Ch. 706

LAWS OF MARYLAND

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.

(2)  The Council shall issue a certificate of approval
to an applicant operating or proposing to operate the program if
it is satisfied that the conditions of entrance, the
qualifications of the administrators and instructors, the content
of the program, the facilities, and the financial aspects of the
program are adequate and appropriate for the purpose of the
program. Prior- to approving any program, the Council shall submit
the application and relevant data pertaining to it to the State
Superintendent of Schools, who, within 30 days after receipt of
the application and data from the Council, shall return them to
the Council, with whatever comments he deems appropriate.

(3)  The Council, after notice and hearing, may
suspend or revoke Its approval of a program or course if it finds

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