§3204. Apprenticeship program performance standards
1.
Minimum number of apprentices.
A registered apprenticeship program must have at least one registered apprentice, except for the following specified periods of time if the periods do not exceed one year:
A.
Between the date when the apprenticeship program is registered and the date of registration for its first apprentice; and
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B.
Between the date that the apprenticeship program graduates an apprentice and the date of registration for the next apprentice in the program.
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2.
Evaluation.
The Maine Apprenticeship Program shall evaluate the performance of a registered apprenticeship program. The tools and factors to be used must include, but are not limited to:
A.
Quality assurance assessments;
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B.
Equal employment opportunity compliance reviews; and
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C.
Completion rates. The cancellation of an apprenticeship agreement during the probationary period under section 3205, subsection 8 does not have an adverse impact on an apprenticeship program's completion rate.
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3.
Transfers.
A transfer of an apprentice between apprenticeship programs or within an apprenticeship program must be based on agreement between the apprentice and the affected sponsors and:
A.
The sponsor must provide the transferring apprentice with a transcript of related instruction and on-the-job learning;
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B.
The transfer may be only to an apprenticeship program for the same occupation as the one from which the apprentice is being transferred; and
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C.
If the transfer occurs between sponsors, a new apprenticeship agreement must be executed.
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4.
Notice.
A sponsor shall notify the Maine Apprenticeship Program of a person who has completed an apprenticeship program, of a transfer under subsection 3 or of a suspension or cancellation of an apprenticeship agreement under section 3205 within 45 days of the completion, transfer, suspension or cancellation. Notice of a transfer, suspension or cancellation must include the reasons for the transfer, suspension or cancellation.
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SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 491, §13 (NEW).