Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Workforce Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
Senate Bill 579
Requires state contracting agency that awards public improvement contract with contract price of more than $5 million to require contractor to employ apprentices to perform 10 percent of work hours on public improvement that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires state contracting agency that awards public improvement contract with contract price of more than $5 million to require contractor to employ apprentices to perform 10 percent of work hours on public improvement that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform. Increases apprentice employment requirement to 12 percent in 2020. Exempts Department of Transportation from requirement. Provides that state contracting agency shall pay contractor for imputed costs that contractor incurs in complying with requirement. Specifies reporting requirements for contractor and requires contractor to repay amounts that state contracting agency pays in excess of amount due contractor. 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 5 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 SenateFeb 5 to Jul 6 · stopped151 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 94 days
WorkforceFeb 9 to Jul 6 · stopped147 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.