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SENATE BILL 104
K3, C8 EMERGENCY BILL 3lr0650
SB 926/22 – FIN (PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Augustine Senators Augustine, Rosapepe, Hester, and Muse
Requested: October 31, 2022
Introduced and read first time: January 11, 2023
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 3, 2023
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AN ACT concerning 1
Labor and Employment – Apprenticeships Apprenticeship 2030 Commission and 2
Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council 3
FOR the purpose of requiring that the Apprenticeship and Training Council and 4
consultants to the Council include representation by individuals who are Asian, 5
Black, and Latino; establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and 6
make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeship to reduce skill shortages 7
in high–demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for 8
young people in the public and private sectors; requiring the Governor to include 9
certain amounts in certain fiscal years in the annual budget bill for a certain purpose; 10
and generally relating to apprenticeships the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission and 11
representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council. 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
Article – Labor and Employment 14
Section 11–403(b) 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – Labor and Employment 20
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11–403. 1
(b) (1) There is an Apprenticeship and Training Council as part of the Division 2
of Workforce Development and Adult Learning. The Council consists of 12 members all of 3
whom shall be appointed by the Governor of Maryland, with the advice of the Secretary 4
and with the advice and consent of the Senate of Maryland. 5
(2) Four of the members shall be representatives of employee 6
organizations; one shall be an employee; five shall be representatives of employers; and two 7
shall be appointed from the general public. 8
(3) (I) The membership of the Council shall, to the extent practicable, 9
reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State and shall 10
include representation by individuals with disabilities AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 11
ASIAN, BLACK, AND LATINO. 12
(II) Consultants to the Council shall, to the extent practicable, reflect 13
the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State and shall include 14
representation by individuals with disabilities AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ASIAN, 15
BLACK, AND LATINO. 16
(4) In advising the Governor, the Secretary shall give consideration to a 17
balanced geographic representation from all of Maryland and a representative sampling 18
and mix of Maryland industry. 19
(5) One member shall be appointed as Chairman by the Governor, with the 20
advice of the Secretary, and serve as Chairman at the pleasure of the Governor. The 21
Assistant State Superintendent, Career and Technology Education, and the Maryland 22
State Director of the Office of Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, shall serve as 23
consultants to the Council without vote. 24
(6) The Governor, with the advice of the Secretary may appoint up to three 25
additional consultants to the Council from the public at large. 26
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 27
(a) (1) There is an Apprenticeship 2030 Commission. 28
(2) The purpose of the Commission is to examine and make 29
recommendations to reduce skill shortages in high–demand occupations and provide 30
affordable training for career pathways for young people in the public and private sectors. 31
by: 32
(i) expanding registered apprenticeships in industry sectors with 33
skill shortages; 34
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(ii) growing the number of registered apprenticeships to at least 1
60,000 by 2030; and 2
(iii) reaching the Blueprint goal for 45% of high school graduates 3
completing the high school level of a registered apprenticeship. 4
(3) The Commission shall focus on registered apprenticeships at all 5
education levels with the goal of recruiting unemployed and underemployed individuals at 6
least 18 years old, as well as high school students, into apprenticeships. 7
(b) The Commission consists of: 8
(1) two representatives each from the Public Safety Apprenticeship 9
Workgroup, the Healthcare Apprenticeship Workgroup, and the Transportation 10
Apprenticeship Workgroup established in the Maryland Department of Labor, as directed 11
by the 2022 Joint Chairmen’s Report; 12
(2) the Chair of the Apprenticeship and Training Council, or the Chair’s 13
designee; and 14
(3) the Chair of the Career and Technical Education Committee, or the 15
Chair’s designee. 16
(1) four members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 17
the Senate; 18
(2) four members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 19
the House; 20
(3) the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee; 21
(4) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee; 22
(5) the State Superintendent of Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee; 23
(6) the Secretary of Higher Education, or the Secretary’s designee; 24
(7) the Chair of the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, or the 25
Chair’s designee; 26
(8) the Chair of the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council, or the 27
Chair’s designee; 28
(9) the Chair of the CTE Committee, or the Chair’s designee; 29
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(10) four members designated by the President of the Maryland State and 1
DC AFL–CIO, including individuals representing the building trades, health care workers, 2
and public service unions; and 3
(11) four members representing a diverse range of employers, with 4
consideration given to including a minority contractor, appointed by the Governor. 5
(c) The chair of the Commission shall be elected by the members of the 6
Commission jointly selected by the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker 7
of the House. 8
(d) The Department of Legislative Services, with the assistance of staff from the 9
State agencies represented on the workgroups described in subsection (b)(1) of this section 10
Commission, shall provide staff for the Commission. 11
(e) A member of the Commission: 12
(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but 13
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 14
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 15
(f) The Commission shall: 16
(1) review the work of the individual workgroups described in subsection 17
(b)(1) of this section; 18
(2) make preliminary recommendations regarding funding needed to 19
expand public and private sector apprenticeship pathways; and 20
(3) work with any consultants contracted by the Department of Legislative 21
Services as required by the fiscal year 2024 operating budget to examine national and 22
international best practices. 23
(1) identify the largest occupational sectors with current or projected skill 24
shortages, including health care, information technology, public service, manufacturing, 25
and business services; 26
(2) examine the best practices for scaling registered apprenticeships used 27
in other states and countries; 28
(3) examine industries that would benefit from creating and scaling 29
registered apprenticeships; 30
(4) explore degree apprenticeships in fields requiring degrees, including 31
health care, teaching, and other public services; 32
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(5) engage members of the employer and labor communities to identify 1
needs for registered apprenticeship career pathways; 2
(6) examine existing registered apprenticeships in the State and how best 3
to scale them with registered apprenticeships at the federal level and in other states; 4
(7) identify funding needed to expand registered apprenticeship pathways 5
and how to best disburse dedicated funding; and 6
(8) make recommendations regarding: 7
(i) specific goals by occupation and year to: 8
1. reach 60,000 apprentices by 2030; and 9
2. have 45% of high school graduates in apprenticeships by 10
2031; and 11
(ii) strategies to achieve the goals recommended under item (i) of 12
this item, including: 13
1. recruiting new registered apprenticeship sponsors and 14
apprentices for existing and new registered apprenticeships; and 15
2. appropriate funding levels. 16
(g) On or before December 1, 2024 2023, the Commission shall report its findings 17
and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 18
Government Article, the General Assembly. 19
(h) It is the intent of the General Assembly that in the event of a conflict between 20
a decision or policy of the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission and the Career and Technical 21
Education Committee established under § 21–209 of the Education Article related to youth 22
apprenticeships, the Career and Technical Education Committee’s decision or policy shall 23
control. 24
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, for each of fiscal years 2025 25
through 2027, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation in the 26
following amounts to the County Executive and County Council of Prince George’s County 27
to award grants to a nonprofit entity located in Prince George’s County to provide workforce 28
development services to at least 2,000 youth and adults in the community: 29
(1) for fiscal year 2025, $1,030,030; 30
(2) for fiscal year 2026, $1,106,996; and 31
(3) for fiscal year 2027, $1,119,482. 32 6 SENATE BILL 104
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1
October 1, 2023. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 9 2
months and, at the end of June 30, 2025, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action 3
required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 4
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency 5
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has 6
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to 7
each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is 8
enacted. Section 2 of this Act shall remain effective through December 31, 2024, and, at the 9
end of December 31, 2024, Section 2 of this Act, with no further action required by the 10
General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 11
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.