The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SB 250 Original 2020 Regular Session Carter
Present law provides that the director will, in cooperation with the apprenticeship council, set
conditions and training standards for apprentice agreements, which are not lower than those
prescribed by the U.S. Dept. of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship.
Proposed law retains present law but requires that any employer who is awarded a contract by the
state of La. to construct a capital outlay project (i.e. state construction project) will designate no less
than 2% of the man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation, as defined by the U.S. Dept. of Labor,
to registered apprentices.
Present law provides that the director of apprenticeship will approve all apprenticeship agreements
which meet the standards established in present law.
Proposed law retains present law but requires that the state director of apprenticeship also approve
the apprenticeship agreements under proposed law.
Proposed law provides that, if the executive director of the workforce commission determines, in
good faith, that an insufficient number of registered apprentices is available for a particular capital
outlay project, the executive director will certify the number of registered apprentices who are
available for the particular capital outlay project and will issue a waiver for the remaining number
of jobs which would otherwise be reserved for registered apprentices in order for the contractor to
meet the 2% man-hour requirement provided for in proposed law.
Present law provides that the office of facility planning and control of the division of administration
shall establish standards and criteria for capital outlay projects.
Proposed law retains present law but requires that the office of facility planning set standards for
compliance with requirements for hiring apprentices as required by proposed law.
Proposed law provides that, beginning Aug. 1, 2020, the division of administration shall require each
contractor for a capital outlay job to meet the following requirements:
(1)Except when the contractor receives a waiver from the executive director of the La.
Workforce Commission as provided for in proposed law, the contractor will designate no less
than 2% of man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation to be held by registered apprentices.
(2)The contractor shall cooperate with the state director of apprenticeship and meet the
standards and requirement of the apprenticeship program as provided for in proposed law. Effective August 1, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 23:388.1, R.S. 39:103(A)(1)(g) and 121(8))