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446.041  Apprenticeship program, duties of division.--The Division of Jobs and Benefits 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 which fails to comply with the standards and policies of the division or which 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)  Cooperate with and assist the Division of Workforce Development of the Department of Education and appropriate education institutions in the development of viable apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs.

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

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

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

(12)  Adopt rules as required to implement the provisions of this act.

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.

Note.--Former s. 446.09.