1. (1) The department shall:

   1. (a) encourage and promote the making of apprenticeship agreements conforming to the standards established by or in accordance with this chapter;
   2. (b) register apprenticeship agreements that are in the best interests of the apprenticeship and conform to the standards established by or in accordance with this chapter;
   3. (c) keep a record of apprenticeship agreements and, taking into consideration performance of the agreement, issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship;
   4. (d) terminate or cancel any apprenticeship agreements in accordance with the provisions of the agreements;
   5. (e) establish standards for apprenticeship agreements in conformity with the provisions of this chapter;
   6. (f) use the standard prevailing wage rate for construction services, as defined in 18-2-401, for a prevailing wage rate district as provided in 18-2-411 as a base on which an apprenticeship wage is calculated pursuant to 39-6-108 for apprentices;
   7. (g) adopt rules necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter; and
   8. (h) perform other duties that may be required by federal regulations, provided that the federal regulations are not in conflict with this chapter.
2. (2) At least once every 2 years, the department shall report on its activities and findings to the governor and, as provided in 5-11-210, to the legislature. The department shall also make the report available to the public.

3. (3) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

   1. (a) "Apprentice" means a worker employed to learn a skilled occupation under a written apprenticeship agreement registered with the department.
   2. (b) "Department" means the department of labor and industry.

History: Ap.p. Sec. 2, Ch. 149, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 183, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 160, L. 1963; Sec. 41-1202, R.C.M. 1947; Ap.p. Sec. 1, Ch. 149, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 99, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 183, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 160, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 439, L. 1975; Sec. 41-1201, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1201(b), 41-1202(1) thru (4); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 112, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 538, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 516, L. 2025.