39-6-104. Local and state joint apprenticeship committees. - Montana Statutes

     39-6-104. Local and state joint apprenticeship committees. (1) Local and state joint apprenticeship committees may be approved in any trade or group of trades in cities or trade areas by the department of labor and industry whenever the apprentice training needs of such trade or group of trades justifies such establishment.
     (2) Such local or state joint apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives chosen from names submitted by the respective local or state employer and employee organizations in such trade or group of trades. In a trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employer or employee organization, the joint committee shall be composed of persons known to represent the interests of employers and of employees, respectively, or a state joint apprenticeship committee may be approved as or the department may act itself as the joint committee in such trade or group of trades.
     (3) Subject to the review of the department and in accordance with the standards established by this chapter and by the department, such committee shall devise standards for apprenticeship agreements and give such aid as may be necessary in their operation in their respective trades and localities.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 149, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1203.