(A)An apprenticeship program shall be accorded registration or
approval reciprocity by the council office at the request of the sponsoring
entity, where that entity is jointly formed on a multi-state basis by employers
and unions in other than the building and construction industry For purposes of apprenticeship activity in Ohio, the council
office will recognize another authorized entity's registration of a program and
its apprentice(s), if such recognition is requested by the respective sponsor and
the program is registered pursuant to program meets all requirements of division 5101:11 of
the Administrative Code by any recognized state
apprenticeship agency or by the office of apprenticeship.
(B)For state
purposes, the council office has the authority to approve an out-of-state apprenticeship programs
for program in the building and
construction industry pursuant to a reciprocity agreement with any or all of
Ohio's contiguous states, provided such agreement
conforms with the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule and
includes all of the following criteria:
(1)The
jurisdiction of the apprenticeship program must
extend into the state of Ohio. In addition, the
jurisdiction of the apprenticeship program must extend into the every Ohio county where the it provides on-the-job training
is being obtained.
(2)The apprenticeship program of the
contiguous state must meet the apprenticeship requirements of Ohio as provided
in Chapter 5101:11-3 of the Administrative Code.
(3)(2) A copy of the affected program standards must
be on file with the council office prior to approval being granted.
(4)(3) Verification of each apprentice's indenturement indenture with
affected program shall be on file with the council office.
(5)(4) Upon request, the program requesting approval must demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the council office that the related instruction of its
apprentices shall not be interrupted when they work in Ohio.
(C)The council office will accord
reciprocal approval for federal purposes to apprentices, apprenticeship
programs, and program standards that are registered outside of Ohio by the
office of apprenticeship or a registration agency, if such reciprocity is
requested by the respective program sponsors. Programs seeking reciprocal
approval must meet the wage and hour provisions and apprentice-journey ratio
requirements of the state of Ohio.
(D)(C) When Programs seeking reciprocal approval are to meet the wage,
work-hour, and apprentice-journey ratio requirements of the state of Ohio, and
any apprentices employed on public works projects in Ohio, apprentices of any program registered or approved by the
council office shall be subject to the requirements
provisions of Chapter 4115. of the Revised Code., regarding wages, apprentice-journey ratios, and work hours
in such projects. The apprentice-journey ratios and rates of wages established
by the Ohio department of commerce, superintendent of labor and employee
safety, These provisions and requirements shall
supersede those contained in the respective program standards.
Effective: 10/1/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 7/6/2020 and 10/01/2025
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 09/14/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4139.03
Rule Amplifies: 4139.03, 4139.05
Prior Effective Dates: 06/20/1979, 11/23/1998, 01/12/2001,
03/22/2004, 06/06/2009, 08/07/2014