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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84030</law_id><section_number>2.2-2045</section_number><catch_line>Authority of Council</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="C">State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="20.2">Workforce Development and Advancement</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="3">Apprenticeships</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Council</span> may:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Determine standards for <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreements, which standards shall not be lower than those prescribed by this article; <a id="paragraph-301151" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2045/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Appoint the secretary of the <span class="dictionary">Council</span> to act as secretary of each state <span class="dictionary">joint apprenticeship committee</span>; <a id="paragraph-301152" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2045/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Review decisions of local <span class="dictionary">joint apprenticeship committees</span> relating to apprenticeship disputes pursuant to subdivision C 3 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Local and state joint apprenticeship committees" href="/2.2-2047/">2.2-2047</a>; <a id="paragraph-301153" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2045/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the <span class="dictionary">intent</span> of this article; and <a id="paragraph-301154" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2045/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Advise the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> on policies to coordinate apprenticeship-related instruction delivered by state and local public education agencies. <a id="paragraph-301155" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2045/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2023, cc. 624, 625; 2024, c. 507.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
