The Florida Senate

446.071  Apprenticeship sponsors.--

(1)  One or more local apprenticeship sponsors shall be approved in any trade or group of trades by the Division of Jobs and Benefits, upon a determination of need, provided the apprenticeship sponsor meets all of the standards established by the division. "Need" refers to the need of state residents for apprenticeship training. In the absence of proof to the contrary, it shall be presumed that there is need for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training in each county in this state.

(2)  A local apprenticeship sponsor may be a committee, a group of employers, an employer, or a group of employees, or any combination thereof.

(3)  The division has authority to grant a variance from the standards upon a showing of good cause for such variance by program sponsors in nonconstruction trades. The purpose of this provision is to recognize the unique and varying training requirements in nontraditional apprenticeable occupations and to authorize the division and bureau to adapt the standards to the needs of such programs.

History.--s. 7, ch. 23934, 1947; s. 1, ch. 63-153; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 72-113; s. 58, ch. 73-338; s. 1, ch. 77-183; s. 7, ch. 79-397; s. 25, ch. 83-174; s. 14, ch. 95-345.

Note.--Former s. 446.12.