Montana Code 39-6-104. Local and state joint apprenticeship committees
39-6-104. Local and state joint apprenticeship committees. (1) The department may approve local or state joint apprenticeship committees in any occupation or group of occupations in cities or trade areas whenever the apprentice training needs of the occupation or group of occupations justifies establishment of a committee.
Terms Used In Montana Code 39-6-104
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The local or state joint apprenticeship committees must be composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives chosen from names submitted by the respective local or state employer and employee organizations in the occupation or group of occupations. For an occupation or group of occupations in which there is no bona fide employer or employee organization, the joint committee must be composed of persons known to represent the interests of employers and of persons known to represent the interests of employees or the department may approve a state joint apprenticeship committee or act itself as the joint committee for the occupation or group of occupations.
(3)Subject to the review of the department and in accordance with the standards established by this chapter and by the department, a committee shall devise standards for apprenticeship agreements and provide the assistance necessary for their operation in the respective occupations and localities.