Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 3306
Requires state contracting agency, in specifications, solicitation documents and contract for public improvement with contract price that state contracting agency anticipates will exceed $5 million, to require contractor and subcontractor to employ apprentices for at least 10 percent of total work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform on public improvement.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires state contracting agency, in specifications, solicitation documents and contract for public improvement with contract price that state contracting agency anticipates will exceed $5 million, to require contractor and subcontractor to employ apprentices for at least 10 percent of total work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform on public improvement. Raises percentage of required apprentices to 15 percent on public improvement contracts with anticipated contract price of $3 million on January 1, 2019. Specifies certain exemptions from requirement. Provides that state contracting agency shall retain amount equivalent to not more than three percent of amount due contractor under contract for public improvement and pay contractor, when contractor completes public improvement, amount withheld less $20 for each hour in which contractor or subcontractor did not employ apprentice for work that apprentice must perform under provisions of Act. Requires state contracting agency to pay amount state contracting agency withholds and does not pay to contractor into State Apprenticeship Education and Training Fund. Establishes State Apprenticeship Education and Training Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Apprenticeship and Training Council for specified purposes. Becomes operative January 1, 2016. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 27 to July 6, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jul 6 · stopped129 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 67 days
Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce DevelopmentMar 6 to Jul 6 · stopped122 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Jul 6
- Feb 27Introduced
- Mar 6Sent to Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development
- Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 6Referred to Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development.House of Representatives
- Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives