{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-1a-39","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:1A-39","heading":"Local, regional and State joint apprenticeship committees","body":"Local and State joint apprenticeship committees may be approved, in any trade or group of trades, in trade areas or regions of the State by the council, whenever the apprentice training needs of such trade or group of trades or such areas or regions justify such establishment.  Such local, regional or State joint apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal  number of employer and employee representatives chosen from names submitted by  the respective local or State employer and employee organizations in such trade  or group of trades and also such additional members representing local boards  of education or other educational agencies as may be deemed advisable.  In a  trade or group of trades in which there is no bona fide employer or employee  organization, the joint committee shall be composed of persons known to  represent the interests of employers and of employees respectively, or a State  joint apprenticeship committee may be approved as, or the council may act  itself as, the joint committee in such trade or group of trades.  Subject to a  review by the council and in accordance with the standards established by the  council, such committees may devise standards for apprenticeship agreements and  give such aid as may be necessary in their operation, in their respective  trades and localities.\nL.1953, c. 198, p. 1503, s. 4.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"777001a3b0be278634bdeb6f1d029c45b49e920c7ea038224c0dc3f8ead7bf71","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-1a-38","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-1a-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}