40                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 16

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved March 23, 1966.

CHAPTER 16
(Senate Bill 29)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 50, 53,
54, and 57 of Article 89 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965
Supplement), title "Department of Labor and Industry", subtitle
"Planned Apprenticeship Standards and On-the-Job Training Ac-
tivities", clarifying certain references in the laws relating to ap-
prenticeship and training under the Commissioner of Labor and
under the Apprenticeship and Training Council.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 50, 53, 54, and 57 of Article 89 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1965 Supplement), title "Department of Labor and
Industry", sub-title "Planned Apprenticeship Standards and On-the-
Job Training Activities", be and they are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

50. The intent, purposes and objectives of this [section] subtitle
are to:

(1)   Encourage the development of an apprenticeship and training
system through the voluntary cooperation of management and labor
and interested State agencies and in cooperation with other states
and the federal government;

(2)  Provide for the establishment and furtherance of standards
of apprenticeship and training to safeguard the welfare of appren-
tices and trainees;

(3)   Contribute to a healthy economy by aiding in the development
and maintenance of a skilled labor force sufficient in numbers and
quality to meet the expanding needs of Maryland industry and to
attract new industry;

(4)   Open to young people the opportunity to obtain training in
skilled trades and other on-the-job occupations which will equip them
for profitable employment and citizenship;

(5)  Establish an apprenticeship and training council and authorize
the appointment of a director;

(6)   Set up a program of planned apprenticeship under registered
agreements, meeting standards established by the Bureau of Appren-
ticeship and Training, U. S. Department of Labor;

(7)   Promote employment opportunities for young people under
conditions providing adequate training and reasonable earnings;

(8)  Provide for periodic reports to the Governor, the legislature
and the public regarding the status of apprenticeship training in
this State.

53. The duties of the Council shall be to: