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Rep. O’Brien introduces H.476 to create mechanized logging and commercial‑driving training
Summary
Rep. O’Brien presented a short‑form bill (H.476) on April 3 to establish an intensive mechanized logging and trucking training program intended to produce certified operators and commercial driver's license holders and to address an aging forestry workforce.
Representative O’Brien (Windsor‑Orange‑1) introduced a short‑form bill, H.476, on April 3 to establish a mechanized logging and trucking training program designed to produce a new generation of trained operators for the forest economy.
"The average age of a logger is, I think, 59, 60," Representative O’Brien said when describing the workforce need that prompted the bill. She told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee that the proposal is a short form intended to formalize the idea for committee review and possible drafting.
O’Brien said the concept draws on a program in Maine that partners higher education with…
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