Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB984 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0984
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 984
8	8	P2 4lr3233
9	9	CF 4lr0945
10	10	By: Delegates Guzzone, Hutchinson, J. Long, Martinez, and Woods
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	State Procurement – Apprenticeship Preference Program 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing an apprenticeship preference program in State 3
21	21	procurement; establishing a certain price preference for bids and proposals that will 4
22	22	utilize registered apprentices in the performance of certain contracts; requiring 5
23	23	contractors and certain subcontractors to provide certain information to a unit 6
24	24	regarding the use of registered apprentices as a condition of receiving a certain 7
25	25	contract; providing for the liability of a contractor or subcontractor for a certain 8
26	26	amount under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the use of apprentices 9
27	27	in State procurement. 10
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29	29	BY adding to 11
30	30	Article – State Finance and Procurement 12
31	31	Section 14–801 through 14–806 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 8. 13
32	32	Apprenticeship Preference Program” 14
33	33	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
34	34	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
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36	36	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
37	37	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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39	39	Article – State Finance and Procurement 19
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41	41	SUBTITLE 8. APPRENTICESHIP PREFERENCE PROGRAM. 20
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43	43	14–801. 21
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45	45	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 22
46	46	INDICATED. 23
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50	50	(B) “APPRENTICE BIDDER ” MEANS A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WHO WILL 1
51	51	UTILIZE APPRENTICES FROM A REGISTERED AP PRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN WHICH 2
52	52	THE CONTRACTOR OR SU BCONTRACTOR EMPLOYS PERSONS TO COMPLETE THE 3
53	53	COVERED CONTRACT . 4
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55	55	(C) “APPRENTICE OFFEROR ” MEANS A RESPO NSIBLE OFFEROR WHO W ILL 5
56	56	UTILIZE APPRENTICES FROM A REGISTERED AP PRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN WHICH 6
57	57	THE CONTRACTOR OR SU BCONTRACTOR EMPLOYS PERSONS TO COMPLETE THE 7
58	58	COVERED CONTRACT . 8
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60	60	(D) “COVERED PROCUREMENT ” MEANS A PROCUREMENT THAT IS VALUED 9
61	61	AT $500,000 OR MORE. 10
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63	63	(E) “DEPARTMENT ” MEANS THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 11
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65	65	(F) “NONAPPRENTICE BIDDER ” MEANS A RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WHO WILL 12
66	66	NOT UTILIZE APPRENTI CES FROM A REGISTERE D APPRENTICESHIP PRO GRAM IN 13
67	67	WHICH THE CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR EMP LOYS PERSONS TO COM PLETE 14
68	68	THE COVERED CONTRACT . 15
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70	70	(G) “NONAPPRENTICE OFFEROR ” MEANS A RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR WHO 16
71	71	WILL NOT UTILIZE APP RENTICES FROM A REGI STERED APPRENTICESHI P PROGRAM 17
72	72	IN WHICH THE CONTRAC TOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR EMPLOYS PERSONS TO 18
73	73	COMPLETE THE COVERED CONTRACT. 19
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75	75	(H) “PERCENTAGE PREFERENCE ” MEANS: 20
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77	77	(1) THE PERCENT OF THE L OWEST RESPONSIVE BID SUBMITTED BY 21
78	78	AN APPRENTICE BIDDER BY WHICH A RESPONSIV E BID SUBMITTED BY A 22
79	79	NONAPPRENTICE BIDDER MAY: 23
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81	81	(I) EXCEED THE LOWEST BI D; AND 24
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83	83	(II) BE AWARDED A COVERED PROCUREME NT CONTRACT IN 25
84	84	ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE; OR 26
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86	86	(2) THE PERCENT OF THE L OWEST RESPONSIVE COS T PROPOSAL 27
87	87	SUBMITTED BY AN APPR ENTICE OFFEROR BY WH ICH A RESPONSIVE PRO POSAL 28
88	88	SUBMITTED BY A NONAP PRENTICE OFFEROR MAY : 29
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90	90	(I) EXCEED THE LOWEST CO ST; AND 30
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92	92	(II) BE AWARDED A COVERED PROCUREMENT CONTRACT IN 31 HOUSE BILL 984 3
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95	95	ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE. 1
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97	97	(I) “REGISTERED APPRENTICE SHIP PROGRAM ” MEANS AN 2
98	98	APPRENTICESHIP PROGR AM THAT IS REGISTERE D WITH, AND APPROVED BY , THE 3
99	99	DEPARTMENT OR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 4
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101	101	(J) “SECRETARY” MEANS THE SECRETARY OF LABOR. 5
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103	103	14–802. 6
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105	105	THIS SUBTITLE APPLIES TO A COVERED PROCURE MENT OF A UNIT. 7
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107	107	14–803. 8
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109	109	SUBJECT TO THE APPROV AL OF THE BOARD, EACH UNIT SHALL ESTA BLISH A 9
110	110	PERCENTAGE PREFERENC E, NOT TO EXCEED 5%. 10
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112	112	14–804. 11
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114	114	(A) A UNIT SHALL AWARD A COVERED PROC UREMENT CONTRACT TO AN 12
115	115	APPRENTICE BIDDER TH AT SUBMITS THE LOWES T RESPONSIVE BID IF THE 13
116	116	DIFFERENCE BETWEEN T HAT BID AND THE LOWE ST RESPONSIVE BID SU BMITTED BY 14
117	117	A NONAPPRENTICE BIDD ER DOES NOT EXCEED T HE PERCENTAGE PREFER ENCE 15
118	118	ESTABLISHED U NDER § 14–803 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 16
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120	120	(B) A UNIT SHALL AWARD A C OVERED PROCUREMENT C ONTRACT TO AN 17
121	121	APPRENTICE OFFEROR T HAT SUBMITS THE RESP ONSIVE PROPOSAL THAT IS MOST 18
122	122	ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE STATE AFTER FACTORING IN THE PRICE PREFERE NCE, IF 19
123	123	THE DIFFERENCE BETWE EN THAT PROPOSAL AND TH E LOWEST RESPONSIVE 20
124	124	PROPOSAL SUBMITTED B Y A NONAPPRENTICE OF FEROR DOES NOT EXCEE D THE 21
125	125	PERCENTAGE PREFERENC E ESTABLISHED UNDER § 14–803 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 22
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127	127	14–805. 23
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129	129	(A) (1) A CONTRACTOR THAT IS A WARDED A CONTRACT FO R A COVERED 24
130	130	PROCUREMEN T SHALL PROVIDE TO A UNIT, AS A CONDITION OF RE CEIVING THE 25
131	131	CONTRACT, WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF: 26
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133	133	(I) THE WORK TO BE PERFO RMED BY REGISTERED 27
134	134	APPRENTICES ; AND 28
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136	136	(II) THE WORK TO BE PERFO RMED BY REGISTERED 29
137	137	APPRENTICES UNDER TH E DIRECTION OF A SUB CONTRACTOR . 30
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141	141	(2) THE WRITTEN VERIFICAT ION REQUIRED UNDER P ARAGRAPH (1) 1
142	142	OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE PROVIDED BY A CONTRACTOR TO THE UNIT 2
143	143	RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROJECT WITH THE SUB MISSION OF A BID OR PROPOSAL. 3
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145	145	(B) (1) A SUBCONTRACTOR THAT P ERFORMS WORK VALUED AT $100,000 4
146	146	OR MORE FOR A COVERE D PROCUREMENT SHALL PROVIDE TO A UNIT , AS A 5
147	147	CONDITION OF RECEIVI NG THE CONTRACT , WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF THE WORK 6
148	148	TO BE PERFORMED BY R EGISTERED APPRENTICE S. 7
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150	150	(2) THE WRITTEN VERIFICAT ION REQUIRED UNDER P ARAGRAPH (1) 8
151	151	OF THIS SUBS ECTION SHALL BE PROV IDED BY A CONTRACTOR TO THE UNIT 9
152	152	RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROJECT WITH THE SUB MISSION OF A BID OR PROPOSAL. 10
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154	154	(C) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO ESTAB LISH A 11
155	155	PROCESS FOR AUDITING THE USE OF REGISTERE D APPRENTICES BY A C ONTRACTOR 12
156	156	OR SUBCONTRACTOR FOR A COVERED PROCUREMENT AWARDED IN ACCORDANC E 13
157	157	WITH THIS SUBTITLE . 14
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159	159	14–806. 15
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161	161	(A) A CONTRACTOR OR SUBCON TRACTOR THAT IS AWAR DED A COVERED 16
162	162	PROCUREMENT IN ACCOR DANCE WITH THIS SUBT ITLE WHO FAILS TO US E 17
163	163	REGISTERED APPRENTIC ES AS PROVIDED IN TH E BID OR PROPOSAL SHAL L BE 18
164	164	LIABLE FOR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWICE THE A MOUNT OF THE PRICE P REFERENCE 19
165	165	APPLIED UNDER § 14–803 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 20
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167	167	(B) PENALTIES SHALL BE RE COVERABLE IN CIVIL A CTIONS AND PAID TO 21
168	168	THE STATE. 22
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170	170	(C) (1) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO ESTAB LISH 23
171	171	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCE DURES FOR THE COLLEC TION OF PAYMENTS UND ER THIS 24
172	172	SUBTITLE. 25
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174	174	(2) (I) THE SECRETARY MAY FILE SU IT TO ENFORCE THIS S ECTION 26
175	175	IN ANY COURT OF COMP ETENT JURISDICTION . 27
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177	177	(II) IN AN ACTION FILED UN DER THIS SUBSECTION , THE COURT 28
178	178	SHALL REQUIRE THE CO NTRACTOR OR SUBCONTR ACTOR TO PAY THE AMO UNT 29
179	179	REQUIRED BY SUBSECTI ON (A) OF THIS SECTION , INCLUDING INTEREST , 30
180	180	REASONABLE ATTORNEY ’S FEES, AND COURT COSTS . 31
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182	182	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 32
183	183	October 1, 2024. 33
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