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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="11-409" title_number="11" title_name="Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Planned Apprenticeship Standards and Activities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Office” means the Maryland Office of Registered Apprenticeship Development.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Maryland Office of Registered Apprenticeship Development within the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program of the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Office is to scale registered apprenticeships across industries and occupations to meet the needs of the State’s economy.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation to the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program to cover administrative costs for the Office.</text>
  </level>
</section>
