(a) Any course of study prescribed pursuant to ORS 660.157 is subject to the provisions of the interstate agreement.
(b) Each local joint committee of an occupation that is subject to the interstate agreement shall submit requests for changes in courses of study directly to the council.
(2) Reciprocal approval for federal purposes shall be accorded to apprentices, apprenticeship programs and standards that are registered by the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship, or by the registration agency or council of any other state that has been recognized by the United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship, if reciprocal approval is requested by the program sponsor, even if the programs and their standards depart in some respects from the criteria of ORS 660.126 and from the other provisions set forth in ORS 660.002 to 660.210.
(3) Program sponsors seeking reciprocal approval must meet state wage and hour provisions, local wage provisions, apprenticeship ratio standards and licensing requirements. [1971 c.271 §8; 1979 c.831 §2; 1981 c.764 §17; 2011 c.140 §9]