1. (1) In this section, “family-owned construction business” means a construction business which is owned or a majority of whose stock is owned by one person or jointly by 2 persons who are related by blood or marriage.
2. (2) An owner of a family-owned construction business may select any of his or her sons or daughters or any person necessary to an approved affirmative action plan as an apprentice when the person has met the qualification standards for a trade and the business has met the qualification standards for training the type of apprentice involved.
3. (3) This section may not be used by a family-owned construction business to replace an apprentice already registered and assigned to the business.

4. (4) Where conditions of employment of apprentices are stipulated by a collective bargaining agreement, the department will be guided in its actions under this section by the terms of the agreement. Such stipulated conditions may require that sons and daughters of owners receive the same treatment as all other apprenticeship applicants.

   Note: The qualification standards referred to in sub. (2) are set by joint apprenticeship committees and the department. Copies are available from the division of apprenticeship and training, P.O. Box 7946, Madison, WI 53707.

History

History: Cr. Register, June, 1984, No. 342, eff. 7-1-84; CR 10-073: am. (2), (3) Register November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10.