New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter IX - Manpower Services Division
Subchapter A - Apprenticeship Training
Part 600 - Equal Employment Opportunity In Apprenticeship Training
Section 600.4 - Equal opportunity standards
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Obligation of sponsors. Each sponsor of an apprenticeship program shall:
(b) Equal opportunity pledge. Each sponsor of an apprenticeship program shall include in its standards the following equal opportunity pledge:
"The recruitment, selection, employment and training of apprentices during their apprenticeship, shall be without discrimination because of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or marital status. The sponsor will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 30, and Title 12 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York, Part 600."
(c) Programs presently registered. Each sponsor of a program registered with the commissioner as of the effective date of this Part shall, within 30 days of such effective date, take the following action:
(d) Sponsors seeking new registration. A sponsor of a program seeking new registration with the commissioner shall submit copies of its proposed standards, affirmative action plan, selection procedures and such other information as may be required. The program shall be registered if such standards, affirmative action plan and selection procedure meet the requirements of this Part.
(e) Programs subject to approved equal employment opportunity programs. A sponsor shall not be required to adopt an affirmative action plan under section 600.5 of this Part or a selection procedure under section 600.6 of this Part if it submits to the commissioner satisfactory evidence that it is in compliance with an equal employment opportunity program providing for the selection of apprentices and for affirmative action in apprenticeship, including goals and timetables for women and minorities, which has been approved as meeting the requirements of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended ( 42 USC 200 e, et seq.), and its implementing regulations published in title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, chapter XIV; or Federal Executive Order 11246, as amended, and its implementing regulations in title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, chapter 60; provided, that programs approved, modified or renewed subsequent to the effective date of this Part shall qualify for this exception only if the goals and timetables for minorities and women for the selection of apprentices provided for in such programs are equal to or greater than the goals required under this Part.