House Bill 2618

Prohibits <i>employers</i>] <b>public agencies</b> from entering into public works contracts for which contract price exceeds <i>$350,000</i>] <b>$750,000</b> unless <i>employer</i>] <b>public agency verifies that every employer under contract </b>is approved apprenticeship training agent<b> unless local joint committee or apprenticeship training program for apprenticeable occupations used by employer does not exist in state</b>. <b>Requires advisory committee periodically to evaluate minimum percentage set for number of hours to be worked by apprentices on public works projects and assist Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries in administration of Act.</b> Requires specifications and contracts for public works for which contract price exceeds <i>$350,000</i>] <b>$750,000</b> to require contractors and subcontractors to be approved training agents<b> and to contain provision stating minimum percentage of total hours worked on public works project to be performed by apprentices participating in programs of apprenticeship and training</b>. <i>Provides exceptions to provisions if no local joint committee or program of apprenticeship and training for apprenticeable occupations used by employer exists in state.</i>] Requires <i>specifications and contracts for public works</i>] <b> contractor and subcontractor that are parties to contract</b> for which contract price exceeds <i>$350,000 to require that</i>] <b>$750,000 to employ apprentices participating in programs of apprenticeship and training for</b> at least 15 percent of total hours worked on project <i>be performed by apprentices</i>].<b> Allows Bureau of Labor and Industries to adjust percentage if contractor or subcontractor demonstrates that too few apprentices are available. Requires contractor to post notice of apprenticeship requirement. <b>Requires contractor or contractor's surety to provide certified statements containing apprenticeship agreement registration numbers, if any, and to provide summary of weekly cumulative total hours worked on public works project by apprentices participating in programs of apprenticeship and training. <b>Permits commissioner to verify compliance with provisions of Act. <b>Provides civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation of provisions of Act plus additional civil penalty in amount equal to 20 times number of hours required to be, but not, worked by apprentices participating in programs of apprenticeship and training.</b>

In the House of Representatives

• Paul Holvey

  Sponsor

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted May 10

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In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Jun 28

1. Feb 6Introduced
2. Feb 13Sent to Business and Labor
3. Feb 22Heard in Business and Labor
4. Feb 28Business and Labor reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Workforce and Economic Development
5. Sent to Workforce and Economic Development
6. Mar 21Heard in Workforce and Economic Development
7. Apr 18Heard in Workforce and Economic Development
8. Apr 20Heard in Workforce and Economic Development
9. Apr 23Heard in Workforce and Economic Development
10. Apr 25Heard in Workforce and Economic Development
11. May 10Workforce and Economic Development recommended it as amended
12. May 14Read a second time
13. May 17Read a third time
14. Sent to Elections, Ethics and Rules
15. Jun 28Died when the session ended