(a) Upon request will assist and advise local apprenticeship committees.

(b) Evaluate each local plumbing apprenticeship training program for compliance with the policies of the Arkansas Department of Career Education, USDOL/OA, and the State Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee.

(c) Serve as an appeal board for Apprentices, Local Apprenticeship Committees, and for training standards interpretations. Any person or firm may appeal directly to the State Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee for review.

(d) Establish criteria for eligibility for hardship status pertaining to correspondence or distance training provided that the applicant for hardship resides at least thirty (30) miles by most direct route from the nearest established apprenticeship school.

(e) Annually elect a chairperson, co-chairperson, and secretary who shall retain the power to vote in all matters before the committee.

(f) Hold meetings at least every two (2) months. Special meetings of the committee may be called by the chairperson or by petition of a majority of the members of the committee. The chairperson shall call a special meeting when necessary to hear appeals.