HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 724        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1839

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Peter Capano

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and for ensuring a skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/17/2023

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/26/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/30/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/30/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/30/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/1/2023

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

2/1/2023

Ryan M. Hamilton

15th Essex

2/1/2023

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

2/1/2023

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

2/3/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

2/3/2023

Marc R. Pacheco

Third Bristol and Plymouth

2/8/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

2/8/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/9/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/13/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/13/2023

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

2/27/2023

Christopher Richard Flanagan

1st Barnstable

2/27/2023

Michael P. Kushmerek

3rd Worcester

3/9/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

3/9/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/30/2023

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

3/30/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

3/30/2023

Dawne Shand

1st Essex

4/6/2023

Sally P. Kerans

13th Essex

6/2/2023

Aaron L. Saunders

7th Hampden

6/2/2023

Jennifer Balinsky Armini

8th Essex

6/26/2023

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

6/26/2023

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

6/26/2023

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

9/21/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

9/21/2023

Kate Donaghue

19th Worcester

10/26/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 724        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1839

By Representative Capano of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1839) of Peter Capano and others relative to providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and for ensuring a skilled workforce.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and for ensuring a skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

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

Section 26 of Chapter 149 is hereby amended by adding at the end:

For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor or a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any trades license board. 

Six months after the passage of this act, 5% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.

One year after the passage of this act, 10% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.

Two years after the passage of this act, 15% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.

Section 6 of Chapter 149 A shall be amended by adding a new section:

(f) For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade,  receiving an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor or a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any trades license board. 

Six months after the passage of this act 5% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.

One year after the passage of this act, 10% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.

Two years after the passage of this act, 15% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.

Chapter 30 Section 39m is hereby amended by adding a new section:

(f) For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor or a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any trades license board.  

Six months after the passage of this act, 5% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.

One year after the passage of this act, 10% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.

Two years after the passage of this act, 15% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices.