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Committee hears HB270 on apprenticeship contributions for public works; industry voices opposition
Summary
HB270 would require employers on certain public-works contracts to contribute to an apprenticeship training fund, with an exception where no approved apprenticeship exists. Industry witnesses said the measure would raise road project costs and duplicate existing contractor programs; a motion to table tied and failed, leaving the bill in committee.
Representative Borrego presented House Bill 270, which would amend the Public Works Apprentice Training Act to remove an exclusion for street, highway, bridge, road, utility or maintenance contracts and require employers on those public-works contracts to make contributions to an apprenticeship training fund. The bill adds a new subsection creating an exception when a trade classification has no approved apprenticeship program.
Mike Sandoval, a registered…
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