napproved schedule of work experience through employment, and for the amount of\nrelated instruction required in the occupation.\n\t\t“Apprenticeable occupation” means a skilled occupation having the\nfollowing characteristics:\n\n1. It is customarily learned in a practical way through a structured systematic\nprogram of on-the-job supervised work experience;\n\n2. It is clearly identifiable and recognized throughout an industry;\n\n3. It involves manual, mechanical, or technical skills that require a minimum of\n2,000 hours of on-the-job work experience of new apprenticeable trades not\notherwise established; and\n\n4. It requires related instruction to supplement the on-the-job work experience.\n\t\t\t“Employer” means any person or organization employing a\nregistered apprentice, whether or not such person or organization is a party to\nan apprenticeship agreement with a sponsor.\n\t\t\t“Joint apprenticeship committee” means a group equally\nrepresentative of management and labor representatives that works under a\nbargaining agreement and is established to carry out the administration of an\napprenticeship training program.\n\t\t\t“Sponsor” means either an individual employer, a group of\nemployers, or an association or organization operating an apprenticeship program\nand in whose name the program is registered.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 624, 625; 2024, c. 507.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}