74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
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amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus
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A-Engrossed
House Bill 2261
Ordered by the House April 30
Including House Amendments dated April 30
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Commissioner of the Bureau
of Labor and Industries Dan Gardner)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
Modifies membership of State Apprenticeship and Training
Council. Establishes qualifications for council members. Modifies
terms of apprenticeship agreement. Eliminates certain
recordkeeping requirements of local joint committees. Defines '
training agent' and alphabetizes definitions.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to apprenticeship program; amending ORS 660.002,
660.010, 660.020, 660.060, 660.110, 660.126, 660.135, 660.137,
660.142, 660.145, 660.155 and 660.190.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 660.002 is amended to read:
660.002. It is the policy of the State of Oregon:
(1) To encourage the development of an apprenticeship and
training system through the voluntary cooperation of management,
labor and interested state agencies, and in cooperation with
other states and the federal government.
(2) To provide for the establishment and { - furtherance - }
{ + promotion + } of standards of apprenticeship and training to
safeguard the welfare of apprentices and trainees and
{ - assure - } { + ensure + } proper training of an adequate,
skilled labor force.
(3) To encourage the preparation of persons with skills that
will enable them to find gainful employment in an ever-changing
society and { - insure - } { + ensure + } the continued
growth and development of the economy of Oregon by contributing
to the maintenance of an adequate supply of skilled workers.
SECTION 2. ORS 660.010 is amended to read:
660.010. As used in ORS 660.002 to 660.210, unless the context
requires otherwise:
(1) 'Apprentice' means a worker { + who is + } at least 16
years of age, except { - where - } { + when + } a higher
minimum age is otherwise required by law, { + and + } who is
employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation under standards of
apprenticeship approved by the State Apprenticeship and Training
Council { + and under an apprenticeship agreement recognized by
the council + }.
{ - (2) 'Apprenticeship agreement' means a written agreement
between an apprentice and either the employer or the local joint
committee which shall contain the minimum terms and conditions of
the employment and training of the apprentice. - }
{ - (3) - } { + (2) + } 'Apprenticeable occupation' means a
skilled trade
{ - which - } { + that + }:
(a) Is customarily learned in a practical way through a
structured, systematic program of on-the-job supervised training;
(b) Is clearly identified and commonly recognized throughout an
industry;
(c) Involves manual, mechanical or technical skills and
knowledge { - which - } { + that + } require a minimum of
2,000 hours of on-the-job supervised training; and
(d) Requires related instruction to supplement the on-the-job
training.
{ + (3) 'Apprenticeship agreement' means a written agreement
between an apprentice and either the training agent or the local
joint committee that contains the minimum terms and conditions of
the employment and training of the apprentice. + }
{ - (4) 'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of the Bureau
of Labor and Industries. - }
{ - (5) 'Council' means the State Apprenticeship and Training
Council. - }
{ - (6) - } { + (4) + } 'Course of study' means a course of
study for the instruction of apprentices or trainees established
in accordance with ORS 660.157.
{ - (7) 'Director' means the State Director of Apprenticeship
and Training. - }
{ - (8) - } { + (5) + } 'District school board' includes
the boards of community college service districts, education
service districts, common school districts and community college
districts.
{ - (9) - } { + (6) + } 'Employer' means any person
employing the services of an apprentice, regardless of whether
{ - such - } { + the + } person is a party to an
apprenticeship agreement with { - that - } { + the + }
apprentice.
{ - (10) - } { + (7) + } 'Local joint committee' includes
local joint apprenticeship committees, local joint training
committees and trade committees.
{ - (11) - } { + (8) + } 'Program' means the total system
of apprenticeship as operated by a particular local joint
committee, including the committee's registered standards and all
other terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment,
selection, employment and training of apprentices in that
apprenticeable occupation.
{ - (12) - } { + (9) + } 'Trainee' means a worker { + who
is + } at least 16 years of age, except { - where - }
{ + when + } a higher minimum age is otherwise required by law,
{ + and + } who is to receive, in part consideration for
services, complete instruction in an occupation
{ - which - } { + that + } meets all the requirements of an
apprenticeable occupation, except that such occupation
requires { + , + } in the opinion of the council, less than 2,000
but not less than 1,000 hours of on-the-job supervised training.
{ + (10) 'Training agent' means an employer that is
registered with a local joint committee and the Apprenticeship
and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. + }
SECTION 3. ORS 660.020 is amended to read:
660.020. (1) Every apprentice and { + either + } the
apprentice's
{ - employer or the agent of the apprentice's employer, - }
{ + training agent or the + } local joint committee shall sign a
written apprenticeship agreement on a form approved by the State
Apprenticeship and Training Council or on a form to which the
council chairperson may grant interim approval. The agreement
shall be signed and registered with the council as soon as
practicable, but { - within a period of time not to exceed - }
{ + not later than + } 90 days { + after the start of the
apprenticeship + }.
(2) When { - the original employer has been - } { + a
training agent is + } unable or unwilling to fulfill its
obligations under { - the - } { + an + } apprenticeship
agreement, the local joint committee may approve the transfer of
the { - employer's - } { + training agent's + } obligation
{ + under the program standards + } to a subsequent approved
{ - employer or employers - } { + training agent + } under the
same program, with the consent of the apprentice. In such cases,
it { - will not be - } { + is not + } necessary to sign and
register a new apprenticeship agreement, notwithstanding the
requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
SECTION 4. ORS 660.060 is amended to read:
660.060. { - In order - } To be registered { + with the
State Apprenticeship and Training Council + }, every
apprenticeship or training agreement { - made after November 1,
1981, - } shall contain:
(1) The names and signatures of the { - parties - }
{ + apprentice or trainee + } and of a parent or { - a - }
guardian if the apprentice or trainee is a minor;
(2) The names and addresses of the appropriate local joint
committee and of the { - State Apprenticeship and Training - }
council;
(3) The date of birth of the apprentice or trainee;
(4) The beginning date and duration of the apprenticeship or
training and the apprenticeable or trainable occupation in which
the apprentice or trainee is to be trained;
(5) A statement that the parties { - thereto - } { + to the
agreement + } shall abide by the applicable standards existing as
of the date of the agreement, and as amended during the duration
of the agreement, and a provision incorporating the standards
{ - , - } explicitly or by reference as part of the agreement;
(6) A statement that there is a probationary period during
which the apprenticeship agreement may be terminated by either
party to the agreement upon written notice to the Apprenticeship
{ + and Training + } Division of the Bureau of Labor and
Industries;
(7) A statement that after the probationary period the
apprenticeship agreement may be canceled at the request of the
apprentice or may be suspended, canceled or terminated by the
committee for good cause, which includes but is not limited to
failure to report to work, nonattendance at related training,
failure to submit work progress reports and lack of response to
committee citations, with { - due - } { + prior written + }
notice to the apprentice { + , + } { - and a reasonable
opportunity for correction - } and with written notice to the
apprentice and to the Apprenticeship { + and Training + }
Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries of the final
action taken by the committee;
(8) Such additional provisions as the council may deem
necessary or advisable to effectuate the policies and duties
prescribed and imposed by ORS 660.002 to 660.210, provided such
provisions are customarily subject to agreement between
{ - employers - } { + training agents + } and apprentices or
trainees; and
(9) A waiver by the apprentice granting permission for
{ + the + } release of related training school records to the
appropriate joint apprenticeship committee for the purpose of
evaluation.
SECTION 5. ORS 660.110 is amended to read:
660.110. (1) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council
shall consist of { - 11 - } { + nine + } members, including
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries { - , - }
and { - 10 - } { + eight + } members appointed by the
Governor { - , - } as follows:
{ - (a) Two members representing employees from the
apprenticeable crafts or trades for which programs are approved
and registered with the council; - }
{ - (b) Two members representing employees from the
industrial occupations for which programs are approved and
registered with the council; - }
{ - (c) Two members representing industrial employers whose
programs are approved and registered with the council; - }
{ - (d) Two members representing employers from the
apprenticeable crafts or trades whose programs are approved and
registered with the council; and - }
{ - (e) Two members representing the public. - }
{ + (a) Four members from apprenticeable building and
construction crafts or trades that have programs approved and
registered with the council, including two members representing
employers and two members representing employees;
(b) Two members from other apprenticeable occupations that have
programs approved and registered with the council, including one
member representing employers and one member representing
employees; and
(c) Two members representing the public.
(2) To qualify to be a member of the council, an individual
shall provide the Governor with documentation showing that the
individual meets at least one of the following requirements:
(a) Active participation on an apprenticeship governing body
for a minimum of four years; or
(b) A minimum of four years of experience in workforce
development or investment activities, vocational training or
education, apprenticeship program administration or a related
discipline. + }
{ - (2) - } { + (3)(a) + } Each member shall be appointed
for a term of four years and shall hold office until a successor
has been appointed and has qualified. When the term of a member
expires, the Governor shall appoint a successor within 90 days
{ - of - } { + after + } the term expiration date. A member
{ - shall - } { + may + } not automatically be removed from
the council in midterm should the member's industry withdraw from
the program for economic reasons.
{ - (3) - } { + (b) + } Any vacancy occurring among the
appointed members shall be filled by appointment, as provided in
this section, for the unexpired portion of the term.
{ - (4) - } { + (c) + } All appointments of members of the
council by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate
pursuant to section 4, Article III, Oregon Constitution.
{ - (5) - } { + (4) + } The Commissioner of the Bureau of
Labor and Industries shall serve as the chairperson of the
council with the power to cast the deciding vote in case of a
tie. The council shall choose from among its members a vice
chairperson to preside at meetings and perform other functions of
the chairperson when the commissioner is absent.
{ - (6) - } { + (5) + } Each member of the council is
entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
SECTION 6. ORS 660.126 is amended to read:
660.126. (1) Apprenticeship standards shall contain statements
of:
(a) The apprenticeable occupation to be taught and a
designation of the geographical area or areas in which the
standards { - shall be applicable - } { + will apply + };
(b) The qualifications required of apprentice applicants and
the minimum eligible starting age, which { - shall be - }
{ + is + } at least 16 years unless a higher age is required by
law;
(c) The outline of work processes in which the apprentice will
receive supervised work experience and training on the job, and
the allocation of the approximate time to be spent in each major
process;
(d) The term required for completion of apprenticeship, which
shall be consistent with requirements established by industry
practice for the development of requisite skills, but in no event
shall be less than 2,000 hours of reasonably continuous work
experience;
(e) The approximate number of hours to be spent by the
apprentice at work and the approximate number of hours to be
spent in related and supplemental instruction;
(f) The minimum numeric ratio of journeymen to apprentices
consistent with proper supervision, training, safety and
continuity of employment, which shall be specifically and clearly
stated as to application in terms of job site, workforce,
department or plant;
(g) A probationary period reasonable in relation to the full
apprenticeship term, with full credit given for { - such - }
{ + the probationary + } period toward completion of
apprenticeship and with provision that during the probationary
period, the apprenticeship agreement may be terminated without
cause;
(h) A progressively increasing schedule, showing the
percentages of the journeyman hourly wage to be paid the
apprentice at each level of apprenticeship achieved;
(i) Such additional provisions as the State Apprenticeship and
Training Council may, by rule, deem necessary or advisable to
effectuate the policies and duties prescribed and imposed by ORS
660.002 to 660.210; and
(j) The content of related training with training objectives.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the council
may approve the inclusion of standards of additional provisions,
or of provisions that depart from the requirements of subsection
(1) of this section, when such standards or provisions have been
submitted by joint employer and employee groups, or may be part
of legitimate bargaining agreements between an employer and
employees. { - The council, - } In making its decision,
{ - shall take into consideration - } { + the council shall
consider + } the following factors:
(a) The possibility that the provision might result in
curtailment of opportunities for apprentices to receive training
or continuity of employment;
(b) The possibility that the provision might result in the
diversion of needed qualified applicants for apprenticeship, and
particularly of qualified applicants of protected classes, into
unskilled or semiskilled jobs for which an adequate supply of
labor already exists;
(c) The possibility that the provision might result in disputes
among the participants in the programs { - such as - }
{ + that + } might curtail the cooperation necessary to build an
adequate, skilled labor force in the State of Oregon;
(d) The need to safeguard the health, safety, continuity of
employment and welfare of the apprentices and to ensure the
public welfare;
(e) The need to raise the level of skill in each apprenticeable
occupation to provide to the public quality goods and services at
a fair price and an adequate and skilled workforce for the
defense of the nation; and
(f) The need { - for providing - } { + to provide + }
training in the licensed occupations for the protection of the
apprentices and of the general public.
(3) The council shall adopt rules to allow a local committee to
determine the circumstances under which an apprentice { +
electrician + }, { + who is + } working under ORS 479.510 to
479.945 { - who - } { + and + } has completed 6,500 hours of
apprenticeship training, may work without direct supervision
during the remainder of the apprenticeship.
SECTION 7. ORS 660.135 is amended to read:
660.135. (1) In each locality where apprentices are employed,
{ - there shall be formed - } { + the State Apprenticeship
and Training Council may approve + } as many local joint
committees as are necessary to serve the needs of the various
apprenticeable occupations. { + Local joint committees in
building and construction trades occupations may be approved by
the council only as group programs serving multiple
employers. + }
(2) Each local joint committee shall have no more than eight
{ + principal + } members, all actively participating in
apprenticeship programs, and shall consist of an equal number of
representatives of employers and employees. { - The
principal - } { + One alternate member may be selected for each
principal committee member. Committee + } members and the
alternate members { - , one alternate for each of the principal
members, - } shall be selected pursuant to procedures
established by the { - State Apprenticeship and Training - }
council. The alternate members may attend all committee
meetings, participate in discussions and perform such duties as
may be delegated to them by the committee, but may not vote at
committee meetings except when actually { - serving to
substitute - } { + substituting + } for an absent principal
committee member for their respective employer or employee.
{ + (3) To qualify as a local joint committee member
representing employees, a prospective employee representative
must be a member of the collective bargaining unit if a
collective bargaining agreement exists for the trade or
occupation that is the subject of the apprenticeship or training
program administered by the committee. If no collective
bargaining agreement exists, the prospective employee
representative must be, or have been, a skilled practitioner of
the particular trade or occupation that is the subject of the
apprenticeship or training program administered by the
committee. + }
{ - (3) - } { + (4) + } Each local joint committee shall
select a chairperson and a secretary, for such terms and with
such powers and duties necessary for the performance of the
functions of
{ - such - } { + those + } offices as the committee
determines. { - The secretary shall maintain an accurate record
of all proceedings of the committee, which shall be made
available for public inspection at any reasonable time upon
request. A copy of the minutes of each meeting shall be sent to
the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. - } A
quorum for the transaction of committee business { - shall
consist - } { + consists + } of two representatives of
employers and two representatives of employees. Each local joint
committee shall meet as often as is necessary to transact
business. Meetings may be called by the chairperson { - , - }
or at the request of the majority of the members of the
committee.
{ - (4) - } { + (5) + } When an individual is employed by a
joint industry group, association or trust to assist local joint
apprenticeship or training committees, trade committees or state
joint committees in the performance of their statutory duties,
{ - such - } { + the + } individual is authorized to perform
any clerical, ministerial or other functions as the committees
may direct.
{ - (5) For purposes of membership as an employee
representative on a local joint committee the prospective
employee representative must be a member of the collective
bargaining unit when a collective bargaining agreement exists
which covers the trade or occupation that is the subject of the
apprenticeship or training program administered by the local
joint committee. When no collective bargaining agreement exists,
the prospective employee representative must be, or have been, a
skilled practitioner of the particular trade or occupation that
is the subject of the apprenticeship or training program
administered by the local joint committee. - }
SECTION 8. ORS 660.137 is amended to read:
660.137. Every local apprenticeship or training program
administered by a local joint committee, or by a trade committee
functioning as a local joint committee, shall:
(1) Propose to the State Apprenticeship and Training Council
standards for the local program { - which - } { + that + }
are in substantial conformity with ORS 660.126 and with the
uniform standards, if any, adopted by the state joint committee
for that occupation, and recommend to the council modifications
of the standards.
(2) Administer its program in conformity with its approved
standards, with the provisions of ORS 660.002 to 660.210, and
with the rules and policies of the council. Particularly, the
local { + joint + } committee shall:
(a) Maintain records of all apprentices in its program, with
respect to work experience, instruction on the job, attendance at
related instruction and progress, and such other records as may
be appropriate or required, and shall submit such reports as the
council or appropriate governmental agencies may require;
(b) Submit to the state joint committee appropriate requests
for changes in courses of study for the instruction of
apprentices; and
(c) Be responsible for apprentices receiving necessary
on-the-job and related instruction, and for all apprenticeship
agreements being promptly registered with the council.
(3) Be responsible for the recruitment, qualification,
selection, approval and registration of apprentices entering the
program, including the evaluation of previous creditable work
experience, education and training for which advanced credit must
be given { - ; - } { + , + } provided { - , however, - } that
advanced credit may be given for such creditable experience,
education and training.
(4) Review and evaluate, at least semiannually, the progress of
each apprentice, as to job performance and related instruction,
and consistent with the skill acquired, accordingly advance the
apprentice to the next level of apprenticeship or hold the
apprentice at the same level for a reasonable period, and with
reasonable opportunity for corrective action, or terminate the
apprentice from the program for serious or continued inadequate
progress and notify the Apprenticeship { + and Training + }
Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries of the action
taken. The council and the appropriate { - employer or
employers - } { + training agent + } shall also be notified of
each rerating and of the apprentice's new level on the wage
schedule. Recognition for successful completion of apprenticeship
shall be evidenced by an appropriate certificate issued by the
council.
(5) { + (a) + } Determine the qualifications, minimum
facilities and training conditions required of an employer to
serve as an approved training agent, and approve training agents
accordingly;
{ + (b) + } Make periodic checks of approved training agents
to
{ - assure - } { + ensure + } that there are qualified
training personnel and that there is adequate supervision on the
job, adequate and safe equipment and facilities for training and
supervision, and safety training for apprentices on the job and
in related instruction; and
{ + (c) + } Withdraw approval of training agents when the
qualifications are no longer met or when it appears to the
committee that the { - employer - } { + training agent + } is
in violation of the terms of an apprenticeship agreement,
standards, provisions of ORS 660.002 to 660.210 or the rules and
policies of the council.
(6) Determine and redetermine at least annually the average
journeyman hourly rate of wage for the purposes of ORS 660.142
and submit { - such - } { + the + } rate to the State
Director of Apprenticeship and Training, along with a statement
explaining how { - such - } { + the + } determination was
made. { - Employers who - } { + Training agents that + }fail
or refuse to provide their { - committee - }
{ + committees + } with information shall be terminated as
approved training agents. The council may withhold approval of a
new program or terminate an existing program for failure or
refusal by the committee or its { - employers - } { + training
agents + } to keep the established journeyman hourly rate of wage
current and correct. The committee shall retain all records from
which a wage determination was made for inspection by the
council, as required by law.
SECTION 9. ORS 660.142 is amended to read:
660.142. (1) { - No employer shall pay a registered - }
{ + A training agent may not pay an + }apprentice at a rate
less than that obtained by applying the schedule, set forth in
the applicable standards, at the apprentice's level of
apprenticeship, to the journeyman hourly rate of wage currently
in effect for journeymen in the occupation for which the
apprentice is being trained, as determined by the appropriate
local joint committee.
(2) The journeyman hourly wage rate shall be the average hourly
wage currently being paid by the { - employers - }
{ + training agents + } participating in a program to their
skilled workers, that is, to those employees with demonstrated
knowledge, experience and proficiency in that trade or occupation
who are currently performing the type of work for which the
apprentice is to be trained. Upon receipt of a committee's
determination of its current journeyman hourly rate of wage, the
State Director of Apprenticeship and Training shall cause notice
{ - thereof - } { + of the determination + } to be promptly
mailed to all apprentices and
{ - employers - } { + training agents + } participating in
the program. { - Such - } { + The + } determination shall be
in effect from the date set forth
{ - therein - } { + in the determination + }or, lacking such
date, from the first of the month following the mailing
{ - thereof; provided, however, that no such - } { + of the
determination. However, neither the + } wage determination
{ - or - } { + nor the + } effective date { - shall
alter - } { + alters + } the terms or effect of an existing
collective bargaining agreement.
(3) If a higher journeyman hourly wage rate { - shall be - }
{ + is + } prescribed by federal or state law for work on a
particular project, the higher rate so established { - shall
be - } { + is + } controlling for purposes of determining
apprentice wages applicable to that particular project.
(4) Nothing stated in ORS 660.002 to 660.210 shall be construed
to supersede the minimum wage or overtime provisions of ORS
chapters 652 and 653, or the rules adopted { + under ORS chapter
652 or 653 + }. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the
entry wage (that wage derived by applying the lowest percentage
on the schedule to the current journeyman hourly wage rate)
{ - shall - } { + may + } not be less than the federal or
state minimum wage rate, whichever is higher.
(5) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council may make such
exceptions to the apprentice wage schedule or journeyman hourly
wage rate, and to the minimum numeric ratio of journeymen to
apprentices, as it deems necessary or advisable to further the
operation of apprenticeship and training programs in Department
of Corrections institutions.
SECTION 10. ORS 660.145 is amended to read:
660.145. In an area where it is not practicable to establish a
local joint apprenticeship committee or a local joint training
committee, a trade committee for apprenticeship and training may
be formed to administer the standards of various separate
programs approved by the State Apprenticeship and Training
Council. Members shall consist of one { - employer - }
{ + training agent + } and one employee representing each
occupation affected, who shall be selected pursuant to the
procedures established by the council. A trade committee for
apprenticeship or training shall function in the manner
prescribed for a local joint committee as to all occupations
affected, except that recommendations to the council for
amendments or modifications to the standards of a particular
occupation may be made only by the members from that occupation.
SECTION 11. ORS 660.155 is amended to read:
660.155. (1) State joint apprenticeship committees may be
formed in each apprenticeable occupation for the purpose of
promoting and coordinating the apprenticeship goals of that
occupation and of developing statewide standards and related
instructional material for a course of study in that occupation.
If only one joint committee exists for a particular occupation,
that local joint committee has the same duties and powers as a
state joint committee formed pursuant to this section. This
subsection does not apply to training programs.
(2) State joint committees shall be composed of one member
representing { - employers - } { + training agents + } and
one member representing employees from each local joint committee
for that occupation. { - Employer - } { + Training agent + }
members of a local joint committee shall choose the
{ - employer - } { + training agent + } representative to the
state joint committee, and employee members shall choose the
employee representative. The { - employer - } { + training
agent + } and employee members of trade committees shall be
members of the state joint committee for their respective
occupations, but shall be counted in { - determinating - }
{ + determining + } a quorum for the state joint committee only
if present. An alternate member for each principal member from a
local joint committee shall also be selected in the same manner
as the principal members are selected. Each alternate member has
full authority to exercise the powers of the principal member for
whom the alternate was selected when that principal member is
unable to perform as a committee member.
(3) Each state joint committee shall elect a chairperson and a
vice chairperson, one of whom shall represent { - employers - }
{ + training agents + }, the other of whom shall represent
employees. The committee may also elect such other officers as it
determines appropriate. All officers elected pursuant to this
subsection shall serve such terms and have such duties and powers
as the committee determines appropriate for the performance of
their functions.
(4) Meetings may be called by the chairperson or at the request
of the majority of the members of the committee. Each state joint
committee may also formulate such rules as it deems necessary for
the time, place and orderly conduct of its meetings. Each
committee shall transmit to the State Apprenticeship and Training
Council a written record of each such meeting.
SECTION 12. ORS 660.190 is amended to read:
660.190. Each community college operating a preemployment or
trade extension training program in an apprenticeable occupation
shall appoint at least one employee member and one
{ - employer - } { + training agent + } member of an
appropriate local joint committee to the advisory committee for
that training program.
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