Oregon Senate Bill 579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
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 that awards public improvement contract with contract price of more than $5 million to require contractor to employ apprentices to perform 10 percent of work hours on public improvement that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform. Increases apprentice employment requirement to 12 percent in 2020. Exempts Department of Transportation from requirement. Provides that state contracting agency shall pay contractor for imputed costs that contractor incurs in complying with requirement. Specifies reporting requirements for contractor and requires contractor to repay amounts that state contracting agency pays in excess of amount due contractor. Becomes operative January 1, 2016. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to incentives for increasing apprentice utilization on public improvements for state contracting agencies; declaring an emergency.

Senate Business And Transportation Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-06	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2015-02-09	Senate	Referred to Workforce.
2015-02-05	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB579
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB579/Introduced