{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-23-11w","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23, § 11W","heading":"Requirements for apprentice identification card; fees deposited in division special trust account","body":"Section 11W. The deputy director shall require each apprentice entering into a written agreement pursuant to this chapter to submit an application to the division for an apprentice identification card. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee paid by the apprentice or the program sponsor, together with photographic prints and such other information as required by the deputy director, except that a veteran receiving education benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs under Title 38 of the United States Code shall not be required to pay a fee. The apprentice identification card shall expire 1 year from the date of issue. Application for renewal of such card shall be submitted to the division and shall be accompanied by a fee paid by the apprentice or the program sponsor. The funds shall be received by the state treasurer on behalf of the commonwealth and deposited in a special trust account for the division and may be expended, without further appropriation, under the direction of the director. An apprentice identification card shall contain the photograph of the apprentice; the apprentice registration number or such other number as the deputy director requires; the date on which the apprentice identification card expires; the name and business address of the appropriate apprenticeship committee or single employer sponsor; the steps of progression and related dates applicable to the apprentice and the projected date on which the apprentice is projected to complete the apprenticeship. As a condition of apprenticeship, the apprentice shall keep the apprentice identification card on his person during all hours of employment during the apprenticeship.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 23"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter23/Section11W","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:05Z","sha256":"d4473ef965d3fe687fce18872fbc36dd66d0c905183c9b9ea33d797958490a6c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-23-11v","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-23-12-to-13a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}