PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 810

(A) The Secretary shall appoint a Director of Apprenticeship and Training. The
Director of Apprenticeship and Training shall have the responsibility of promoting
apprenticeship and other forms of on-the-job training and shall obtain the assistance of
the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, and other federal
and State agencies in this function. [His] THE DIRECTOR'S duties shall include, but shall
not be limited to:

(1)     encouragement and promotion of the standards established in
accordance with this subtitle and with the basic standards of the Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor;

(2)     bringing about the settlement of differences arising out of
apprenticeship programs and agreements when the differences cannot be adjusted locally
or in accordance with established trade procedure;

(3)     supervision of the execution of agreements and the maintenance of
standards;

(4)     registration of apprenticeship programs and agreements;

(5)     keeping a record of apprenticeship agreements and programs, and upon
performance thereunder issuing certificates of completion of apprenticeship;

(6)     encouragement of liaison and cooperation between all private, State,
and federal agencies concerned with apprenticeship, trade, and industrial training;

(7)     promotion of public awareness of apprenticeship and other occupational
training; and

(8)     keeping a record of the progress of apprenticeship and training
programs initiated in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle and informing the
Council periodically as to the results.

(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE AND TO
THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAW, WORK PLACE TRAINING FUNDS
UTILIZED FOR THE ATTRACTION, CREATION, EXPANSION AND RETENTION OF
BUSINESSES SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AS PROVIDED IN TITLE 3, SUBTITLE 6 OF ARTICLE 83A OF
THE CODE.

11-407.

All apprentice and training programs established under this subtitle shall conform
to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Part 30, and any subsequent applicable
provisions. In order to effectuate conformity with these provisions, a State plan shall be
drafted which will indicate in detail evidence of consistency in the operation of the
Maryland apprenticeship and training law with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29,
Part 30.

11-408.

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