Oregon House Bill 3306 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Failed on July 6 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-06 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires state contracting agency, in specifications, solicitation documents and contract for public improvement with contract price that state contracting agency anticipates will exceed $5 million, to require contractor and subcontractor to employ apprentices for at least 10 percent of total work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform on public improvement. Raises percentage of required apprentices to 15 percent on public improvement contracts with anticipated contract price of $3 million on January 1, 2019. Specifies certain exemptions from requirement. Provides that state contracting agency shall retain amount equivalent to not more than three percent of amount due contractor under contract for public improvement and pay contractor, when contractor completes public improvement, amount withheld less $20 for each hour in which contractor or subcontractor did not employ apprentice for work that apprentice must perform under provisions of Act. Requires state contracting agency to pay amount state contracting agency withholds and does not pay to contractor into State Apprenticeship Education and Training Fund. Establishes State Apprenticeship Education and Training Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Apprenticeship and Training Council for specified purposes. Becomes operative January 1, 2016. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to apprenticeship; declaring an emergency.

No sponsor information available at this time.

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-06	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2015-03-06	House	Referred to Higher Education, Innovation, and Workforce Development.
2015-02-27	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/HB3306
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3306/Introduced