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SENATE BILL 413
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By: Senator Rosapepe
Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2023
Assigned to: Finance
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Apprenticeship 2030 Commission 2
FOR the purpose of establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and 3
make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeships to reduce skill shortages 4
in high–demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for 5
young people to participate in apprenticeships; and generally relating to the 6
Apprenticeship 2030 Commission. 7
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8
That: 9
(a) (1) There is an Apprenticeship 2030 Commission. 10
(2) The purpose of the Commission is to examine and make 11
recommendations to reduce skill shortages in high–demand occupations and provide 12
affordable training for career pathways for young people by: 13
(i) expanding registered apprenticeships in industry sectors with 14
skill shortages; 15
(ii) growing the number of registered apprenticeships from 11,000 in 16
2021 to at least 80,000 in 2030; and 17
(iii) reaching the Blueprint goal for 45% of high school graduates 18
completing the High School Level of a registered apprenticeship. 19
(3) The Commission shall focus on registered apprenticeships at all 20
education levels with the goal of recruiting unemployed and underemployed people at least 21
18 years old into apprenticeships. 22
(b) The Commission consists of the following members: 23 2 SENATE BILL 413
(1) four Senators from the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the 1
Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, and the Senate Finance 2
Committee, appointed by the President of the Senate; 3
(2) four Delegates from the House Appropriations Committee, the House 4
Economic Matters Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee, appointed by 5
the Speaker of the House; 6
(3) the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee; 7
(4) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee; 8
(5) the State Superintendent of Schools, or the Superintendent’s designee; 9
(6) the Secretary of Higher Education, or the Secretary’s designee; 10
(7) the Chair of the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, or the 11
Chair’s designee; 12
(8) the Chair of the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council, or the 13
Chair’s designee; 14
(9) the Chair of the CTE Committee, or the Chair’s designee; and 15
(10) four members designated by the President of the Maryland State and 16
DC AFL–CIO, including individuals representing the building trades, health care workers, 17
and public service unions. 18
(c) The chair of the Commission shall be elected by the members of the 19
Commission. 20
(d) The Department of Legislative Services, with the assistance of staff from the 21
State agencies represented on the Commission, shall provide staff for the Commission. 22
(e) A member of the Commission: 23
(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but 24
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 25
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 26
(f) The Commission shall: 27
(1) identify occupational sectors with current or projected skill shortages, 28
focusing on the largest sectors, including health care, information technology, public 29
service, manufacturing, and business services; 30 SENATE BILL 413 3
(2) examine best practices for scaling registered apprenticeships with other 1
states or countries; 2
(3) examine industries that would benefit from creating and scaling 3
registered apprenticeships; 4
(4) explore degree apprenticeships in fields requiring degrees, including 5
health care, teaching, and other public services; 6
(5) engage members of employer and labor communities to identify needs 7
for registered apprenticeship career pathways; 8
(6) examine existing registered apprenticeships in the State and how best 9
to scale State registered apprenticeships; 10
(7) identify what funding is needed to expand registered apprenticeship 11
pathways, and how to best deploy dedicated funding; and 12
(8) make recommendations regarding: 13
(i) specific goals by occupation and year, to reach 80,000 apprentices 14
by 2030 and 45% of high school graduates in apprenticeships by 2031; and 15
(ii) strategies to achieve the goals, including: 16
1. recruiting new registered apprenticeship sponsors and 17
apprentices for existing and new registered apprenticeships; and 18
2. appropriate funding. 19
(g) On or before December 1, 2023, the Commission shall report its findings and 20
recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State 21
Government Article, the General Assembly. 22
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 23
1, 2023. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 2024, this 24
Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no 25
further force and effect. 26