Ch. 311

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[7-405.] 3-405.

(a) 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 committees where such committees are needed and
approve their programs;

(3)  Formulate and adopt standards of apprenticeship
which safeguard the welfare of apprentices, being guided; but not
controlled, by the standards of apprenticeship recommended by the
federal committee 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 employees as elect to conform with the provisions of
this subtitle;

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

(7)  Issue certificates of completion of
apprenticeship to apprentices 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)  Prescribe its rules of procedure and duties of
the Chairman, Director, and Secretary subject to the provisions
of this law; and

(10)  Perform such other functions as the Governor or
the Secretary [of Employment and Training] may direct or as may
come within the scope of the Council.

(b) (1) No person, firm, or corporation may offer,
establish, maintain, or operate an apprenticeship or on-the-job
training program for any occupation recognized as an
apprenticeable occupation by the Council for which tuition,
charges, or fees are charged to or are payable by an enrollee or
student, or which is financed in whole or in part by State funds,
unless the program is first approved by the Council.

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