1562                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 910

The regular members of the Council shall be appointed as follows:
Two of the original regular members shall be appointed for a term
of one year, two for a term of two years, and two for a term of
three years; except that expiration dates of all terms shall be on
June 30 of the appropriate year.

52.

The members of the Council shall receive no salaries, but shall

be paid the usual per diem and travel allowances for actual time

spent in meetings TRAVEL ALLOWANCES. The Council shall
operate under the administrative direction of the Commissioner of
Labor. The Council shall elect annually, one of its members as Chair-
man. The Chairmanship shall rotate—one year a labor representa-
tive shall be Chairman, the next year, an employer member shall be
Chairman. The Director of Apprenticeship and Training shall act
as Secretary.

53.

The duties of the Council shall be to:

(1)  Determine the apprenticeability of trades in the State of
Maryland;

(2)  Encourage the establishment of local apprenticeship com-
mittees where such committees are needed; and to approve their
programs;

(3)  Formulate and adopt standards of apprenticeship which safe-
guard the welfare of apprentices, being guided, but not controlled
by the standards of apprenticeship recommended by the Federal Com-
mittee on Apprenticeship; and provide guidance and counsel on the
establishment of other forms of on-the-job training;

(4) Formulate policies for the overall apprenticeship program;

(5)  Register standards of apprenticeship of such groups or em-
ployers as elect to conform with the provisions of this Chapter;

(6)  Register apprenticeship agreements which conform to the
standards of apprenticeship adopted by the Council;

(7)  Issue Certificates of Completion of Apprenticeship to appren-
tices who are registered with the Council when such apprentices
have completed successfully their apprenticeship;

(8)  Seek all information pertaining to apprenticeship training in
the State;

(9)  The Council shall prescribe its rules of procedure and duties
of the Chairman, Director and Secretary; subject to the provisions
of this law;

(10)  Perform such other functions as the Governor may direct or
as may come within the scope of the Council.

The Commissioner of Labor shall appoint a Director of Apprentice-
ship and Training. The Director of Apprenticeship and Training
shall have responsibility of promoting apprenticeship and other forms

54.