Minnesota Administrative Rules

5200.0390 DETERMINATION OF APPRENTICE WAGES.

Subpart 1.

Procedure.

Determination of the graduated schedule of wages for an apprenticeship agreement will be determined by the percentage rate used in the majority of individual apprenticeship agreements on file with the Division of Voluntary Apprenticeship in any particular trade. The beginning rate must be at least the federal or state minimum wage rate, whichever is higher.

Subp. 2.

Journeyman wage rate.

The journeyman wage rate for apprenticeship agreements where no bargaining agreement exists shall be determined by counties, for all trades. If there is either a state or federal prevailing wage determination or apprenticeship agreement for a trade, the most current rate of the determination or agreement must be used as the journeyman wage rate.

Subp. 3.

Exceptions.

The only exceptions to this part are programs in penal institutions including stipends paid by the Department of Corrections.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 178.041

History:

9 SR 2008

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008