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2015 Senate Bill 5863: Concerning highway construction workforce development

Public Act 164 of 2015

Introduced by Sen. Pramila Jayapal (Seattle) (D) on February 6, 2015
For Bill Information, please click HERE.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 6, 2015
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 27, 2015
Amendment offered by Sen. Curtis King (Yakima) (R) on March 9, 2015
Directs the Department of Transportation to report on how its efforts to actively engage with communities with populations that are underrepresented in current transportation apprenticeship programs have resulted in a higher level of participation among underrepresented populations.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 9, 2015
Passed 44 to 5 in the Senate on March 9, 2015.
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Received in the House on March 12, 2015
Referred to the House Transportation Committee on March 12, 2015
Amendment offered in the House on March 31, 2015
Requires the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to work with the Department of Labor and Industries for apprenticeship preparation and support services, including providing grants to local Indian tribes, churches, nonprofits, and other organizations. Directs the WSDOT to recruit women and persons of color to the apprenticeship program and to actively engage with populations underrepresented in the apprenticeship program. Requires a report by December 1, 2020, on how the efforts to engage with underrepresented communities have resulted in an increase in diversity in the apprenticeship program.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 6, 2015
Passed 66 to 31 in the House on April 9, 2015.
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Requires the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to work with the Department of Labor and Industries for apprenticeship preparation and support services, including providing grants to local Indian tribes, churches, nonprofits, and other organizations.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 1, 2015
Requires the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to work with the Department of Labor and Industries for apprenticeship preparation and support services, including providing grants to local Indian tribes, churches, nonprofits, and other organizations. Directs the WSDOT to recruit women and persons of color to the apprenticeship program and to actively engage with populations underrepresented in the apprenticeship program.