WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 307
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Chapter 307
(Senate Bill 511)
AN ACT concerning
Labor and Employment – Apprenticeship Standards – Ratio of Apprentices to
Journeypersons
Maryland Department of Labor – Report on Apprenticeship Mentoring Ratios
FOR the purpose of requiring the Secretary of Labor to adopt regulations establishing a
certain ratio of apprentices to journeypersons for each nontraditional trade
occupation and newly registered occupation Maryland Department of Labor to
submit a report to the General Assembly that analyzes the apprenticeship mentoring
ratio for all nontraditional apprenticeable occupations in the State; and generally
relating to apprenticeship standards and ratios of apprentices to journeypersons a
report on apprenticeship mentoring ratios.
BY adding to
Article – Labor and Employment
Section 11–410
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Labor and Employment
11–410.
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “NONTRADITIONAL TRADE OCCUPATION ” MEANS:
(1) ADDITIVE MANUFACTURI NG TECHNICIAN ;
(2) AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC ;
(3) BUILDING AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN;
(4) CABINETMAKER ;
(5) CHILD CARE DEVELOPME NT SPECIALIST;
(6) COMPUTER PROGRAMMER , BUSINESS;
(7) COMPUTER SUPPORT SPE CIALIST; Ch. 307 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(8) CYBERSECURITY SPECIA LIST;
(9) DATA AND SCIENCE ANALYST ;
(10) DIGITAL AND SOCIAL M EDIA SPECIALIST;
(11) ELECTRO–MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RE PAIRER;
(12) ENVIRONMENTAL CARE S UPERVISOR;
(13) ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM S CONTROL OPERATOR ;
(14) FINANCIAL SPECIALIST ;
(15) GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATE;
(16) GRAPHIC DESIGNER ;
(17) HOUSING INSPECTOR ;
(18) INFORMATION TECHNOLO GY GENERALIST ;
(19) LODGING MANAGER ;
(20) MARYLAND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTOR ;
(21) PROGRAMMER , ENGINEERING /SCIENTIFIC;
(22) SECURE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER ;
(23) SECURITY CONTROL ASS ESSOR;
(24) SYSTEM SECURITY ANAL YST;
(25) TECHNICAL SUPPORT SP ECIALIST;
(26) WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNICIAN;
(27) WATER PUMPING TECHNI CIAN; AND
(28) WATER TREATMENT TECH NICIAN.
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(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE
SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS ESTABLIS HING A RATIO OF THRE E
APPRENTICES TO ONE J OURNEYPERSON FOR :
(I) EACH NONTRADITIONAL TRADE OCCUPATION ; AND
(II) EACH NEWLY REGISTERE D OCCUPATION .
(2) PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION D OES NOT APPLY WITH
RESPECT TO AN OCCUPA TION FOR WHICH THE COUNCIL OR DIVISION HAS
DETERMINED THAT THE RATIO REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION POSES A R ISK TO THE SAFETY OF WORKERS IN THE WORKP LACE.
(a) On or before October 1, 2024, the Maryland Department of Labor shall submit
to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, a
report that analyzes the apprenticeship mentoring ratio for all nontraditional
apprenticeable occupations in the State.
(b) The report shall include:
(1) the total number of apprentices and the number of apprentices by
employer that participated in nontraditional apprenticeships, which are apprenticeship
occupations outside of the building trades, in the immediately preceding fiscal year;
(2) an analysis of, including identification of, all nontraditional
apprenticeship occupations that could operate with a higher than one–to–one mentorship
ratio without posing a risk to the safety of workers in the workplace;
(3) a list of all apprenticeship ratio waiver requests received by the
Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council in the immediately preceding 5 calendar
years, the respective outcomes for the requests, and the reasons for a denied waiver request;
and
(4) recommended strategies to streamline the expansion of apprenticeship
ratios for all newly registered nontraditional apprenticeship occupations for the purpose of
meeting the goals of the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October June 1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor, April 25, 2024.