N.Y. Labor Law § 811: Powers and duties of industrial commissioner; personnel

§ 811. Powers and duties of industrial commissioner; personnel. 1. The

industrial commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) to encourage and promote the making of apprenticeship agreements

conforming to the standards established by or pursuant to this article;

(b) to establish suggested standards for apprenticeship agreements in

conformity with the provisions of this article;

(c) to supervise the execution of apprenticeship agreements and

maintenance of standards;

(d) to register approved apprenticeship agreements, and upon

performance thereof, to issue certificates of completion of

apprenticeship;

(e) to settle differences arising out of apprenticeship agreements,

when such differences cannot be adjusted locally or in accordance with

established trade procedure;

(f) to terminate or cancel any apprenticeship agreements in accordance

with the provisions of such agreements;

(g) to encourage and promote the hiring by any trade or group of

trades of persons who are on parole, in order to aid in the

rehabilitation of such persons;

(h) to study and disseminate information on apprenticeship training,

trends of employment opportunities in various trades, the impact of

technological change on skill levels and requirements, the supply of and

needs for skilled manpower, and related matters;

(i) to cooperate with the federal government, the state education

department, the state department of commerce and other agencies, public

and private, in the state;

(j) to cooperate with the director of the division of minority and

women's business development pursuant to paragraph (k) of subdivision

three of section three hundred eleven of the executive law to assist

contractors in locating minority group members and women who are

participating in apprenticeships agreements;

(k) to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the

effective administration of the purposes and provisions of this article;

(l) to perform such other duties as may be necessary to give full

effect to the policies of the state and the provisions of this article.

2. The industrial commissioner shall appoint a person who shall be in

charge of apprentice training in the department of labor, and who shall

act as secretary of the state apprenticeship and training council and of

state joint apprenticeship committees. The industrial commissioner is

further authorized to appoint such clerical, technical, and professional

assistants as shall be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this

article. The personnel appointed under this article shall receive an

annual compensation to be fixed by the industrial commissioner within

the amount provided by appropriation.