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Subcommittee holds bill that would require state residents to perform 35% of apprenticeship hours on large public projects
Summary
The subcommittee reviewed House Bill 957, which would require contractors on certain large public projects to ensure 35% of apprenticeship hours are performed by Maryland residents, narrow the policy to projects over $5 million in five populous counties plus Baltimore City, allow contributions in lieu of hours, and revise debarment penalties; members held the bill for technical fixes and further stakeholder review.
Delegate Ken Kerr, chair of the government operations and health facilities subcommittee, said the panel met March 28 to consider House Bill 957, which would establish state residency requirements for apprentices and certain employees on state public-work contracts.
"As introduced, the bill establishes state residency requirements for apprentices and employees on state contracts," Lindsey Rowe, committee counsel, told the panel as she summarized sponsor-circulated amendments tightening the measure. The amendments limit the proposal to "covered large projects" — public works subject to the prevailing wage law and valued at $5,000,000 or more — located only in Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's counties.
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