84D.5  Iowa apprenticeship council.
  1.  The Iowa apprenticeship council is established as an advisory council within the department of workforce development.
  2.  Members of the council shall be appointed by the governor for terms of three years and in compliance with sections 69.16 and 69.16A.
  3.  a.  The council shall include at least five but not more than nine voting members appointed by the governor. The members shall have demonstrated experience and expertise in apprenticeable occupations.
  b.  The council shall have an equal number of representatives of employer organizations and employee organizations. The total number of public members shall not exceed the total number of members who serve as a representative of an employee organization or an employer organization.
  c.  The governor shall appoint a chair of the Iowa apprenticeship council from among the voting members.
  d.  The director, or the director’s designee, shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.
  4.  The council shall develop bylaws related to the support and expansion of the use of apprenticeship in the state.
  5.  Meetings of the council shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 21.
  6.  The council shall do all of the following:
  a.  Advise the Iowa office of apprenticeship regarding the duties set forth in this chapter.
  b.  Provide community outreach and education regarding the benefits of apprenticeship.
2023 Acts, ch 72, §5
Referred to in §84D.2
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