WAC 296-05-008
Process for objections to apprenticeship
program standards. (1) Objections to apprenticeship program
standards shall be submitted to the department with a copy to
the program sponsor for WSATC consideration twenty days prior
to the regular quarterly WSATC meeting on a form provided by
the department and approved by the WSATC.
(2) The department shall notify the program sponsor no
more than two business days after the department receives the
objection.
(3) In accordance with WAC 296-05-007, the WSATC may
either adjudicate matter(s) itself or refer matter(s) to the
office of administrative hearings for initial adjudication.
(a) If the WSATC decides to adjudicate all or part of the
objections to the apprenticeship program standards, the
individual(s) submitting the objections shall present the
objections at the regular quarterly WSATC meeting or at the
special WSATC meeting convened for purposes of hearing the
objections. The department shall notify the competitor making
the objections and the program sponsor that the objection is
on the agenda for consideration and give their recommendation
ten days prior to the WSATC meeting.
(b) If the WSATC decides to refer all or part of the
objections to the office of administrative hearings, the WSATC
shall identify the specific matters that the WSATC is
requesting the office of administrative hearings to provide
findings and conclusions for the initial order.
(4) The department may attempt to facilitate a resolution
to any objections during the process identified in this
section.
Note:
Per WAC 296-05-207, the approval or disapproval of committee programs, plant programs or amendments to those
programs can only occur at regular quarterly meetings.