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Maryland House Bill HB501

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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77 HOUSE BILL 501
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99 CF SB 431
1010 By: The Speaker (By Request – Administration) and Delegates Allen, Amprey,
1111 Boafo, Buckel, Cardin, Fennell, Hornberger, Kerr, Martinez, McComas,
1212 Phillips, Ruff, Taveras, Taylor, Toles, Turner, Vogel, Woods, Woorman, and
1313 Wu
1414 Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2025
1515 Assigned to: Economic Matters
1616
1717 A BILL ENTITLED
1818
1919 AN ACT concerning 1
2020
2121 Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act 2
2222
2323 FOR the purpose of authorizing the State Board of Plumbing to waive the license 3
2424 examination requirement for a journey plumber license; authorizing the Secretary 4
2525 of Labor to waive the examination for certain licenses; altering the duties of the 5
2626 Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council; repealing the Youth Apprenticeship 6
2727 Advisory Committee; establishing the Maryland Office of Registered Apprenticeship 7
2828 Development within the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program; 8
2929 establishing the Registered Apprenticeship Qualified Intermediary Program within 9
3030 the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program; establishing the Maryland 10
3131 Apprenticeship Incentive Program within the Maryland Department of Labor; 11
3232 establishing the Maryland Apprenticeship Incentive Program Fund as a special, 12
3333 nonlapsing fund; requiring that the interest earnings of the Fund remain in the 13
3434 Fund; applying certain provisions of this Act retroactively; and generally relating to 14
3535 registered apprenticeships. 15
3636
3737 BY adding to 16
3838 Article – Business Occupations and Professions 17
3939 Section 12–305.3 18
4040 Annotated Code of Maryland 19
4141 (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
4242
4343 BY adding to 21
4444 Article – Business Regulation 22
4545 Section 2–104.1 23
4646 Annotated Code of Maryland 24
4747 (2024 Replacement Volume) 25
4848 2 HOUSE BILL 501
4949
5050
5151 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 1
5252 Article – Labor and Employment 2
5353 Section 11–405(a) and (d) 3
5454 Annotated Code of Maryland 4
5555 (2016 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5
5656
5757 BY repealing 6
5858 Article – Labor and Employment 7
5959 Section 11–409 8
6060 Annotated Code of Maryland 9
6161 (2016 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
6262
6363 BY adding to 11
6464 Article – Labor and Employment 12
6565 Section 11–409, 11–410, and 11–607 13
6666 Annotated Code of Maryland 14
6767 (2016 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
6868
6969 BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 16
7070 Article – State Finance and Procurement 17
7171 Section 6–226(a)(2)(i) 18
7272 Annotated Code of Maryland 19
7373 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
7474
7575 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 21
7676 Article – State Finance and Procurement 22
7777 Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)204. and 205. 23
7878 Annotated Code of Maryland 24
7979 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 25
8080
8181 BY adding to 26
8282 Article – State Finance and Procurement 27
8383 Section 6–226(a)(2)(ii)206. 28
8484 Annotated Code of Maryland 29
8585 (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 30
8686
8787 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 31
8888 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 32
8989
9090 Article – Business Occupations and Professions 33
9191
9292 12–305.3. 34
9393
9494 THE BOARD SHALL WAIVE THE EXAMINATION REQUIREM ENTS FOR A 35
9595 JOURNEY PLUMBER LICE NSE FOR AN INDIVIDUA L WHO: 36
9696 HOUSE BILL 501 3
9797
9898
9999 (1) HAS SUCCESSFULLY COM PLETED A PLUMBING AP PRENTICESHIP 1
100100 PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND 2
101101 ADULT LEARNING; AND 3
102102
103103 (2) PAYS THE APPROPRIATE FEE REQUIRED UNDER § 12–306 OF THIS 4
104104 SUBTITLE. 5
105105
106106 Article – Business Regulation 6
107107
108108 2–104.1. 7
109109
110110 (A) IN THIS SECTION , “LICENSE” MEANS A LICENSE , CERTIFICATE, 8
111111 REGISTRATION , PERMIT, OR OTHER CREDENTIAL THAT IS ISSUED BY A UNIT OF THE 9
112112 DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING IN THE 10
113113 DEPARTMENT . 11
114114
115115 (B) UNLESS REQUIRED BY FE DERAL LAW, THE SECRETARY MAY WAIVE T HE 12
116116 EXAMINATION REQUIREM ENT FOR A LICENSE FO R AN INDIVIDUAL WHO 13
117117 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLET ES A REGISTERED APPR ENTICESHIP PROGRAM A PPROVED 14
118118 BY THE DIVISION OF WORKFORC E DEVELOPMENT AND ADULT LEARNING IF THE 15
119119 MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COUNCIL HAS FOUND THA T THE 16
120120 APPROVED REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGR AM MEETS INDUSTRY ST ANDARDS 17
121121 AND LICENSURE REQUIR EMENTS. 18
122122
123123 (C) THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ELIM INATE EDUCATION OR 19
124124 EXPERIENCE REQUIREME NTS ESTABLISHED UNDE R STATE LAW FOR LICENSU RE. 20
125125
126126 Article – Labor and Employment 21
127127
128128 11–405. 22
129129
130130 (a) The [duties of the] Council shall [be to]: 23
131131
132132 (1) advise the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning on 24
133133 the apprenticeability of occupations in the State of Maryland; 25
134134
135135 (2) encourage the establishment of local apprenticeship committees where 26
136136 the committees are needed; 27
137137
138138 (3) make recommendations regarding the formulation and adoption of 28
139139 standards of apprenticeship which safeguard the welfare of apprentices, being guided, but 29
140140 not controlled, by the standards of apprenticeship recommended by the federal committee 30
141141 on apprenticeship; 31
142142
143143 (4) REQUIRE A MINIMUM RA TIO OF ONE JOURNEYWO RKER 32 4 HOUSE BILL 501
144144
145145
146146 REGULARLY EMPLOYED T O ONE APPRENTICE, CONSISTENT WITH PROP ER 1
147147 SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND CONTINUITY OF EM PLOYMENT AND APPLICA BLE 2
148148 PROVISIONS IN COLLEC TIVE BARGAINING AGRE EMENTS; 3
149149
150150 (5) AUTHORIZE A DEVIATIO N FROM THE MINIMUM R ATIO 4
151151 REQUIREMENT FOR ALL OCCUPATIONS THAT ARE DEFINED BY TH E SECRETARY AS 5
152152 NONHAZARDOUS TO WORK ERS AND MEMBERS OF T HE PUBLIC; 6
153153
154154 (6) CONSIDER FORMAL WRIT TEN DEVIATION REQUES TS FROM ALL 7
155155 OTHER OCCUPATIONS ; 8
156156
157157 [(4)] (7) make recommendations regarding the formulation of policies for 9
158158 the overall apprenticeship program; 10
159159
160160 [(5)] (8) make recommendations regarding the registration of standards 11
161161 of apprenticeship of the groups or employers that elect to conform with the provisions of 12
162162 this subtitle; 13
163163
164164 [(6)] (9) make recommendations regarding the registration of 14
165165 apprenticeship agreements which conform to the standards of apprenticeship adopted by 15
166166 the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning; 16
167167
168168 [(7)] (10) recommend the issuance of certificates of completion of 17
169169 apprenticeship to apprentices who are registered with the Division of Workforce 18
170170 Development and Adult Learning when the Division determines that such apprentices have 19
171171 completed successfully their apprenticeship; 20
172172
173173 [(8)] (11) seek all information pertaining to apprenticeship training in the 21
174174 State; 22
175175
176176 [(9)] (12) prescribe its rules of procedure and duties of the Chairman, 23
177177 Director, and Secretary subject to the provisions of this law; and 24
178178
179179 [(10)] (13) perform other advisory functions as the Governor or the 25
180180 Secretary may direct or as may come within the scope of the Council. 26
181181
182182 (d) (1) On or before [June 30 of] DECEMBER 31 each year, the Division of 27
183183 Workforce Development and Adult Learning shall report to the General Assembly, in 28
184184 accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the following information for 29
185185 the immediately preceding calendar year: 30
186186
187187 (i) the completion and enrollment rates of each apprenticeship 31
188188 program registered in the State; [and] 32
189189
190190 (ii) the age, race, sex or gender identity, county of residence, and 33 HOUSE BILL 501 5
191191
192192
193193 program enrollment of each individual enrolled in a registered apprenticeship program; 1
194194
195195 (III) THE NUMBER OF : 2
196196
197197 1. QUALIFIED INTERMEDIA RIES REGISTERED IN T HE 3
198198 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY PROGRAM; 4
199199
200200 2. APPROVED GRANTS AND PROCUREMENTS USED BY 5
201201 THE SECRETARY UNDER § 11–410(C)(3) OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND 6
202202
203203 3. NEWLY REGISTERED APPRENTIC ES AND NEWLY 7
204204 REGISTERED APPRENTIC ESHIP PROGRAMS RESUL TING FROM THE REGISTERED 8
205205 APPRENTICESHIP QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY PROGRAM; AND 9
206206
207207 (IV) THE NUMBER AND VALUE OF THE INCENTIVES AW ARDED 10
208208 UNDER THE MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 11
209209
210210 (2) The Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning shall[: 12
211211
212212 (i) sort the information required under paragraph (1) of this 13
213213 subsection by apprenticeship program; and 14
214214
215215 (ii)] publish the report required under paragraph (1) of this 15
216216 subsection on the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning’s Web site. 16
217217
218218 [11–409. 17
219219
220220 (a) In this section, “Committee” means the Youth Apprenticeship Advisory 18
221221 Committee. 19
222222
223223 (b) There is a Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee in the Division of 20
224224 Workforce Development and Adult Learning. 21
225225
226226 (c) The Committee consists of the following members: 22
227227
228228 (1) the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee; 23
229229
230230 (2) the State Superintendent of Schools, or the State Superintendent’s 24
231231 designee; 25
232232
233233 (3) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee; 26
234234
235235 (4) the Secretary of Juvenile Services, or the Secretary’s designee; 27
236236
237237 (5) the Assistant Secretary of the Division of Workforce Development and 28 6 HOUSE BILL 501
238238
239239
240240 Adult Learning, or the Assistant Secretary’s designee; and 1
241241
242242 (6) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 2
243243
244244 (i) two representatives of the Council; 3
245245
246246 (ii) one representative of an employee organization; 4
247247
248248 (iii) one employer whose business has a nonjoint apprenticeship 5
249249 program; 6
250250
251251 (iv) one representative from a community college; 7
252252
253253 (v) one individual who holds a doctoral degree and specializes in 8
254254 labor economics with expertise in national and international apprenticeship systems; 9
255255
256256 (vi) one representative of a nonprofit organization who is involved 10
257257 with employee training and workforce development; 11
258258
259259 (vii) one representative of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce; and 12
260260
261261 (viii) two representatives from regional business councils that serve 13
262262 different regions of the State. 14
263263
264264 (d) The Committee shall: 15
265265
266266 (1) evaluate the effectiveness of existing high school youth apprenticeship 16
267267 programs in the State, other states, and other countries based on a systematic review of 17
268268 relevant data; 18
269269
270270 (2) review and identify: 19
271271
272272 (i) ways to implement high school youth apprenticeship programs 20
273273 in the State; and 21
274274
275275 (ii) means through which employers and organizations can obtain 22
276276 grants, tax credits, and other subsidies to support establishment and operation of high 23
277277 school youth apprenticeship programs; and 24
278278
279279 (3) set targets for the number of apprenticeship opportunities for youth 25
280280 that the State should reach over the next 3 years. 26
281281
282282 (e) On or before December 1 of each year, the Committee shall submit a 27
283283 report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General 28
284284 Assembly regarding any recommended legislation to promote high school youth 29
285285 apprenticeship programs in the State.] 30
286286 HOUSE BILL 501 7
287287
288288
289289 11–409. 1
290290
291291 (A) IN THIS SECTION , “OFFICE” MEANS THE MARYLAND OFFICE OF 2
292292 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP DEVELOPMENT . 3
293293
294294 (B) THERE IS A MARYLAND OFFICE OF REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP 4
295295 DEVELOPMENT WITHIN TH E MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING 5
296296 PROGRAM OF THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ADULT 6
297297 LEARNING. 7
298298
299299 (C) THE PURPOSE OF THE OFFICE IS TO MARKET A ND ADVANCE THE 8
300300 REGISTERED APPRENTIC ESHIP SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 9
301301
302302 (D) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN 10
303303 APPROPRIATION TO THE MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAM 11
304304 TO COVER ADMINISTRAT IVE COSTS FOR THE OFFICE. 12
305305
306306 11–410. 13
307307
308308 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 14
309309 INDICATED. 15
310310
311311 (2) “DIRECTOR” MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND 16
312312 APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAM. 17
313313
314314 (3) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP 18
315315 QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY PROGRAM. 19
316316
317317 (4) “QUALIFIED INTERMEDIAR Y” MEANS AN ENTITY TH AT 20
318318 DEMONSTRATES EXPERTI SE IN: 21
319319
320320 (I) CONNECTING SPONSORS , EMPLOYERS , OR 22
321321 APPRENTICESHIP PROGR AM PARTICIPANTS WITH REGISTERED APPRENTIC ESHIP 23
322322 PROGRAMS; 24
323323
324324 (II) CONVENING STAKEHOLDE RS TO DEVELOP REGIST ERED 25
325325 APPRENTICESHIP PROGR AMS; OR 26
326326
327327 (III) OTHER KEY FUNC TIONS AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY 27
328328 THE DEPARTMENT TO SUCCESS FULLY BUILD AND SCAL E REGISTERED 28
329329 APPRENTICESHIP PROGR AMS THAT ACHIEVE DES IRED WORKFORCE OUTCO MES. 29
330330
331331 (B) THERE IS A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY 30 8 HOUSE BILL 501
332332
333333
334334 PROGRAM WITHIN THE MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAM OF 1
335335 THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ADULT LEARNING. 2
336336
337337 (C) (1) THE PROGRAM SHALL : 3
338338
339339 (I) REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR; 4
340340
341341 (II) INCREASE AWARENESS O F REGISTERED APPRENT ICESHIP 5
342342 PROGRAMS THROUGH IND USTRY OUTREACH ; 6
343343
344344 (III) CONNECT EMPLOYERS AN D LABOR ORGANIZATION S WITH 7
345345 WORKFORCE AND EDUCAT ION PARTNERS ; AND 8
346346
347347 (IV) PROVIDE TECHNICAL AS SISTANCE TO LAUNCH A ND EXPAND 9
348348 REGISTERED APPRENTIC ESHIP PROGRAMS WITH A FOCUS ON NONTRADIT IONAL 10
349349 SECTORS. 11
350350
351351 (2) THE DIRECTOR SHALL , IN COLLABORATION WITH T HE 12
352352 SECRETARY, THE GOVERNOR’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND THE 13
353353 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, DEVELOP THE PROGRAM. 14
354354
355355 (3) THE SECRETARY MAY USE GRA NTS OR PROCUREMENT , AMONG 15
356356 OTHER STRATEGIES , TO ADVANCE AND ACCOM PLISH THE GOALS OF T HE PROGRAM. 16
357357
358358 11–607. 17
359359
360360 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 18
361361 INDICATED. 19
362362
363363 (2) “EMPLOYER” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION LOCA TED 20
364364 OR OPERATING IN THE STATE THAT EMPLOYS A REGISTERED APPRENTIC E. 21
365365
366366 (3) “FUND” MEANS THE MARYLAND APPRENTICE SHIP INCENTIVE 22
367367 PROGRAM FUND. 23
368368
369369 (4) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP 24
370370 INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 25
371371
372372 (5) “REGISTERED APPRENTICE ” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE WH O 26
373373 PARTICIPATES IN A RE GISTERED APPRENTICES HIP PROGRAM . 27
374374
375375 (6) “REGISTERED APPRENTICE SHIP” MEANS AN APPREN TICESHIP 28
376376 PROGRAM THAT IS REGI STERED WITH , AND APPROVED BY , THE DIVISION OF 29 HOUSE BILL 501 9
377377
378378
379379 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ADULT LEARNING. 1
380380
381381 (7) “SPONSOR” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL , ASSOCIATION, COMMITTEE, 2
382382 ORGANIZATION , OR EMPLOYER IN WHOSE NAME OR TITLE THE RE GISTERED 3
383383 APPRENTICESHI P PROGRAM IS OR IS T O BE REGISTERED . 4
384384
385385 (B) THERE IS A MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM IN THE 5
386386 DEPARTMENT . 6
387387
388388 (C) THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO : 7
389389
390390 (1) DEVELOP A WELL –TRAINED, PRODUCTIVE WORKFORCE THAT 8
391391 MEETS THE NEEDS OF T HE STATE’S ECONOMY; AND 9
392392
393393 (2) HELP EMPLOYERS AND S PONSORS OFFSET COSTS , INCLUDING 10
394394 RECRUITMENT , EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND ACCOMMODATIONS F OR DISABILITIES 11
395395 OR MATERIALS , ASSOCIATED WITH HIRI NG NEWLY REGISTERED APPRENTICES . 12
396396
397397 (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMI NISTER THE PROGRAM AND ESTABLISH: 13
398398
399399 (1) REQUIREMENTS FOR INC ENTIVE APPLICATIONS ; 14
400400
401401 (2) A PROCESS FOR REVIEW ING INCENTIVE APPLIC ATIONS AND 15
402402 AWARDING INCENTIVES TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER S OR SPONSORS; 16
403403
404404 (3) THE MAXIMUM AWARD EL IGIBILITY PER NEWLY REGISTERED 17
405405 APPRENTICE SUBJECT T O FUND AVAILABILITY; 18
406406
407407 (4) THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT O F INCENTIVES THAT AN ELIGIBLE 19
408408 EMPLOYER OR SPONSOR MAY RECEIVE EACH YEA R; AND 20
409409
410410 (5) A PROCESS FOR MONITO RING AND EVALUATING OUTCOMES, 21
411411 ASSESSING COMPLIANCE , AND TAKING CORRECTIV E ACTION, INCLUDING 22
412412 REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT OF INC ENTIVES, SHOULD AN EMPLOYER O R SPONSOR 23
413413 FAIL TO MEET THE REQ UIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. 24
414414
415415 (E) (1) THERE IS A MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM 25
416416 FUND. 26
417417
418418 (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE IN CENTIVES UNDER 27
419419 THE PROGRAM. 28
420420
421421 (3) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADMIN ISTER THE FUND. 29 10 HOUSE BILL 501
422422
423423
424424
425425 (4) (I) THE FUND IS A SPECIAL, NONLAPSING FUND THAT IS NOT 1
426426 SUBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 2
427427
428428 (II) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL HOLD THE FUND 3
429429 SEPARATELY, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ACCOUNT FOR THE FUND. 4
430430
431431 (5) THE FUND CONSISTS OF : 5
432432
433433 (I) MONEY APPROPRIATED T O THE FUND UNDER PARAGRAPH 6
434434 (9) OF THIS SUBSECTION ; 7
435435
436436 (II) MONEY COLLECTED DUE TO NONCOMPLIANCE WIT H 8
437437 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ; 9
438438
439439 (III) INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND; AND 10
440440
441441 (IV) ANY OTHER MONEY FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE ACC EPTED 11
442442 FOR THE BENEFIT OF T HE FUND. 12
443443
444444 (6) THE FUND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR PROVIDING INCENT IVES 13
445445 UNDER THE PROGRAM AND ADMINISTR ATIVE EXPENSES RELAT ED TO THE 14
446446 PROGRAM. 15
447447
448448 (7) (I) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL INVES T THE MONEY OF THE 16
449449 FUND IN THE SAME MANN ER AS OTHER STATE MONEY MAY BE IN VESTED. 17
450450
451451 (II) ANY INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE 18
452452 CREDITED TO THE FUND. 19
453453
454454 (8) EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND MAY BE MADE ONLY IN 20
455455 ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET . 21
456456
457457 (9) FOR EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 2027 THROUGH 2030, THE 22
458458 GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION OF 23
459459 AT LEAST $5,000,000 FOR THE FUND. 24
460460
461461 (F) (1) SUBJECT TO THIS SUBSE CTION, AN EMPLOYER OR A SPO NSOR 25
462462 MAY APPLY FOR AND BE AWARDED AN INCENTIVE UNDER THE PROGRAM. 26
463463
464464 (2) AN EMPLOYER OR A SPON SOR MAY APPLY FOR ON LY ONE GRANT 27
465465 FOR A NEWLY REGISTER ED APPRENTICE WHO : 28
466466 HOUSE BILL 501 11
467467
468468
469469 (I) HAS BEEN EMPLOYED FO R AT LEAST 7 MONTHS; AND 1
470470
471471 (II) IS WITHIN THE INITIA L YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE 2
472472 APPLICANT. 3
473473
474474 (3) AN EMPLOYER OR A SPONSOR MAY BE AWARD ED ONLY ONE GRANT 4
475475 PER EACH NEWLY REGIS TERED APPRENTICE PER YEAR. 5
476476
477477 (4) AN EMPLOYER OR SPONSO R AWARDED A GRANT UN DER THE 6
478478 PROGRAM SHALL ATTEST TO ITS INTENT TO RET AIN THE APPRENTICE A FTER 7
479479 COMPLETION OF THE RE GISTERED APPRENTICES HIP AND ITS DEVELOPMENT OF A 8
480480 PLAN TO ACHIEVE THE RETENTION OF THE APP RENTICE. 9
481481
482482 (5) IF AN INCENTIVE IS AW ARDED TO AN EMPLOYER OR A SPONSOR 10
483483 ON BEHALF OF A NEWLY REGISTERED APPRENTIC E, ANOTHER EMPLOYER OR 11
484484 SPONSOR MAY NOT APPL Y FOR AN INCENTIVE U NDER THE PROGRAM FOR THE SAME 12
485485 NEWLY REGISTERED APP RENTICE. 13
486486
487487 (G) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS 14
488488 SECTION. 15
489489
490490 Article – State Finance and Procurement 16
491491
492492 6–226. 17
493493
494494 (a) (2) (i) 1. This subparagraph does not apply in fiscal years 2024 18
495495 through 2028. 19
496496
497497 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and unless 20
498498 inconsistent with a federal law, grant agreement, or other federal requirement or with the 21
499499 terms of a gift or settlement agreement, net interest on all State money allocated by the 22
500500 State Treasurer under this section to special funds or accounts, and otherwise entitled to 23
501501 receive interest earnings, as accounted for by the Comptroller, shall accrue to the General 24
502502 Fund of the State. 25
503503
504504 (ii) The provisions of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph do not apply 26
505505 to the following funds: 27
506506
507507 204. the Victims of Domestic Violence Program Grant Fund; 28
508508 [and] 29
509509
510510 205. the Proposed Programs Collaborative Grant Fund; AND 30
511511
512512 206. THE MARYLAND APPRENTICESHIP INCENTIVE 31
513513 PROGRAM FUND. 32 12 HOUSE BILL 501
514514
515515
516516
517517 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED , That § 11–405 of the Labor and 1
518518 Employment Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, shall be construed to apply 2
519519 retroactively and shall be applied to and interpreted to affect only registered apprenticeship 3
520520 programs initially approved by the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council on or 4
521521 after January 1, 2023. 5
522522
523523 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
524524 October 1, 2025. 7