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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2902 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2121
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ryan M. Hamilton
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and for ensuring a
skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Ryan M. Hamilton15th Essex1/16/2025 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2902 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2121
By Representative Hamilton of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2121) of
Ryan M. Hamilton relative to providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training
and for ensuring a skilled workforce. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1839 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and for ensuring a
skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 26 of Chapter 149 is hereby amended by adding at the end:
2 For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving an
3hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor or
4a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona
5fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the
6General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office
7of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any
8trades license board. 2 of 3
9 Six months after the passage of this act, 5% of the hours shall be performed by
10apprentices.
11 One year after the passage of this act, 10% of the hours shall be performed by
12apprentices.
13 Two years after the passage of this act, 15% of the hours shall be performed by
14apprentices.
15 Section 6 of Chapter 149 A shall be amended by adding a new section:
16 (f) For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving
17an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor
18or a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona
19fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the
20General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office
21of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any
22trades license board.
23 Six months after the passage of this act 5% of the hours shall be performed by
24apprentices.
25 One year after the passage of this act, 10% of the hours shall be performed by
26apprentices.
27 Two years after the passage of this act, 15% of the hours shall be performed by
28apprentices.
29 Chapter 30 Section 39m is hereby amended by adding a new section: 3 of 3
30 (f) For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving
31an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor
32or a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona
33fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the
34General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office
35of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any
36trades license board.
37 Six months after the passage of this act, 5% of the hours shall be performed by
38apprentices.
39 One year after the passage of this act, 10% of the hours shall be performed by
40apprentices.
41 Two years after the passage of this act, 15% of the hours shall be performed by
42apprentices.