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446.041  Apprenticeship program, duties of division.--The Division of Workforce Development shall:

(1)  Administer the provisions of ss. 446.011-446.092.

(2)  Administer the standards established by the division.

(3)  Register in accordance with this chapter any apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program, regardless of affiliation, which meets standards established by the division.

(4)  Investigate complaints concerning the failure of any registered program to meet the standards established by the division.

(5)  Cancel the registration of any program that fails to comply with the standards and policies of the division or that unreasonably fails or refuses to cooperate with the division in monitoring and enforcing compliance with such standards.

(6)  Develop and encourage apprenticeship programs.

(7)  Cooperate with and assist local apprenticeship sponsors in the development of their apprenticeship standards and training requirements.

(8)  Encourage registered apprenticeship programs to grant consideration and credit to individuals completing registered preapprenticeship programs.

(9)  Monitor registered apprenticeship programs to ensure that they are being operated in compliance with all applicable standards.

(10)  Supervise all apprenticeship programs which are registered with the division.

(11)  Ensure that minority and gender diversity are considered in administering this program.

(12)  Adopt rules as required to implement ss. 446.011-446.092.

History.--s. 4, ch. 23934, 1947; s. 3, ch. 28037, 1953; s. 1, ch. 63-153; s. 19, ch. 63-400; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 168, ch. 71-377; s. 3, ch. 72-113; s. 1, ch. 73-283; s. 56, ch. 73-338; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 11, ch. 78-95; s. 32, ch. 79-7; s. 4, ch. 79-397; s. 21, ch. 83-174; s. 5, ch. 85-75; s. 10, ch. 95-345; s. 17, ch. 97-98; s. 36, ch. 97-307; s. 21, ch. 98-58; s. 115, ch. 2000-165.

Note.--Former s. 446.09.