4. Apprenticeable occupations. With respect to each placement under the Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System, the Department of Labor shall:

A. Determine whether the occupation is apprenticeable in accordance with a list of apprenticeable occupations provided by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council;

B. If the occupation is determined to be apprenticeable, contact the State Apprenticeship and Training Council for assistance in establishing an apprenticeship position that would follow Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System placement;

C. Ensure that the State Apprenticeship and Training Council provides a semiannual and annual list to the Commissioner of Labor on both the number of Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System referrals received and the number of apprenticeship positions that were established from the Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System referrals; and

D. If an apprenticeship program is developed under this subsection, provide the trainee information on various education and training opportunities that may be of assistance for indenturing in the apprenticeship program.

Sec. 22. 26 MRSA §2172-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 630, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read:

1. Notification to training applicants. The Department of Labor shall explain to each person seeking to enroll in a Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System program the general nature of registered apprenticeship programs, that a registered apprenticeship program is one of the job training options available under the Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System and ascertain that person's interest in such a program.

Sec. 23. 26 MRSA §2172-A, sub-§2, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 630, Pt. A, §1, are amended to read:

B. If the occupation appears on the list of apprenticeable occupations, contact the State Apprenticeship and Training Council for assistance in establishing a registered apprenticeship program as part of or following Maine Job Training Workforce Investment System training;