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SENATE BILL 3
P2, K3 5lr1469
(PRE–FILED) CF HB 850
By: Senator Ellis
Requested: October 29, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 11, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Procurement – Public Work Contracts – Data Dashboard 2
(Maryland Public Works and Apprenticeship Transparency Act) 3
Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and 4
Apprentices – Establishment 5
FOR the purpose of requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop and 6
maintain a data dashboard that includes certain information relating to contractors, 7
subcontractors, employees, and apprentices working under public work contracts; 8
requiring each contractor who is contracted under a public work contract to provide 9
certain information to the Commissioner; requiring the Commissioner to update the 10
data dashboard on a certain basis, post the data dashboard on the Maryland 11
Department of Labor website, and maintain a certain cache; and generally relating 12
to public work contracts establishing the Workgroup on the Creation of a Data 13
Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices to study the most efficient 14
and cost–effective method to create a publicly available data dashboard that 15
disaggregates information regarding public work contracts with the State and 16
apprentices working under the public work contracts; and generally relating to the 17
Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and 18
Apprentices. 19
BY adding to 20
Article – State Finance and Procurement 21
Section 17–206 22
Annotated Code of Maryland 23 2 SENATE BILL 3
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 2
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
(a) There is a Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work 4
Contracts and Apprentices. 5
(b) The Workgroup consists of the following members: 6
(1) three members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President 7
of the Senate; 8
(2) three members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 9
the House; 10
(3) the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary’s designee; 11
(4) the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, or the Commissioner’s 12
designee; and 13
(5) the following members, appointed by the Governor: 14
(i) one representative of the Baltimore–DC Building Trades 15
Council, selected by the President of the Council; 16
(ii) one representative of the Mid–Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; 17
(iii) one representative who is an attorney and a member of 18
Steamfitters Union Local 602; 19
(iv) one representative of the Associated Builders and Contractors of 20
Maryland (ABC); 21
(v) one representative of the Independent Electrical Contractors 22
(IEC) Chesapeake; and 23
(vi) one representative of the Maryland Minority Contractors 24
Association (MMCA). 25
(c) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall designate the 26
co–chairs of the Workgroup. 27
(d) The Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall provide staff for the 28
Workgroup. 29
(e) A member of the Workgroup: 30 SENATE BILL 3 3
(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Workgroup; but 1
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State 2
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 3
(f) At the first meeting of the Workgroup that occurs on or after July 1, 2025, the 4
Workgroup shall vote to adopt a code of conduct providing for the acceptable conduct of 5
Workgroup members. 6
(g) The Workgroup shall: 7
(1) study the most efficient and cost–effective method to create a publicly 8
available data dashboard that disaggregates information regarding public work contracts 9
with the State, including information on: 10
(i) the name of each contractor and subcontractor working under a 11
public work contract; 12
(ii) wages, including overtime wages, and benefits paid to each 13
employee of a contractor or subcontractor working under a public work contract; 14
(iii) the job classification of each employee employed by a contractor 15
or subcontractor working under a public work contract; 16
(iv) apprentices working under each contractor and subcontractor for 17
public works contracts, including: 18
1. the number of apprentices employed; 19
2. demographic information for each apprentice; 20
3. the date each apprentice registered with the Maryland 21
Department of Labor; 22
4. the trade practiced by each apprentice; and 23
5. the certification status of each apprentice; and 24
(v) each apprenticeship program sponsored by each contractor or 25
subcontractor working under a public work contract; and 26
(2) make recommendations regarding: 27
(i) where the data dashboard shall be located; 28
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(ii) necessary costs associated with the development and 1
maintenance of the data dashboard; and 2
(iii) time frames during which the data dashboard can be developed 3
and implemented and the frequency with which the information in the data dashboard can 4
be updated. 5
(h) On or before January 7, 2027, the Workgroup shall report its findings and 6
recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 7
Government Article, the General Assembly. 8
Article – State Finance and Procurement 9
17–206. 10
(A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DE VELOP A CLEAR AND 11
EASY–TO–UNDERSTAND GRAPHIC D ATA DASHBOARD THAT I NCLUDES, FOR EACH 12
ONGOING PUBLIC WORK CONTRACT : 13
(1) THE NAME OF EACH CON TRACTOR AND SUBCONTR ACTOR 14
WORKING UNDER THE PU BLIC WORK CONTRACT ; 15
(2) THE FOLLOWING INFORM ATION REGARDING THE EMPLOYEES OF 16
EACH CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR WORKIN G UNDER THE PUBLIC W ORK 17
CONTRACT: 18
(I) THE PREVAILING WAGE RATE S PAID BY EACH CONTR ACTOR 19
OR SUBCONTRACTOR ; 20
(II) THE NUMBER OF EMPLOY EES EMPLOYED BY EACH 21
CONTRACTOR OR SUBCON TRACTOR; 22
(III) THE REGULAR WAGES AN D OVERTIME WAGES PAI D BY THE 23
CONTRACTOR OR SUBCON TRACTOR; 24
(IV) ANY FRINGE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES BY THE 25
CONTRACTOR OR SUBCON TRACTOR; 26
(V) THE JOB CLASSIFICATI ON OF EACH EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED 27
BY THE CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR ; AND 28
(VI) ANY ADDITIONAL INFOR MATION DETERMINED NE CESSARY 29
BY THE COMMISSIONER ; AND 30
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(3) (I) THE NUMBER OF APPREN TICES WORKING FOR EA CH 1
CONTRACTOR OR SUBCON TRACTOR; 2
(II) THE TRADE PRACTICED BY EACH APPRENTICE W ORKING 3
FOR EACH CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR ; 4
(III) THE CERTIFICATION ST ATUS OF EACH APPRENT ICE 5
WORKING FOR EACH CON TRACTOR OR SUB CONTRACTOR ; 6
(IV) CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EACH APPRENTICES HIP 7
PROGRAM SPONSOR ; 8
(V) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR EACH APPRENTICE WORK ING FOR 9
EACH CONTRACTOR OR S UBCONTRACTOR ; AND 10
(VI) THE DATE EACH APPREN TICE REGISTERED WITH THE 11
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 12
(B) EACH CONTRACTOR WHO I S CONTRACTED UNDER A PUBLIC WORK 13
CONTRACT SHALL PROVI DE THE COMMISSIONER WITH THE INFORMATION LISTED 14
UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION ONCE A WEEK. 15
(C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL : 16
(1) UPDATE THE DATA DASH BOARD DEVELOPED UNDER SUBS ECTION 17
(A) OF THIS SECTION AT L EAST ONCE A MONTH ; 18
(2) POST THE MOST RECENT LY UPDATED DATA DASH BOARD 19
PROMINENTLY ON THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WEBSITE ; AND 20
(3) MAINTAIN A CACHE CON TAINING THE INFORMAT ION POSTED ON 21
THE DATA DASHBOARD FOR AT LEAS T THE IMMEDIATELY PR ECEDING 24 MONTHS. 22
(D) THE COMMISSIONER MAY ADOP T REGULATIONS TO CAR RY OUT THIS 23
SECTION. 24
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
October 1, 2025. 26
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 27
1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and 7 months and, at the end of 28
January 31, 2027, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall 29
be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 30