Administration

Apprenticeship Program. of the Guam Registered

(a)The Director shall administer the Guam Registered Apprenticeship Program and shall establish rules and regulations necessary to implement this Article, pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Law, within ninety

(90)days after the enactment hereof.

(b)The Director shall ensure proper educational accreditation standards are met and maintained by program providers, using educational classes provided by an institution of higher education or approved educational learning resources identified in the standards.

(c)Program participants having apprentices in training shall adopt and register with the Director a written Affirmative Action Plan and Selection Procedure according to Title 29 C.F.R. Part 30. Program participants may set their own minimum requirements, qualifications, and credentials for apprentices, subject to approval COL 1/26/2024 CH. 10 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS by the Director, provided that said requirements are fair, nondiscriminatory, and comply with all applicable Program requirements and USDOL-OA standards.

(d)DOL is authorized to collect a processing fee in order to defer the cost of administering the Program. The fee shall be equal to two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the amount of tax credit approved by the Director on each application for certification of tax credit, and shall be due upon release of the certification.

(1)Such fees shall be deposited in the Manpower Development Fund to be used exclusively for the operations of DOL’s apprenticeship activities.