Bill Text: MA S679 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For leislation to ensure a quality workforce in the commonwealth

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-19 - Accompanied a study order, see S02611 [S679 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S679-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anthony D. Galluccio

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act to ensure a quality workforce in the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Anthony D.  Galluccio

Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

James Dwyer

30th Middlesex

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

Christopher N. Speranzo

3rd Berkshire

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to ensure a quality workforce in the commonwealth.



                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 39M of Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the words “and (5)” in subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following:-

 

“(5) who shall certify that he, and all subcontractors under the bidder, maintains and participates in a bona fide apprentice training program as defined by G.L. c. 23, §§ 11H & 11I for each apprenticeable trade or occupation represented in its workforce that is approved by the Division of Apprentice Training of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the Commonwealth and will abide by the apprentice to journeymen ratio for each trade prescribed therein in the performance of the contract; and (6)”

 

SECTION 2. Paragraph E of subdivision (2) of section 44E of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-

 

The undersigned further certifies that he, and all subcontractors under the bidder, maintains and participates in a bona fide apprentice training program as defined by G.L. c. 23, §§ 11H & 11I for each apprenticeable trade or occupation represented in its workforce that is approved by the Division of Apprentice Training of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the Commonwealth and will abide by the apprentice to journeymen ratio for each trade prescribed therein in the performance of the contract.”

 

SECTION 3.  Paragraph I of subdivision (2) of section 44F of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-

 

The undersigned further certifies that he, and all subcontractors under the bidder, maintains and participates in a bona fide apprentice training program as defined by G.L. c. 23, §§ 11H & 11I for each apprenticeable trade or occupation represented in its workforce that is approved by the Division of Apprentice Training of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the Commonwealth and will abide by the apprentice to journeymen ratio for each trade prescribed therein in the performance of the contract.”

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