Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships
Here’s an organized overview of Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) Chapter 610 – Apprenticeships, highlighting its structure and key provisions:
1. General Structure
The chapter is divided into major parts and sections, including:
Definitions (NAC 610.010–610.040)
State Apprenticeship Council governance (610.110–610.145)
Joint Committees (610.225–610.250)
Administration of Programs (610.310–610.495)
Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action & Recruitment (610.510–610.990) (leg.state.nv.us)
2. Definitions
Important terms defined include:
Apprentice, Agreement for apprenticeship, Council (State Apprenticeship Council), Director, Sponsor, Program of apprenticeship, and Person (leg.state.nv.us).
3. Administration & Standards
Standards must be approved/scrutinized by the Council, with regular 5‑year reviews (NAC 610.310–610.314) (leg.state.nv.us).
Application for approval uses prescribed forms, in compliance with federal law (610.320).
Sponsors may face denial, cancellation, or modification of program approvals (610.360–610.365).
Apprentices are governed by written agreements, which can be amended (610.430–610.442), and must adhere to appropriate ratios:
Construction trades: max 1 apprentice per journeyman + 1 per three additional journeymen
Other trades: 1:1 ratio (610.438) (law.cornell.edu, leg.state.nv.us)
There are wage rules:
Starting wage ≥ 35 % of journeyman rate
Average wage during apprenticeship ≥ 50 % of journeyman rate (610.480) (liicornell.org)
The Labor Commissioner’s staff must verify program compliance, including benefits accounting (610.495) (leg.state.nv.us).
4. Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action
(Large portion spanning NAC 610.510–610.990)
Scope: Applies to recruitment, selection, employment, training, with intent to prohibit discrimination (race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin) (leg.state.nv.us).
Sponsors must adopt written affirmative action plans, except under specific exceptions (e.g., < 5 apprentices with no intent to bypass standards, or federally approved EEO programs acceptable under Title VII or Executive Order 11246) (610.570, 610.610) (casetext.com).
Recruitment obligations include active dissemination of information, community workshops, school outreach, preparatory training, internal communication, claimant targeting (610.620–610.665) (leg.state.nv.us).
Selection processes: Sponsors must create eligibility pools and use standardized, job-related criteria (aptitude tests, interviews), with clear scoring tied to job performance (610.810–610.860) (leg.state.nv.us).
5. Enforcement & Appeals
Sponsors must maintain records of plans, standards, qualification metrics (610.910–610.930).
Regular compliance reviews and handling of complaints occur under Council oversight, including sanctions, withdrawal of registration, and protection from retaliation (610.935–610.990).
6. Context in State Law
NAC 610 implements NRS Chapter 610, whose objectives include:
Expanding apprenticeship access without discrimination
Ensuring organized training programs with guidance and instruction
Regulating skilled worker supply
Creating the State Apprenticeship Council and Director role (leg.state.nv.us, nevada.public.law, leg.state.nv.us).
A 2021 law (AB 459) tasked the Office of the Labor Commissioner with overseeing apprenticeship programs and the Council, defining NAC 610’s regulatory role (labor.nv.gov).
✅ Summary
Chapter 610 sets the regulatory framework for apprenticeship programs in Nevada.
It defines terms, sets administrative processes, enforces wage and ratio standards, and mandates rigorous equal opportunity practices, recruitment, and selection policies.
It ensures accountability via reviews, benefit reporting, and sanctions for non-compliance.
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