(1) There is created the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship under the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board, which is Mississippi’s state apprenticeship agency in accordance with 29 USC Section 50 and 29 CFR Sections 29 and 30.
(2) (a) The Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship shall be under the direction of the executive committee of the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board.(b) The executive committee shall select a Director for the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, with the advice and consent of a majority of the State Workforce Investment Board, who must possess demonstrated experience in the development or operation of an apprenticeship for a private-sector employer. The director shall:(i) Be a person with extensive experience with registered apprenticeships and possess no less than five (5) years professional experience related to registered apprenticeships;(ii) Manage the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship;(iii) Perform functions necessary for the daily operation and administration of the office, with oversight from the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board, to fulfill the duties of the Office of Apprenticeship, as described in this article;(iv) Hire staff needed for the performance of duties under this article and, with the approval of the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board, set the compensation of hired employees from any funds available for that purpose;(v) Serve at the will and pleasure of the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board;(vi) Promulgate rules and regulations, subject to oversight by the State Workforce Investment Board, not inconsistent with this article, as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this article; and(vii) Perform other actions determined by the executive committee to be necessary to fulfill the duties under this article.(c) The office is established for the following purposes:(i) To serve as the State Registration Agency;(ii) To establish labor standards for quality youth apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, and to safeguard the welfare of apprentices in these programs;(iii) To establish labor standards for youth apprenticeships and federally registered apprenticeships and for safeguarding the welfare of apprentices in these programs;(iv) To ensure equal opportunities exist in each registered apprenticeship authorized by federal law and to safeguard the welfare of apprentices in these programs;(v) To resolve disputes between parties to an apprenticeship agreement;(vi) To comply with all federal requirements for state apprenticeship agencies and the duties outlined in 29 CFR Section 29; and(vii) To support, assess, assist, monitor and regulate all registered apprenticeship programs authorized or funded by the United States Department of Labor.
(a) The Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship shall be under the direction of the executive committee of the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board.
(b) The executive committee shall select a Director for the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, with the advice and consent of a majority of the State Workforce Investment Board, who must possess demonstrated experience in the development or operation of an apprenticeship for a private-sector employer. The director shall:(i) Be a person with extensive experience with registered apprenticeships and possess no less than five (5) years professional experience related to registered apprenticeships;(ii) Manage the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship;(iii) Perform functions necessary for the daily operation and administration of the office, with oversight from the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board, to fulfill the duties of the Office of Apprenticeship, as described in this article;(iv) Hire staff needed for the performance of duties under this article and, with the approval of the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board, set the compensation of hired employees from any funds available for that purpose;(v) Serve at the will and pleasure of the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board;(vi) Promulgate rules and regulations, subject to oversight by the State Workforce Investment Board, not inconsistent with this article, as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this article; and(vii) Perform other actions determined by the executive committee to be necessary to fulfill the duties under this article.
(i) Be a person with extensive experience with registered apprenticeships and possess no less than five (5) years professional experience related to registered apprenticeships;
(ii) Manage the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship;
(iii) Perform functions necessary for the daily operation and administration of the office, with oversight from the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board, to fulfill the duties of the Office of Apprenticeship, as described in this article;
(iv) Hire staff needed for the performance of duties under this article and, with the approval of the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board, set the compensation of hired employees from any funds available for that purpose;
(v) Serve at the will and pleasure of the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board;
(vi) Promulgate rules and regulations, subject to oversight by the State Workforce Investment Board, not inconsistent with this article, as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this article; and
(vii) Perform other actions determined by the executive committee to be necessary to fulfill the duties under this article.
(c) The office is established for the following purposes:(i) To serve as the State Registration Agency;(ii) To establish labor standards for quality youth apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, and to safeguard the welfare of apprentices in these programs;(iii) To establish labor standards for youth apprenticeships and federally registered apprenticeships and for safeguarding the welfare of apprentices in these programs;(iv) To ensure equal opportunities exist in each registered apprenticeship authorized by federal law and to safeguard the welfare of apprentices in these programs;(v) To resolve disputes between parties to an apprenticeship agreement;(vi) To comply with all federal requirements for state apprenticeship agencies and the duties outlined in 29 CFR Section 29; and(vii) To support, assess, assist, monitor and regulate all registered apprenticeship programs authorized or funded by the United States Department of Labor.
(i) To serve as the State Registration Agency;
(ii) To establish labor standards for quality youth apprenticeships and registered apprenticeships, and to safeguard the welfare of apprentices in these programs;
(iii) To establish labor standards for youth apprenticeships and federally registered apprenticeships and for safeguarding the welfare of apprentices in these programs;
(iv) To ensure equal opportunities exist in each registered apprenticeship authorized by federal law and to safeguard the welfare of apprentices in these programs;
(v) To resolve disputes between parties to an apprenticeship agreement;
(vi) To comply with all federal requirements for state apprenticeship agencies and the duties outlined in 29 CFR Section 29; and
(vii) To support, assess, assist, monitor and regulate all registered apprenticeship programs authorized or funded by the United States Department of Labor.
(3) Before July 31, 2026, the executive committee of the State Workforce Investment Board shall submit an application to the Administrator of the United States Office of Apprenticeship to be recognized as the state apprenticeship agency that shall comply with applicable federal law.
(4) The duties created in this section are in addition to the duties established for the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board under Chapter 153, Title 37, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(5) Subject to the availability of funding, the administrative and operational expenses of the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship shall be paid using state special fund monies annually appropriated specifically for such purposes.