The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SB 251 Original 2020 Regular Session Carter
Present law provides that the La. director of apprenticeship will, in cooperation with the
apprenticeship council, set conditions and training standards for apprentice agreements, which shall
not be lower than those prescribed by the Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Dept. of Labor, or other
approved national standards.
Present law requires that the La. Dept. of Economic Development certify state monetary incentives
given to businesses that participate in various economic development programs that are enacted by
the legislature.
Present law defines "economic development program" as any state program that directly or indirectly
confers fiscal benefits on employers located in the state for the purposes of retaining and creating
jobs and growing the state's economy. Economic development programs include grants, loan
guarantees, tax exemptions, exclusions, credits, or rebates.
Proposed law retains present law but requires that, beginning August 1, 2020, any employer who
participates in an economic development program and receives monetary or fiscal benefits from the
state of La. for the construction of a new facility or the expansion of an existing facility to 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 shall approve all apprenticeship agreements
that meet the standards established in present law.
Proposed law retains present law but requires that the director of apprenticeship also approve the
apprenticeship agreements under proposed law.
Proposed law provides that if the executive director of the La. Workforce Commission determines
in good faith that an insufficient number of registered apprentices are available for a particular
construction project, the executive director will certify the number of registered apprentices who are
available for the particular construction project and will issue a waiver for the remaining number of
jobs which would otherwise be reserved for registered apprentices in order for the employer to meet
the 2% man-hour requirement provided for in proposed law.
Proposed law requires the employer to cooperate with the director of apprenticeship and meet the
standards and requirements of the apprenticeship program as provided for in present law.
Effective August 1, 2020. (Adds R.S. 23:388.1 and R.S. 51:934)