(a) An apprenticeship program which has been registered with a
recognized apprenticeship agency shall constitute a temporary special
certificate authorizing the employment of an apprentice at the wages and
under the conditions specified in such program until a special
certificate is issued or denied. This temporary authorization is,
however, conditioned on the requirement that within 90 days from the
beginning date of employment of the apprentice, the employer or the
apprenticeship committee shall send one copy of each apprenticeship
agreement, with evidence of registration, to the appropriate Regional
Office of the Wage and Hour Division.
(b) The wage rate specified by the apprenticeship program becomes
the special minimum wage rate that must be paid unless the Administrator
issues a certificate modifying the terms and conditions of employment of
apprentices at special minimum wages.
