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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 150 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1303 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Lydia Edwards |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a |
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| 13 | 13 | | skilled workforce in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Lydia EdwardsThird SuffolkPaul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Hampshire |
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| 18 | 18 | | 3/5/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/5/2025 1 of 3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 150 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1303 |
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| 21 | 21 | | By Ms. Edwards, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1303) of Lydia Edwards, Paul W. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Mark and Vanna Howard for legislation to provide opportunities for apprentices to complete |
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| 23 | 23 | | their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Labor and Workforce Development. |
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| 25 | 25 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1163 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 27 | 27 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 31 | 31 | | _______________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a |
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| 33 | 33 | | skilled workforce in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 35 | 35 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 1 Section 26 of Chapter 149 is hereby amended by adding at the end: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2 For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving an |
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| 38 | 38 | | 3hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor or |
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| 39 | 39 | | 4a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona |
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| 40 | 40 | | 5fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 6General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office |
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| 42 | 42 | | 7of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any |
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| 43 | 43 | | 8trades license board. 2 of 3 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 9 Six months after the passage of this act 5% of the hours shall be performed by |
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| 45 | 45 | | 10apprentices. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 11 One year after 10% |
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| 47 | 47 | | 12 Two years after 15% |
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| 48 | 48 | | 13 Section 6 of Chapter 149 A shall be amended by adding a new section: |
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| 49 | 49 | | 14 (f) For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving |
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| 50 | 50 | | 15an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor |
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| 51 | 51 | | 16or a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona |
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| 52 | 52 | | 17fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the |
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| 53 | 53 | | 18General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office |
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| 54 | 54 | | 19of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any |
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| 55 | 55 | | 20trades license board. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 21 Six months after the passage of this act 5% of the hours shall be performed by |
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| 57 | 57 | | 22apprentices. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 23 One year after 10% |
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| 59 | 59 | | 24 Two years after 15% |
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| 60 | 60 | | 25 Chapter 30 Section 39m is hereby amended by adding a new section: |
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| 61 | 61 | | 26 (f) For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving |
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| 62 | 62 | | 27an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor |
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| 63 | 63 | | 28or a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona 3 of 3 |
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| 64 | 64 | | 29fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the |
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| 65 | 65 | | 30General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office |
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| 66 | 66 | | 31of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any |
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| 67 | 67 | | 32trades license board. |
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| 68 | 68 | | 33 Six months after the passage of this act 5% of the hours shall be performed by |
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| 69 | 69 | | 34apprentices. |
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| 70 | 70 | | 35 One year after 10% |
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| 71 | 71 | | 36 Two years after 15% |
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