SENATE DOCKET, NO. 285        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 679

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act to ensure a quality workforce in the commonwealth..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 39M of Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the words “and (5)” in subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“(5) who shall certify that he, and all subcontractors under the bidder, maintains and participates in a bona fide apprentice training program as defined by G.L. c. 23, §§ 11H & 11I for each apprenticeable trade or occupation represented in its workforce that is approved by the Division of Apprentice Training of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the Commonwealth and will abide by the apprentice to journeymen ratio for each trade prescribed therein in the performance of the contract; and (6)”

SECTION 2. Paragraph E of subdivision (2) of section 44E of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-

The undersigned further certifies that he, and all subcontractors under the bidder, maintains and participates in a bona fide apprentice training program as defined by G.L. c. 23, §§ 11H & 11I for each apprenticeable trade or occupation represented in its workforce that is approved by the Division of Apprentice Training of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the Commonwealth and will abide by the apprentice to journeymen ratio for each trade prescribed therein in the performance of the contract.”

SECTION 3.  Paragraph I of subdivision (2) of section 44F of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-

The undersigned further certifies that he, and all subcontractors under the bidder, maintains and participates in a bona fide apprentice training program as defined by G.L. c. 23, §§ 11H & 11I for each apprenticeable trade or occupation represented in its workforce that is approved by the Division of Apprentice Training of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the Commonwealth and will abide by the apprentice to journeymen ratio for each trade prescribed therein in the performance of the contract.”