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    Apprenticeship Advisory Board

    Also known as:
    Apprenticeship Board
    Active dates:2007 -
    Authority:
    2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 135 Art. 7 Sec. 2
    Minn. Stat. 178.02
    Function:

    The board proposes occupational classifications and minimum standards for apprenticeship programs and agreements, and advises the Commissioner.

    Preceded by:
    Apprenticeship Advisory Council
    History:

    In 2007, the Legislature changed the Apprenticeship Advisory Council's name to Apprenticeship Board (see Laws of Minnesota 2007, chapter 135, article 7, section 2). 

    The Apprenticeship Council was originally created in 1939, under the statutory authority of Minnesota Statutes 178.02.

    The Apprenticeship Advisory Board was reviewed by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy (LCPFP) in 2013 as part of their biennial duty required by Minn. Stat. 3.885 Subd. 11. The LCPFP's 2013 Recommendations called for keeping the board.
    Advisory to:
    Department of Labor and Industry
    Membership:

    The Advisory Board includes three representatives of employer organizations, three representatives of employee organizations, and two public members. The assistant commissioner of children, families, and learning responsible for vocational education or designee shall be an ex officio member of the council and shall serve in an advisory capacity only.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Internet resource:
    Apprenticeship Advisory Board
    Reports:
    Executive Branch Advisory Groups Recommendations (December 18, 2013)
    Executive Branch Advisory Group Overviews (August 21, 2013)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, no date.
    Record last updated: 04/21/2023
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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