5873-S.E AMH COND HELA 066

ESSB 5873 - H AMD 561

By Representative Condotta

NOT ADOPTED 4/09/2009

    On page 1, line 4, after "Sec. 1." insert "RCW 39.04.310 and 2007 c 437 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 39.04.300 and 39.04.320 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

    (1) "Apprentice" means an apprentice enrolled in a state-approved apprenticeship training program.

    (2) "Apprentice utilization requirement" means the requirement that the appropriate percentage of labor hours be performed by apprentices.

    (3) "Labor hours" means the total hours of workers receiving an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the public works project.  "Labor hours" includes hours performed by workers employed by the contractor and all subcontractors working on the project.  "Labor hours" does not include hours worked by foremen, superintendents, owners, and workers who are not subject to prevailing wage requirements.

    (4) "School district" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.315.025.

    (5) "State-approved apprenticeship training program" means an apprenticeship training program approved by the Washington state apprenticeship council.

(6) "Trainee" means a worker participating in a training program.

    (7) "Training program" means a formal training program conducted by an employer and approved by the awarding agency, school district, or four-year institution of higher education, or a private vocational school licensed under chapter 28B.10 RCW, or an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016.

Sec. 2."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    On page 1, line 10, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 1, line 18, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 2, line 5, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 2, line 11, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 2, line 18, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 2, line 22, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 2, line 26, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 2, line 31, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 2, line 36, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 3, line 3, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 3, line 7, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 3, line 11, after "apprentice" insert "or trainee"

    On page 3, line 21, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    On page 3, line 25, after "apprentice" insert "or trainee"

    On page 4, line 2, after "apprentices" insert "or trainees"

    Correct the title.

EFFECT:   Adds trainees in approved training programs to the types of workers that may be used to meet current utilization requirements and for the four-year institutions of higher education utilization requirements under the bill. Defines training program as a formal training program conducted by an employer and approved by the awarding agency, school district, or four-year institution of higher education, or a licensed private vocational school, or an institution of higher education.

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