(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