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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65041</law_id><section_number>2.2-2049</section_number><catch_line>Requisites of apprentice agreement</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>Every <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreement entered into under this article shall contain:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The names, signatures, and addresses of the contracting parties; <a id="paragraph-236729" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The date of birth of the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span>; <a id="paragraph-236730" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The contact information of the program <span class="dictionary">sponsor</span> and the Division of Registered Apprenticeship; <a id="paragraph-236731" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A statement of the occupation or business that the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> is to be taught and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end; <a id="paragraph-236732" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> in work and the number of hours to be spent in related or supplemental instruction; <a id="paragraph-236733" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the occupation or industry division in which the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> is to be taught and the approximate time to be spent at each process; <a id="paragraph-236734" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> and whether the required related instruction shall be compensated; <a id="paragraph-236735" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> A statement providing for a period of <span class="dictionary">probation</span> of not less than 500 hours of employment and instruction extending over not less than four months, during which time the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreement shall be terminated by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> at the request in writing of either <span class="dictionary">party</span>, and providing that after such probationary period the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreement may be terminated by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> by mutual agreement of all parties thereto or cancelled by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> for good and sufficient reason; <a id="paragraph-236736" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="9"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> A reference incorporating as part of the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreement the standards of the apprenticeship program as they exist on the date of the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreement and as they may be amended during the period of the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreement; <a id="paragraph-236737" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="10"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> A statement that the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of apprenticeship employment and training without discrimination as provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Discrimination prohibitions for registered apprenticeship programs" href="/2.2-2048/">2.2-2048</a>; <a id="paragraph-236738" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="11"><p><span class="prefix-number">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 <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> of controversies or differences arising out of the <span class="dictionary">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; <a id="paragraph-236739" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="12"><p><span class="prefix-number">12.</span> A provision that an <span class="dictionary">employer</span> who is unable to fulfill his obligation under the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreement may, with the approval of the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>, transfer such <span class="dictionary">contract</span> to any other <span class="dictionary">employer</span> if (i) the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> consents, (ii) such other <span class="dictionary">employer</span> agrees to assume the obligations of the <span class="dictionary">apprentice</span> agreement, and (iii) the transfer is reported to the registration agency within 30 days of the transfer; and <a id="paragraph-236740" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#12"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="13"><p><span class="prefix-number">13.</span> Such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> not inconsistent with the provisions of this article. <a id="paragraph-236741" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-2049/#13"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2023, cc. 624, 625; 2024, c. 507.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
