LAC 40:IX.105. State Apprenticeship Council

A. The executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission shall appoint a State Apprenticeship Council as follows: 1. three representatives of employers who have been selected from recommendations made by employer organizations that are party to a registered apprenticeship program, and three representatives of labor organizations who are nominated by state labor federations, who are also party to a Louisiana-approved apprenticeship program; 2. two members representing the general public; 3. the state official in charge of trade and industrial education with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System shall serve in an ex-officio capacity; 4. each member shall be appointed for three years; 5. any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of their predecessor shall be appointed for the remainder of said term; 6. each member of the council not otherwise compensated by public funds, may be reimbursed for transportation and shall be paid not more than $35 per day for each day spent in attendance at meetings of the apprenticeship council, which shall meet at the call of the director of apprenticeship; and 7. in order to be considered for appointment to the council, members must be party to a registered apprenticeship program and well versed in the apprenticeship system and apprenticeable occupations, or have previously served on the council for ten or more years.