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Montana panel backs statute changes to keep state apprenticeship program in federal good standing
Summary
A Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs hearing heard proponents of House Bill 7-21, which makes four statutory changes to bring Montana apprenticeship law into alignment with a federal audit and preserve the state approving agency (SAA) status that allows in‑state flexibility.
Representative Schumer opened consideration of House Bill 7-21, telling the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee the measure ‘‘brings the state up to federal code’’ for registered apprenticeship.
Sarah Swanson, commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, testified that the bill responds to a federal audit that identified nonconforming sections of Montana’s apprenticeship statute. ‘‘This bill does 4 things,’’ Swanson said, and she summarized the changes: remove a provision that had the department providing…
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