In addition to the definitions relating to apprenticeship training found in Texas Education Code, §133.001, and in 29 C.F.R. §29.2, the following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Administrator's Guide for Apprenticeship Training Programs--An informational supplement to the Apprenticeship Training Rules, referred to in this chapter as "the Administrator's Guide." The Administrator's Guide is issued annually by the Texas Workforce Commission and provides relevant dates and sample application forms with instructions useful in planning and submitting an application for Apprenticeship Training Program funding. The Administrator's Guide may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission, Apprenticeship Training, 101 East 15th Street, Austin, Texas 78778-0001.
2. (2) Apprentice--A full-time paid worker, at least 16 years of age except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed to learn a skilled trade under standards of apprenticeship established by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor.
3. (3) Apprenticeship agreement--A written agreement between an apprentice and either an employer or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for employer(s), which contains the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice. The elements of an apprenticeship agreement are set forth at 29 C.F.R. §29.6.
4. (4) Apprenticeship committee--An autonomous local group consisting of members appointed by one or more employers of apprentices, or by one or more bargaining agents representing members of an apprenticeable trade, or a combination of the above. An apprenticeship committee is designated for each apprenticeship training program to establish instruction standards and goals for a particular craft or crafts, interview and select applicants, and monitor the program and apprentices as described in Texas Education Code, §133.003.
5. (5) Apprenticeship training program--A training program that provides on-the-job training, preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, or related instruction in a trade that has been certified as an apprenticeable occupation by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor. The program is a structured system of training designed to prepare individuals for occupations in skilled trades and crafts by combining training under the supervision of experienced journeymen with job-related classroom instruction.
6. (6) Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training--The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
7. (7) Commission--The Texas Workforce Commission.
8. (8) Federal Regulations--The U.S. Department of Labor standards for the registration of apprenticeship programs found in 29 C.F.R. Part 29.
9. (9) Local Education Agency--For purposes of this Chapter 837, a public school district or state post-secondary institution, that provides funding under Chapter 133, Texas Education Code, for an apprenticeship training program pursuant to a contract with an apprenticeship committee.

Source Note:The provisions of this §837.2 adopted to be effective July 16, 1998, 23 TexReg 7237.