Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee narrows school apprenticeship requirements, adopts dash-2 after dash-3 fails
Summary
House Bill 3,881 was amended in committee: a dash-3 amendment that would have made apprenticeship goals aspirational failed; the committee adopted a dash-2 replacement that narrows the bill's scope to certain school districts receiving capital-matching grants and retains enforceable apprenticeship requirements with a later operative date.
The House Committee on Rules considered several replacement amendments to House Bill 3,881 on May 21, 2025, and after debate the committee rejected a dash-3 amendment and adopted a dash-2 replacement. Representative Elmer moved the dash-3 amendment, which would have made apprenticeship utilization goals aspirational for certain large contracts and permitted school districts to avoid reducing contractor payment when apprenticeship goals were not met; members expressed concern that the aspirational…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
