As used in this subchapter: (1) “Apprentice plumber” means any person other than a journeyman plumber or master plumber who is engaged in learning and assisting in the installation of plumbing and drainage and enrolled in a state-approved apprentice program; (2) “Board” means the Career Education and Workforce Development Board; and (3) [Repealed.]
The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall have the following powers: (1) To ensure that all persons working as apprentice plumbers are properly registered; (2) To adopt rules as to the qualifications, training, and supervision of apprentice plumbers subject to the approval of the Department of Health; (3) To adopt rules establishing the roles […]
(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall appoint a State Apprenticeship Committee consisting of seven (7) voting members as follows: (1) Two (2) shall be Arkansas state-licensed journeyman plumbers; (2) One (1) shall be a citizen member; and (3) Four (4) shall be Arkansas state-licensed master plumbers. (b) (1) One (1) of the […]
(a) (1) The local apprenticeship committee shall establish criteria for eligibility for hardship status. The applicant for hardship status must reside at least thirty (30) miles by the most direct route from the nearest established apprenticeship school. (2) The thirty-mile criterion is a minimum qualification to be considered as hardship, and complete qualifications will be […]
(a) The decision of the local apprenticeship committee regarding the hardship application may be appealed to the State Apprenticeship Committee, and the State Apprenticeship Committee shall act on the appeal at its next regularly scheduled meeting upon receipt of the appeal. (b) The decision of the State Apprenticeship Committee may be appealed to the Career […]
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that an apprentice plumber should be trained in a manner that: (1) Develops the skills of the apprentice plumber; (2) Ensures the safety of plumbers and the public; and (3) Guarantees that the work of the apprentice plumber complies with legal requirements and meets industry standards. […]
