1. (1) encourage the development of an apprenticeship and training system through the voluntary cooperation of management, labor, and interested State agencies in cooperation with other states and the federal government;
2. (2) provide for the establishment and furtherance of standards of apprenticeship and training to safeguard the welfare of apprentices and trainees;
3. (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. (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. (5) establish an apprenticeship and training council and authorize the appointment of a Director;
6. (6) set up a program of planned apprenticeship under registered agreements, meeting standards established by the Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor; and
7. (7) promote employment opportunities for young people under conditions providing adequate training and reasonable earnings.

The intent, purposes and objectives of this subtitle are to:

Added as Art. 83A, § 3-401, by Acts 1983, c. 64. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 285, § 2; Acts 1986, c. 5, § 4; Acts 1987, c. 11, § 2; Acts 1987, c. 311, § 1; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 8. Transferred to Labor and Employment § 11-401 and amended by Acts 1995, c. 120, §§ 2, 5, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 635, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 9, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2015, c. 120, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2019, c. 6, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019.

Formerly Art. 83A, § 3-401.