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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83063,"section_number":"2.2-2048","catch_line":"Discrimination prohibitions for registered apprenticeship programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2048\/"}],"permalink":{"id":173633,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65041,"identifier":"2.2-2049","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/3\/2.2-2049","url":"\/2.2-2049\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2049\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/3\/2.2-2049","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requisites of apprentice agreement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2049","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every apprentice<\/span> agreement entered into under this article shall contain:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The names, signatures, and addresses of the contracting parties; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The date of birth of the apprentice<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The contact information of the program sponsor<\/span> and the Division of Registered Apprenticeship; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A statement of the occupation or business that the apprentice<\/span> is to be taught and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice<\/span> in work and the number of hours to be spent in related or supplemental instruction; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the occupation or industry division in which the apprentice<\/span> is to be taught and the approximate time to be spent at each process; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice<\/span> and whether the required related instruction shall be compensated; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> A statement providing for a period of probation<\/span> of not less than 500 hours of employment and instruction extending over not less than four months, during which time the apprentice<\/span> agreement shall be terminated by the Commissioner<\/span> at the request in writing of either party<\/span>, and providing that after such probationary period the apprentice<\/span> agreement may be terminated by the Commissioner<\/span> by mutual agreement of all parties thereto or cancelled by the Commissioner<\/span> for good and sufficient reason; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> A reference incorporating as part of the apprentice<\/span> agreement the standards of the apprenticeship program as they exist on the date of the apprentice<\/span> agreement and as they may be amended during the period of the apprentice<\/span> agreement; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> A statement that the apprentice<\/span> will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment and training without discrimination as provided in § 2.2-2048<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Contact information, including name, address, phone number, and email if appropriate, of the appropriate authority designated under the program to receive, process, and make disposition<\/span> of controversies or differences arising out of the apprentice<\/span> agreement when the controversies or differences cannot be adjusted locally or resolved in accordance with the established procedure or applicable collective bargaining provisions; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

12.<\/span> A provision that an employer<\/span> who is unable to fulfill his obligation under the apprentice<\/span> agreement may, with the approval of the Commissioner<\/span>, transfer such contract<\/span> to any other employer<\/span> if (i) the apprentice<\/span> consents, (ii) such other employer<\/span> agrees to assume the obligations of the apprentice<\/span> agreement, and (iii) the transfer is reported to the registration agency within 30 days of the transfer; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

13.<\/span> Such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the Commissioner<\/span> not inconsistent with the provisions of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUISITES OF APPRENTICE AGREEMENT (\u00a7 2.2-2049)\n\nEvery apprentice agreement entered into under this article shall contain:\n\n1. The names, signatures, and addresses of the contracting parties;\n\n2. The date of birth of the apprentice;\n\n3. The contact information of the program sponsor and the Division of Registered\nApprenticeship;\n\n4. A statement of the occupation or business that the apprentice is to be taught\nand the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end;\n\n5. A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work\nand the number of hours to be spent in related or supplemental instruction;\n\n6. A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the occupation or\nindustry division in which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate\ntime to be spent at each process;\n\n7. A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and\nwhether the required related instruction shall be compensated;\n\n8. A statement providing for a period of probation of not less than 500 hours of\nemployment and instruction extending over not less than four months, during\nwhich time the apprentice agreement shall be terminated by the Commissioner at\nthe request in writing of either party, and providing that after such\nprobationary period the apprentice agreement may be terminated by the\nCommissioner by mutual agreement of all parties thereto or cancelled by the\nCommissioner for good and sufficient reason;\n\n9. A reference incorporating as part of the apprentice agreement the standards\nof the apprenticeship program as they exist on the date of the apprentice\nagreement and as they may be amended during the period of the apprentice\nagreement;\n\n10. A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all\nphases of apprenticeship employment and training without discrimination as\nprovided in § 2.2-2048;\n\n11. Contact information, including name, address, phone number, and email if\nappropriate, of the appropriate authority designated under the program to\nreceive, process, and make disposition of controversies or differences arising\nout of the apprentice agreement when the controversies or differences cannot be\nadjusted locally or resolved in accordance with the established procedure or\napplicable collective bargaining provisions;\n\n12. A provision that an employer who is unable to fulfill his obligation under\nthe apprentice agreement may, with the approval of the Commissioner, transfer\nsuch contract to any other employer if (i) the apprentice consents, (ii) such\nother employer agrees to assume the obligations of the apprentice agreement, and\n(iii) the transfer is reported to the registration agency within 30 days of the\ntransfer; and\n\n13. Such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the\nCommissioner not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.\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}}