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Wash. Rev. Code § 49.04.050 (2026)

Apprenticeship program standards

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: Wash. Rev. Code § 49.04.050 (2026)
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(1) To be eligible for registration, apprenticeship program standards must conform to the rules adopted under this chapter.
(2) The apprenticeship council must require new apprenticeship programs seeking approval to provide an assessment for future sustainability of the program.
(3) When evaluating applications for new apprenticeship programs, the apprenticeship council must consider whether graduating apprentices will move toward a living wage, the availability of a career ladder to graduating apprentices, or the existence of other nonwage benefits as factors in the approval process.
(4) The apprenticeship council must annually report to the appropriate committees of the legislature a list of apprenticeship programs that have applied for state approval, whether those applicant apprenticeship programs have been approved or not approved, and the reasons for any denials of approval by the apprenticeship council. The apprenticeship council must provide its first report to the legislature by December 15, 2022.
[ 2022 c 156 s 4; 2011 c 308 s 4; 2001 c 204 s 4; 1979 ex.s. c 37 s 3; 1961 c 114 s 3; 1941 c 231 s 4; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 7614-6.]

Notes:

Intent—2022 c 156: See note following RCW 49.04.240.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1996–2008 · leading case: Seattle Building & Construction Trades Council v. Apprenticeship & Training Council
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Seattle Building & Construction Trades Council v. Apprenticeship & Training Council (1996) wash “RCW 49.04.050 sets forth certain required standards for apprenticeship agreements.”
Western Washington Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Committee v. Washington State Apprenticeship & Training Council (2005) washctapp “RCW 49.04.050 provides: “To be eligible for registration, apprenticeship program standards must conform to the rules adopted by the [CJouncil.”
Western Wash. Engineers v. Apprenticeship and Training Council (2005) washctapp · cites it 2× “TIMELINESS OF CHALLENGE TO CITC'S COMMITTEE COMPOSITION ¶ 21 The parties agree that a sponsor's new apprenticeship program requires Council approval of the sponsor's Committee and the Committee's proposed standards for the program.”
Seattle Area Plumbers, Housing Plumbers, Pipefitters, Refrigeration, & Marine Pipefitters Apprenticeship Committee v. Wa (2006) washctapp “The Council will consider whether the revision of the geographical standard of CITC’s program complies with RCW 49.04.050 and WAC 296--05-316. Any program standards already approved by the Council which are not affected by the revision of the geographical standard will not be…”
Seattle Area Plumbers v. APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL (2006) washctapp “The Council will consider whether the revision of the geographical standard of CITC's program *842 complies with RCW 49.04.050 and WAC 296-05-316. Any program standards already approved by the Council which are not affected by the revision of the geographical standard will not…”
Western Washington Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Committee v. Washington State Apprenticeship & Training Council (2008) washctapp “See RCW 49.04.050 (“To be eligible for registration, apprenticeship program standards must conform to the rules adopted by the apprenticeship council.”
Seattle Bldg. Council v. Appren. Council (1996) wash “RCW 49.04.050 sets forth certain required standards for apprenticeship agreements.”
WESTERN WASH. OPERATING ENG. v. Council (2008) washctapp “See RCW 49.04.050 ("To be eligible for registration, apprenticeship program standards must conform to the rules adopted by the apprenticeship council"); WAC 296-05-300(2) (composition of the committee is a required part of the applicant's program standards).”
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