As used in this subchapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Apprenticeship agreement" has the meaning provided for by 39-6-104, MCA, and includes an indenture agreement.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Labor and Industry, as provided for by 2-15-1701, MCA.

(3) "Indenture agreement" means the specific written agreement between a sponsor and an individual apprentice regarding the terms and conditions of the apprentice's apprenticeship.

(4) "Joint apprenticeship committee" means a local or statewide committee operating pursuant to 39-6-104, MCA, and recognized by the department.

(5) "Registered apprentice" means an individual whose indenture agreement has been officially recognized and registered with a registration agency.

(6) "Registration agency" means any of the following:

(a) the department;

(b) the U.S. Department of Labor, acting through its employment and training administration; and

(c) the federally recognized apprenticeship registration agency of another state or U.S. territory.

(7) "Sponsor" means an employer or a joint apprenticeship committee which operates an apprenticeship training program recognized by the department.

(8) "State apprenticeship advisory council" means the advisory body designated by the department pursuant to ARM 24.21.205.

(9) "State apprenticeship and training program" means the organizational unit of the department described in ARM 24.21.202.