State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements
What this bill does
Requiring certain contractors to ensure that at least 35% of apprenticeship hours on certain projects are performed by State residents; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to enforce certain residency requirements; providing that a contractor that fails to meet certain requirements is liable for an amount twice the number of apprenticeship hours at a certain payment rate; requiring payments collected under the Act be paid to the State Apprenticeship Training Fund or a certain apprenticeship training program in the State; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (10)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Baker, Ray | Baltimore- DC Building Trades | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adams, Michaellobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Wilson, Delegate Wilsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Wilson, Delegate Wilsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | O'Keeffe, Kevinlobbyist | Law Office of Kevin O'Keeffe | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Watkins, Caronlobbyist | Harris Jones & Malone | Oral |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |