Florida Statute 446.071 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 446
JOB TRAINING

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446.071 Apprenticeship sponsors.—

(1) One or more local apprenticeship sponsors shall be approved in any trade or group of trades by the department, upon a determination of need, if the apprenticeship sponsor meets all of the standards established by the department. The term “need” refers to the need of state residents for apprenticeship training. In the absence of proof to the contrary, it shall be presumed that there is need for apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training in each county in this state.

(2) A local apprenticeship sponsor may be a committee, a group of employers, an employer, a group of employees, an educational institution, a local workforce board, a community or faith-based organization, an association, or any combination thereof.

(3) The department may grant a variance from the standards upon a showing of good cause for the variance by program sponsors in nonconstruction trades. The purpose of this subsection is to recognize the unique and varying training requirements in nontraditional apprenticeable occupations and to authorize the department to adapt the standards to the needs of the programs.

History.—s. 7, ch. 23934, 1947; s. 1, ch. 63-153; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 72-113; s. 58, ch. 73-338; s. 1, ch. 77-183; s. 7, ch. 79-397; s. 25, ch. 83-174; s. 14, ch. 95-345; s. 119, ch. 2000-165; s. 8, ch. 2004-322; s. 11, ch. 2023-81.

Note.—Former s. 446.12.

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Cases Citing Statute 446.071

Total Results: 2

Florida Home Builders Ass'n v. Division of Labor

355 So. 2d 1245

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 8, 1978 | Docket: 1360305

Cited 11 times | Published

does not challenge the constitutionality of Section 446.071, as amended by Chapter 77-183, Laws of Florida

Florida Home Builders Ass'n v. Division of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship

367 So. 2d 219, 1979 Fla. LEXIS 4545

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 25, 1979 | Docket: 64568411

Published

Florida, amending section 446.071, Florida Statutes (1975), and appearing as section 446.071, Florida Statutes

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