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Maine Apprenticeship Council meeting
January 11, 2018: 9:00 AMMaineGeneral Med Ctr, 2nd Fl Classroom 2, Augusta
MAINE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL AGENDA 1/11/2018 Call To Order Jennifer McKenna Introduction of Council members and Guests Jennifer McKenna Approval of Minutes from the last meeting Jennifer McKenna New Business Jennifer McKenna / Joan Dolan Policy review ? minimum apprenticeship wage increase? Compliance with CFR 29.29 and 29.30 in process Overview of new standards and appendices Process for adding new occupations to existing sponsorships RCBI update New logo Old Business Joan Dolan Biennial Plan Council Membership Update Reports Director Joan Dolan Opportunity for guests to address the council Jennifer McKenna Federal Update Lee Reynolds, USDOL Other? Upcoming Meeting Schedule ? meetings held from 9:00 ? 11:30 a.m. Jennifer McKenna April 12, 2018 July 12, 2018 October 11, 2018 Adjournment Jennifer McKenna
Maine Apprenticeship Council Meeting Minutes January 11, 2018
Attending: Jennifer McKenna, Plumbers and Pipefitters UA 716, MAC Acting Chair; Jen Boynton, Coordinator, Maine General Staffing and Resource Management; Marion Sprague, Manufacturers Association of Maine; Dawn Croteau, Office for Family Independence; Lisa Larson, President, EMCC; Tracie Travers, Literacy Coordinator, JMG; Allan Shepard, IBEW567; Scott Christman, BIW; Tracey Cooley, Center Director, Penobscot Job Corp, Staff: Joan Dolan, Director of Apprenticeship & Strategic Partnerships; Eileen Miazga, Apprenticeship Specialist; Guests: Lee Reynolds, USDOL/Office of Apprenticeship;
Agenda Item Discussion Follow up Introduction of Council Members and guests Jen McKenna called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Introductions were made. Members and guests acknowledged. Joan - invite WANTO staff to upcoming Council meetings Approval of previous meeting minutes Dawn – motion to approve Allan - second Minutes approved New Business Policy review Increase of minimum wage for apprentice State minimum is now $10.00 per hour. Recommendation to modify Apprenticeship wage to from exact amount to a % above minimum wage. Add formula in policy and remove dollar amount from statute. Discussion: Scott – should we have lower wage (training wage) for apprentice? Jen M.- • Motion: Apprentice wage shall not be less than 50 % of the journey worker wage • Dawn - second; approved
Compliance with CFR 29.29 and 29.30 Joan - we are not incompliance on CFR29.29, Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs, and, 29.30 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN APPRENTICESHIP. • 29.29 is an easy fix – review of modified template and list of Appendix A-F All employer Standards will need to be updated to the new template; pages 1-16 will have format change - all Sponsors will receive the same template using common language. Specifics for each employer will be addressed in the Appendix; will need to include new EEO language.
Council approvals: Council members will now receive a cover page, signature page and appendices for new sponsor approvals. (Not entire Standard) Appendix A Schedule of Work (SOW) template is modified to include additional training information. To add an occupation to existing sponsor: Council will receive cover sheet, and Schedule A (modified to include training wage and RTI information
• CFR30.30 We need to remove Maine’s language and template and replace with Federal language and template. Compliance due by Aug1, 2019. Affirmative action language has been updated to include additional groups. Sponsors with 5 or more apprentices are now required to use Labor Market Information (LMI)to develop EEO plan for compliance. MAP staff will complete LMI for employer. Employer required to set goals then aggressively recruit from identified target population.
Tracey T – motion to accept new format for Standards; Jen B-second; unanimous approval
RCBI update Only three Council members voted on RCBI Standards Jen – Supports the concept but strongly states that they need to be rewritten to include more information Joan – It is the same as the process used for AGC After RCBI is approved as the Sponsor the Council will receive notification and a modified SOW with wage information for each employer/occupation registered with RCBI.
New Logo – Joan presented new logos
Pre-apprenticeship Jen M and Tracey C are working on a formal pre-apprenticeship agreement (MOU) Pre-apprentices cannot be registered in RAPIDS
Great interest in pre-apprenticeship at CTE
Joan will review with Bureau of Labor Standards Lee and Tracey will research pre-apprenticeship wage. (Can pre-apprentices receive a stipend instead of a wage?)
No public hearing is needed; Joan will send new material to Council for approval
Jen – Union is already using the new EEO statement
Eileen will rework RCBI Standards and resubmit to Council
Please send a copy to Joan
Charlie is researching options at a Federal level
Todd Birch/Connecticut resource Mary Vogel/Mass resource – very structure pre-apprentice program Old Business
Biennial Plan Final document to be included in annual report Tracey – motion to approve Apprenticeship Biennial Plan; Allan seconded; unanimous approval
Council Member update: Joan Dolan reviewed open seats.
Collect success stories and send to Joan
Council members will continue to seek out possible candidates. Joan will research if Council members can advocate for candidates Reports
USDOL - Lee Reynolds • Still waiting for budget approval • Maine is doing a great job on updating CFR29.29 and the Accelerator Grant Will research exemption from minimum wage Will send standard template for correc5ional facility
Upcoming Meeting Schedule April 12, 2018 July 12, 2018 October11, 2018 Council to look for alternative sites to host Council meetings; Tracie Travers will inquire about JMG hosting in October Lee can provide training during Council meetings Adjournment Jen McKenna - motion to adjourn Dawn - second
Submitted by Eileen Miazga, BES
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