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The State Apprenticeship Council is established in the Department of Labor and is composed of nine members appointed by the Commissioner of Labor. Of the nine members appointed, two members must be selected from the Virgin Islands Department of Labor, one of whom must be the Department’s legal counsel; two members must be selected from the Virgin Islands Board of Career and Technical Education. Of the private-sector members, two must be persons who represent the interests of workers; two must be persons who represent the interests of employers, and one must be a person who is familiar with apprenticeable occupations.