Title 2.2, Administration of Government

Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Department is authorized to enter into arrangements with the appropriate agencies of other states or the federal government for the purpose of workforce development and training.

A. Each workforce development program provider shall keep true and accurate training records containing such information as the Department may prescribe. Such records shall be open to inspection and be subject to being copied by the Department or its authorized representatives at…

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds …

A. To the extent permitted under state and federal law, the agencies specified in subsection D shall share data from within their respective databases to (i) develop meaningful analyses and evaluations of workforce programs required by subdivision B 8 of § 2.2-214.3 and clause (i…

A. The Department shall develop a tool or process for the uniform tracking of successful job placement and job retention outcomes of workforce development program participants. B. All workforce development program providers shall annually track successful job placement and job re…

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Apprentice" means a person at least 16 years of age who is covered by a written agreement with an employer and approved by the Commissioner. The agreement shall provide for not less than 2,000 hours of rea…

A. The Governor shall appoint an Apprenticeship Council composed of four representatives each from employer and employee organizations respectively and two representatives of workforce training programs, one of whom shall represent an employee organization, and all of whom shall …

The Council may: 1. Determine standards for apprentice agreements, which standards shall not be lower than those prescribed by this article; 2. Appoint the secretary of the Council to act as secretary of each state joint apprenticeship committee; 3. Review decisions of local join…

A. The Commissioner, with the advice and guidance of the Council, shall be responsible for administering the provisions of this article. B. The Commissioner shall: 1. Approve, if approval is in the best interests of the apprentice, any apprenticeship agreement that meets the stan…

A. A local joint apprenticeship committee may be established in any trade or group of trades in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice training needs of such trade or group of trades justify such establishment. B. When two or more local joint apprenticeship committees have …

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Virginia Human Rights Act (§ 2.2-3900 et seq.), for purposes of this article a sponsor of a registered apprenticeship program shall not discriminate against an apprentice or applicant for apprenticeship on the basis of race, color, religio…

Every apprentice agreement entered into under this article shall contain: 1. The names, signatures, and addresses of the contracting parties; 2. The date of birth of the apprentice; 3. The contact information of the program sponsor and the Division of Registered Apprenticeship; 4…

No apprentice agreement under this article shall be effective until approved by the Commissioner. Every apprentice agreement shall be signed by the employer, or by an association of employers or an organization of employees as provided in § 2.2-2052, and by the apprentice, and, i…

When a minor enters into an apprentice agreement under this article for a period of training extending into his majority, the apprentice agreement shall likewise be binding for such a period as may be covered during the apprentice's majority.

For the purpose of providing greater diversity of training or continuity of employment, any apprentice agreement made under this article may in the discretion of the Commissioner be signed by an association of employers or an organization of employees instead of by an individual …

Nothing in this article or in any apprentice agreement approved under this article shall invalidate any apprenticeship provision in any collective agreement between employers and employees establishing higher apprenticeship standards regarding ratios of apprentices to journeymen,…

A. The Department shall have all rights, powers, and duties with respect to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of free employment offices in the Commonwealth and shall possess, exercise, and perform the same through a division known as the Virginia State Job Service. T…

A. For purposes of this section, "veteran" means an individual who has served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. B. The Department, in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and …

The Department shall have the following duties relating to employment stabilization: 1. Establish a viable labor exchange system to promote maximum employment for the Commonwealth with priority given to those workers drawing unemployment benefits; 2. Provide Virginia State Job Se…

Within each employment office, the Department shall post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance. The notice required by this section shal…