KRS 343.080: Applicability of terms or provisions of chapter.

(1) Nothing in this chapter or in any apprenticeship or on -the-job training agreement

approved under this chapter shall operate to invalidate:

(a) Any apprenticeship or on -the-job training provision in any collective

agreement between employers and employees setting up higher standards; or

(b) Any special provision for veterans, minority persons, or women in the

standards, apprentice qualifications, or operation of the program, or in the

apprenticeship agreement, which is not otherwise prohibited by law, executive

order, or administrative regulation.

(2) None of the terms or provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person, firm,

corporation, or occupation, unless such person, firm, corporation, or occupation

voluntarily elects that the terms and provisions of this chapter shall apply.