Bill > H2121

This bill aims to increase apprenticeship opportunities in Massachusetts by requiring that public construction projects over one million dollars gradually increase the percentage of work hours performed by apprentices. Specifically, the bill amends three different chapters of Massachusetts law (Chapter 149, Chapter 149A, and Chapter 30) to mandate that for projects exceeding $1 million, a percentage of total work hours must be completed by apprentices in approved training programs. The apprenticeship requirements will be phased in incrementally: 5% of hours by apprentices six months after the act's passage, 10% of hours one year after passage, and 15% of hours two years after passage. These apprentices must be part of bona fide apprentice training programs approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office of labor and workforce development and must comply with apprentice ratios established by trades license boards. The goal of the bill is to provide more opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensure a skilled workforce in Massachusetts by increasing apprentice participation in public construction projects.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2121