12-181 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 18 - Maine Apprenticeship Program as State Apprenticeship Agency

a. State Plan

1. Unless an extension for good cause is sought and granted by the administrator of the USDOL Office of Apprenticeship Administrator, the Maine Apprenticeship Program submits this Chapter as documentation of its Apprenticeship EEO plan:

2. The Maine apprenticeship Program will seek to obtain the Administrator's written concurrence with any subsequent modifications to this Chapter (EEO plan), as required by 29 CFR 29.13(b)(9).

b. Recordkeeping requirements. The Maine Apprenticeship Program will keep all records pertaining to program compliance reviews, complaint investigations, and any other records pertinent to a determination of compliance with this part for a period of five years from the date of their creation.

c. Retention of authority. the Maine Apprenticeship Program understands the Office of Apprenticeship has the full authority to:

1. Conduct compliance reviews of all registered apprenticeship programs;

2. Conduct complaint investigations of any program sponsor to determine whether an apprenticeship program registered for Federal purposes is operating in accordance with this part;

3. Deregister for Federal purposes an apprenticeship program registered with the Maine Apprenticeship Program; and

4. Refer any matter pertaining to paragraph (c)(1) or (2) of this section to the following:

i. The EEOC or the U.S. Attorney General with a recommendation for the institution of an enforcement action under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the ADEA; GINA, or title I of the ADA;

ii. The Department's OFCCP with a recommendation for the institution of agency action under Executive Order 11246; or section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or

iii. The U.S. Attorney General for other action as authorized by law.

d. Derecognition. The Maine Apprenticeship Program agrees that if it fails to comply with the requirements of this section, it will be subject to derecognition proceedings, as provided in 29 CFR 29.14.

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12-181 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 18