§ 28-45-2 Apprenticeship council. –(a) The director of labor and training, with the advice and consent of thegovernor, shall appoint a state apprenticeship council composed of four (4)representatives each from employer and employee organizations respectively. Thecouncil shall, by majority vote, elect from its membership a chairperson, avice-chairperson, and a secretary. The vice-chairperson shall act in theabsence or inability of the chairperson.
(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the council's presentmembership, the director of labor and training, with the advice and consent ofthe governor, shall appoint members to the apprenticeship council for initialterms, and those members shall hold office until their successors are appointedand have qualified, as follows:
(1) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of one year;
(2) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of two (2) years;
(3) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of three (3) years; and
(4) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of four (4) years.
(c) Upon the expiration of those initial terms, members shallbe appointed for terms of four (4) years, and shall hold office until theirsuccessors are appointed and have qualified. Any vacancy shall be filled byappointments by the director of labor and training, with the advice and consentof the governor, for the unexpired portion of the term. The commissioner ofelementary and secondary education, the director of labor and training shall bemembers of the council, ex-officio, without vote.
(d) The council may, by majority vote, designate anyconsultants that it may deem necessary and desirable to assist it in theperformance of its duties.
(e) Members of the board shall not be compensated for theirservice on the board.
§ 28-45-2 Apprenticeship council. –(a) The director of labor and training, with the advice and consent of thegovernor, shall appoint a state apprenticeship council composed of four (4)representatives each from employer and employee organizations respectively. Thecouncil shall, by majority vote, elect from its membership a chairperson, avice-chairperson, and a secretary. The vice-chairperson shall act in theabsence or inability of the chairperson.
(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the council's presentmembership, the director of labor and training, with the advice and consent ofthe governor, shall appoint members to the apprenticeship council for initialterms, and those members shall hold office until their successors are appointedand have qualified, as follows:
(1) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of one year;
(2) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of two (2) years;
(3) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of three (3) years; and
(4) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of four (4) years.
(c) Upon the expiration of those initial terms, members shallbe appointed for terms of four (4) years, and shall hold office until theirsuccessors are appointed and have qualified. Any vacancy shall be filled byappointments by the director of labor and training, with the advice and consentof the governor, for the unexpired portion of the term. The commissioner ofelementary and secondary education, the director of labor and training shall bemembers of the council, ex-officio, without vote.
(d) The council may, by majority vote, designate anyconsultants that it may deem necessary and desirable to assist it in theperformance of its duties.
(e) Members of the board shall not be compensated for theirservice on the board.
§ 28-45-2 Apprenticeship council. –(a) The director of labor and training, with the advice and consent of thegovernor, shall appoint a state apprenticeship council composed of four (4)representatives each from employer and employee organizations respectively. Thecouncil shall, by majority vote, elect from its membership a chairperson, avice-chairperson, and a secretary. The vice-chairperson shall act in theabsence or inability of the chairperson.
(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the council's presentmembership, the director of labor and training, with the advice and consent ofthe governor, shall appoint members to the apprenticeship council for initialterms, and those members shall hold office until their successors are appointedand have qualified, as follows:
(1) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of one year;
(2) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of two (2) years;
(3) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of three (3) years; and
(4) One representative each from employer and employeeorganizations respectively, for an initial term of four (4) years.
(c) Upon the expiration of those initial terms, members shallbe appointed for terms of four (4) years, and shall hold office until theirsuccessors are appointed and have qualified. Any vacancy shall be filled byappointments by the director of labor and training, with the advice and consentof the governor, for the unexpired portion of the term. The commissioner ofelementary and secondary education, the director of labor and training shall bemembers of the council, ex-officio, without vote.
(d) The council may, by majority vote, designate anyconsultants that it may deem necessary and desirable to assist it in theperformance of its duties.
(e) Members of the board shall not be compensated for theirservice on the board.
