Nevada Revised Statutes Section 610.150 - Labor and Industrial Relations

Required contents of agreement. Every agreement entered into under this chapter must contain:

1. The names and signatures of the contracting parties and the signature of a parent or legal guardian if the apprentice is a minor.

2. The date of birth of the apprentice.

3. The name and address of the sponsor of the program.

4. A statement of the trade or craft in which the apprentice is to be trained, and the beginning date and expected duration of the apprenticeship.

5. A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work and the number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction, which instruction must not be less than 144 hours per year.

6. A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the trade or division of industry in which the apprentice is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process.

7. A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether or not compensation is to be paid for the required time in school.

8. Statements providing:

(a) For a specific period of probation during which the agreement may be terminated by either party to the agreement upon written notice to the State Apprenticeship Council; and

(b) That after the probationary period the agreement may be cancelled at the request of the apprentice, or suspended, cancelled or terminated by the sponsor for good cause, with due notice to the apprentice and a reasonable opportunity for corrective action, and with written notice to the apprentice and the State Apprenticeship Council of the final action taken.

9. A reference incorporating as part of the agreement the standards of the program as it exists on the date of the agreement and as it may be amended during the period of the agreement.

10. A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of employment and training as an apprentice without discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, religion or disability.

11. A statement naming the State Apprenticeship Council as the authority designated pursuant to NRS 610.180 to receive, process and dispose of controversies or differences arising out of the agreement when the controversies or differences cannot be adjusted locally or resolved in accordance with the program or collective bargaining agreements.

12. Such additional terms and conditions as are prescribed or approved by the State Apprenticeship Council not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

Last modified: February 25, 2006