H.B. No. 0253

Apprenticeship programs.

 

Sponsored By:                    Representative(s) Hastert, Hinckley, Illoway, Martin and Thompson and Senator(s) Case, Johnson, Meier and Ross

 

AN ACT relating to public works projects; requiring the use of apprentices on public works projects as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/17/2005               Bill Number Assigned

1/18/2005               H Received for Introduction

1/18/2005               H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/31/2005               H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barnard, Brechtel, Harvey, Hastert, Iekel, Martin, Morgan and Osborn

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson

Ayes 8    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2005               H Placed on General File

 

HB0253HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 3                            After "an" insert "approved".  OSBORN, CHAIRMAN

 

2/3/2005 H Passed CoW

2/4/2005 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/7/2005 H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3

 

HB0253H3002/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1                            Delete "requiring the" insert "authorizing a preference in bid consideration for contractors who".

Page 1-line 2                            Delete "of"; after ";" insert "providing reporting requirements; providing penalties;".

Page 2-line 5                            Delete "requirement" insert "preference".

Page 2-line 6                            Delete "requirement" insert "preference"; after "that" insert "is given to public works contract bidders who commit to ensure".

Page 2-line 7                            After "hours" insert "will".

Page 3-line 8                            Delete "all specifications shall require" insert "a contractor who commits to ensure".

Page 3-line 10                          After "apprentices" insert "shall have his bid considered as if his bid were one percent (1%) lower than the actual dollar value of his bid.  The contractor awarded a contract under this section, after consideration of all other applicable preferences under this chapter, shall be awarded the contract at the actual dollar value of his bid under this section".

Page 3-line 13                          Delete "State" insert "States".

Page 3-line 16                          After "may' delete balance of line.

Page 3-line 17                          Delete "requirements" insert "find good cause exists to excuse a contractor who has been awarded a public works contract after committing to ensure that not less than ten percent (10%) of the labor hours on the project will be performed by apprentices as provided in subsection (a)".

Page 3-line 19                          After "reasons" insert "was the basis for his failure to meet the apprentice work provisions agreed to in the contract".

Page 4-line 5                            Delete "participating contractors have" insert "contractor has".

Page 4-line 7                            Delete "have" insert "has".

Page 4-line 12                          After "contractor" insert "awarded a contract under this section".

Page 4-line 13                          Delete "requirement" insert "preference provisions".

Page 4-line 14                          After "of" insert "total".

Page 4-line 15                          Delete the line through "trade".

Page 4-line 16                          Delete the line through "trade"; after "." insert "The contractor shall report to the department within fifteen (15) days after completion of the project, providing a statement describing compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section if he received preferential consideration of his bid based on a commitment to ensure the specified total labor hours on the project would be performed by apprentices.  The department shall report to the agency that awarded the contract, any contractor who received preferential consideration of his bid based on a commitment to ensure the specified total labor hours would be performed by apprentices on a project and who fails to file such report, or who fails to meet the total labor hours commitment for apprentices specified in his bid.  Any contractor failing to file a report or failing to meet the total labor hours requirement for apprentices specified in his bid shall forfeit one percent (1%) of the total project cost to the state agency that awarded the contract, which amount shall be credited to the account from which the project was funded, unless good cause is  shown as provided in subsection (b) of this section.".

Page 5-line 5                            Delete ", categorized by trade or craft".

Page 5-After line 8                               Insert:

"(f)  The department shall examine the need for creation of a state apprenticeship council to assist employers with expanded apprenticeship program development and report its recommendations to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee no later than October 1, 2005.".

Page 5-line 10              Delete "(f)" insert "(g)".

Page 5-line 18                          Delete "2005" insert "2006".  HASTERT, HINCKLEY, LANDON, SIMPSON

 

2/8/2005 H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Bucholz, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Powers, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Buchanan, Childers, Jones, Lubnau, Philp, Quarberg, Semlek and Wasserburger.

Excused:  Representative(s) Hammons, Jackson, Jorgensen and Watt.

Ayes 48    Nays 8    Excused 4    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2005 S Received for Introduction

2/18/2005               S Introduced and Referred to S09

2/24/2005               S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Hawks, Jennings, Townsend and Vasey

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/24/2005               S Placed on General File

 

HB0253SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 4-line 2                            After "(b)" delete balance of line and insert:  "Following award of a contract under subsection (a) of this section, the department may, upon a demonstration of good cause shown by the contractor, excuse the contractor from the requirement that not less than ten percent (10%) of the labor hours on a specific project be performed by apprentices.".

Page 4-lines 3 thru 24               Delete.

Page 7-line 10                          Delete "July" insert "January".  HAWKS, CHAIRMAN

 

2/25/2005               S Passed CoW

 

HB0253S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 7-line 2                            Delete "On" insert "By"; after "year" insert "beginning in 2007".  MASSIE

 

2/28/2005               S Passed 2nd Reading

3/1/2005 S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Nays:  Senator(s) Coe, Larson, Schiffer and Townsend.

Ayes 26    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2005 H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Lubnau and Quarberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen, Latta and Reese.

Ayes 55    Nays 2    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2005 Assigned Number HEA No. 0130

3/2/2005 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0130

3/2/2005 S President Signed HEA No. 0130

3/9/2005 Governor Signed HEA No. 0130

3/9/2005 Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 00226 Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.