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SENATE BILL 511
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By: Senator A. Washington
Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2024
Assigned to: Finance
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Labor and Employment – Apprenticeship Standards – Ratio of Apprentices to 2
Journeypersons 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Secretary of Labor to adopt regulations establishing a 4
certain ratio of apprentices to journeypersons for each nontraditional trade 5
occupation and newly registered occupation; and generally relating to apprenticeship 6
standards and ratios of apprentices to journeypersons. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Labor and Employment 9
Section 11–410 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Labor and Employment 15
11–410. 16
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “NONTRADITIONAL TRADE OCCUPATION ” MEANS: 17
(1) ADDITIVE MANUFACTURI NG TECHNICIAN ; 18
(2) AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC ; 19
(3) BUILDING AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN; 20
(4) CABINETMAKER ; 21 2 SENATE BILL 511
(5) CHILD CARE DEVELOPME NT SPECIALIST; 1
(6) COMPUTER PROGRAMMER , BUSINESS; 2
(7) COMPUTER SUPPORT SPE CIALIST; 3
(8) CYBERSECURITY SPECIA LIST; 4
(9) DATA AND SCIENCE ANA LYST; 5
(10) DIGITAL AND SOCIAL M EDIA SPECIALIST; 6
(11) ELECTRO–MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RE PAIRER; 7
(12) ENVIRONMENTAL CARE S UPERVISOR; 8
(13) ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM S CONTROL OPERATOR ; 9
(14) FINANCIAL SPECIALIST; 10
(15) GENERAL INSURANCE AS SOCIATE; 11
(16) GRAPHIC DESIGNER ; 12
(17) HOUSING INSPECTOR ; 13
(18) INFORMATION TECHNOLO GY GENERALIST ; 14
(19) LODGING MANAGER ; 15
(20) MARYLAND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTOR ; 16
(21) PROGRAMMER , ENGINEERING /SCIENTIFIC; 17
(22) SECURE SOFTWARE PROG RAMMER; 18
(23) SECURITY CONTROL ASS ESSOR; 19
(24) SYSTEM SECURITY ANAL YST; 20
(25) TECHNICAL SUPPORT SP ECIALIST; 21
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(26) WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNICIAN; 1
(27) WATER PUMPING TECHNI CIAN; AND 2
(28) WATER TREATMENT TECH NICIAN. 3
(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 4
SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS ESTABLISHING A R ATIO OF THREE 5
APPRENTICES TO ONE J OURNEYPERSON FOR: 6
(I) EACH NONTRADITIONAL TRADE OCCUPATION ; AND 7
(II) EACH NEWLY REGISTERED OCCUPATION . 8
(2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION D OES NOT APPLY WITH 9
RESPECT TO AN OCCUPA TION FOR WHICH THE COUNCIL OR DIVISION HAS 10
DETERMINE D THAT THE RATIO REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS 11
SUBSECTION POSES A RISK TO THE SAFETY O F WORKERS IN THE WORKP LACE. 12
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
October 1, 2024. 14