(a) Hold meetings at least once a month. Special meetings of the local apprenticeship committee may be called by the chairperson or by petition of a majority of members.

(b) Annually elect a chairperson and a secretary who shall retain the power to vote on all matters before the local apprenticeship committee.

(c) Administer the apprenticeship program and enforce its provisions and requirements.

(d) Establish rules and procedures to govern meetings.

(e) Establish minimum standards of education and experience for apprentice applicants.

(f) Review apprenticeship agreements between the employer and apprentice and be responsible for submission of such agreements to USDOL/OA and the Department of Health, Plumbing and Natural Gas Section for registration.

(g) Determine, through examination, the progress of their apprentices in manipulative skills and technical knowledge as may be deemed necessary, but not less than four (4) times per year.

(h) Promote apprenticeship by enlisting public support and by contact with all organizations concerned with it.

(j) Notify USDOL/OA and the Department of Health and the State Apprenticeship Office of all actions affecting apprenticeship such as new hires, completions, suspensions and cancellations.

(k) Assure that all apprentices are duly registered with the Department of Health/Plumbing and Natural Gas Section within thirty (30 days) of employment by a master plumber and registration by the Local Apprenticeship committee or prior to any actual classroom attendance.

(l) Secure competent instructors whose knowledge, experience and ability to teach shall be carefully examined. When possible, the instructors shall take such teacher training courses as are available.

(m) Establish a set of local standards and submit those standards to USDOL/OA for approval. If the local apprenticeship committee revises any part of their standards, then a re-submission of their standards shall be required for review before implementation.

(n) Examine the progress of the apprentice on the job and in related instruction not less than four (4) times per year.

(o) Keep complete and accurate records on each apprentice. The records shall consist of but are not limited to: copies of registration with USDOL/OA, registration with the Department of Health, registration with the local committee, on the job and related instruction progress, advancements, and other records pertinent to the apprentice or to the conduct of the program. Records shall be maintained for a period of five (5) years.

(p) Verify that each participating employer is in agreement with the terms of their standards, including any training trust fund established or hereafter established to implement the local apprenticeship program.

(q) Establish starting and stopping times for classroom instruction to insure the completion of eight (8) periods of eighty (80) hours or as approved by USDOL/OA.

(r) Be responsible for the administration and financing of their local programs.