HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4611

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 4, 2022.

The committee on Labor and Workforce Development to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1996) of Daniel J. Hunt and others for legislation to include certain bona fide apprenticeship and training programs under the prevailing wage law, and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2009) of Meghan Kilcoyne and others for legislation to include certain bona fide apprenticeship and training programs under the prevailing wage law, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4611) ought to pass.

For the committee,

JOSH S. CUTLER.

        FILED ON: 2/1/2022

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4611

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to prevailing wages.

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 26 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after words "pension plans", in line 46, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of Sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".

SECTION 2. Section 27 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "pension plans", in line 44, the following: ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".

SECTION 3. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "pension plan", in line 49, the following:- ", a bona fide apprenticeship and training program approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".

SECTION 4. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "welfare funds", in line 54, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".

SECTION 5. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "welfare funds", in lines 60 to 61, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws".

SECTION 6. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "welfare funds", in line 74, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws,".

SECTION 7. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "welfare funds", in line 80, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 11E to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws".

SECTION 8. Said section 27 of Chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words "welfare funds", in line 90, the following:- ", bona fide apprenticeship and training programs approved by the commonwealth which comply with the requirements of sections 1B to 11L, inclusive, of Chapter 23 of the General Laws".