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Such local and state joint apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives chosen from names submitted by the respective employer and employee organizations in such trade or group of trades. In a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employer or employee organization, the committee shall be appointed from persons known to represent the interests of employers and of employees respectively.C\n\nThe functions of a local joint apprenticeship committee shall be:1\n\nTo cooperate with school authorities in regard to the education of apprentices;2\n\nIn accordance with standards established by the Council, to establish local standards of apprenticeship regarding, schedule of operations, application of wage rates, working conditions for apprentices, and the number of apprentices that shall be employed locally in the trade; and3\n\nTo adjust apprenticeship disputes.D\n\nThe functions of a state trade apprenticeship committee shall be to assist in an advisory capacity in the development of statewide standards of apprenticeship and in the development of local standards and local committees.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297466,"text":"A local joint apprenticeship committee may be established in any trade or group of trades in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice training needs of such trade or group of trades justify such establishment.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":297467,"text":"When two or more local joint apprenticeship committees have been established in the Commonwealth for a trade or group of trades or at the request of any trade or group of trades, a state apprenticeship committee may be established for such trade or group of trades. 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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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84030,"section_number":"2.2-2045","catch_line":"Authority of Council","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2045\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82980,"identifier":"2.2-2047","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/3\/2.2-2047","url":"\/2.2-2047\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2047\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/3\/2.2-2047","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local and state joint apprenticeship committees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2047","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A local joint apprenticeship committee<\/span> may be established in any trade or group of trades in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice<\/span> training needs of such trade or group of trades justify such establishment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When two or more local joint apprenticeship committees<\/span> have been established in the Commonwealth for a trade or group of trades or at the request of any trade or group of trades, a state apprenticeship committee may be established for such trade or group of trades. Such local and state joint apprenticeship committees<\/span> shall be composed of an equal number of employer<\/span> and employee representatives chosen from names submitted by the respective employer<\/span> and employee organizations in such trade or group of trades. In a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employer<\/span> or employee organization, the committee shall be appointed from persons known to represent the interests of employers<\/span> and of employees respectively. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The functions of a local joint apprenticeship committee<\/span> shall be: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To cooperate with school authorities in regard to the education of apprentices<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> In accordance with standards established by the Council<\/span>, to establish local standards of apprenticeship regarding, schedule of operations, application of wage rates, working conditions for apprentices<\/span>, and the number of apprentices<\/span> that shall be employed locally in the trade; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To adjust apprenticeship disputes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The functions of a state trade apprenticeship committee shall be to assist in an advisory capacity in the development of statewide standards of apprenticeship and in the development of local standards and local committees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL AND STATE JOINT APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEES (\u00a7 2.2-2047)\n\nA. A local joint apprenticeship committee may be established in any trade or\ngroup of trades in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice training needs\nof such trade or group of trades justify such establishment.\n\nB. When two or more local joint apprenticeship committees have been established\nin the Commonwealth for a trade or group of trades or at the request of any\ntrade or group of trades, a state apprenticeship committee may be established\nfor such trade or group of trades. Such local and state joint apprenticeship\ncommittees shall be composed of an equal number of employer and employee\nrepresentatives chosen from names submitted by the respective employer and\nemployee organizations in such trade or group of trades. In a trade or group of\ntrades in which there is no bona fide employer or employee organization, the\ncommittee shall be appointed from persons known to represent the interests of\nemployers and of employees respectively.\n\nC. The functions of a local joint apprenticeship committee shall be:\n\n 1. To cooperate with school authorities in regard to the education of\n apprentices;\n\n 2. In accordance with standards established by the Council, to establish local\n standards of apprenticeship regarding, schedule of operations, application of\n wage rates, working conditions for apprentices, and the number of apprentices\n that shall be employed locally in the trade; and\n\n 3. To adjust apprenticeship disputes.\n\nD. The functions of a state trade apprenticeship committee shall be to assist in\nan advisory capacity in the development of statewide standards of apprenticeship\nand in the development of local standards and local committees.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 624, 625.","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}}