§388.  Approval of apprenticeship agreements; signature

A. Every apprenticeship agreement under this Chapter shall be approved and the apprentice registered by the director of apprenticeship within fifteen days of being properly submitted and found to be in conformity with 29 C.F.R. Part 30, the federal guidelines for equal opportunity in apprenticeship and training; or the applicant, employer, and sponsor shall be notified immediately in writing as to the reason for the agreement not being approved.

B. Every apprenticeship agreement shall include the names and signatures of the contracting parties, as provided in R.S. 23:389, and if the apprentice is a minor, the name and signature of a parent or legal guardian.

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

Acts 1987, No. 623, §1; Acts 2010, No. 791, §1; Acts 2014, No. 740, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.