                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REQUISITES OF APPRENTICE AGREEMENT (§ 2.2-2049)

Every apprentice agreement entered into under this article shall contain:

1. The names, signatures, and addresses of the contracting parties;

2. The date of birth of the apprentice;

3. The contact information of the program sponsor and the Division of Registered
Apprenticeship;

4. A statement of the occupation or business that the apprentice is to be taught
and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end;

5. A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work
and the number of hours to be spent in related or supplemental instruction;

6. A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the occupation or
industry division in which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate
time to be spent at each process;

7. A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and
whether the required related instruction shall be compensated;

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

9. A reference incorporating as part of the apprentice agreement the standards
of the apprenticeship program as they exist on the date of the apprentice
agreement and as they may be amended during the period of the apprentice
agreement;

10. A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all
phases of apprenticeship employment and training without discrimination as
provided in &#xA7; 2.2-2048;

11. 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 of controversies or differences arising
out of the apprentice agreement when the controversies or differences cannot be
adjusted locally or resolved in accordance with the established procedure or
applicable collective bargaining provisions;

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

13. Such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the
Commissioner not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.

HISTORY: 2023, cc. 624, 625; 2024, c. 507.